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FirstPromoter vs Affonso

A platform that grows with you vs tool for early-stage SaaS

Trusted by thousands of SaaS businesses

Trusted by thousands of SaaS businesses

Trusted by thousands of SaaS businesses

Why SaaS companies
choose FirstPromoter

Discover the top three reasons why SaaS companies choose FirstPromoter over the competition.

Self-referral and ad traffic detection

Advanced fraud protection

Affiliates earn commissions only after your billing provider confirms the purchase. Our smart algorithms also detect suspicious leads to keep your program safe.

Stripe, Highlevel & More

Powerful Integrations

With FirstPromoter, you have direct integrations with 3rd-party platforms such as Hubspot, Calendly, Ghost, Highlevel, Clickfunnels, Dropfunnels, Thinkific, Samcart, Kartra as well as integrations with billing providers such as Braintree and Recurly.

Automate email marketing

Built-in email marketing

Keep your affiliates active and engaged with integrated emails. Send broadcasts or set up automated emails based on triggers like sign-ups or milestones.

Choose the tracking tool built for growth

FirstPromoter is a better choice than Affonso for SaaS companies that want a fully scalable affiliate platform with advanced tracking, automation, and customization. Affonso is a lightweight, modern tool focused on ease of use, AI-assisted setup, and early-stage growth, but lacks depth for more advanced programs.

$30M +

Revenue Tracked

Each Month

2000+

Customers

7000+

Programs Launched

Affonso

Best for SaaS companies looking to scale affiliate programs

Best for early-stage SaaS needing simple setup and low cost

Advanced reporting, flexible rewards, and built-in program management tools

AI-powered affiliate marketplace + simple UX + low pricing

Stripe, Paddle, Chargebee, Braintree, Recurly integrations

Stripe, Paddle, Polar, Dodo Payments, Creem integrations

Referral links with advanced tracking, postbacks, and traffic attribution

Referral links with subIDs

Coupon tracking, auto-create Stripe coupons, multiple coupons per affiliate

Simple coupon tracking

Link + coupon tracking with flexible attribution control

Automated attribution with limited advanced control

One-time, recurring, multi-tier, multi-level, custom rewards per plan/product

Customizable commissions

PayPal & Wise bulk payouts, auto-managed payouts, EU invoicing

PayPal, Wise and managed payouts with additional transaction & volume fees

Advanced reporting with 18 data points and multiple breakdowns

Real-time reporting with limited depth

Self-referral detection, ad fraud detection, approval rules, refund tracking

Simple fraud detection

Fully customizable dashboard, custom domain, CSS/JS support

Limited customization

Built-in email automation + broadcast emails

Limited email automation, no broadcast emails

Built-in W-9 / W-8BEN collection

Manual W-8/W-9 tax forms collection

Unlimited team members with custom roles and permissions

Limited seats, no roles & permissions

Postbacks, API, and webhooks for advanced integrations

API, postbacks available only for affiliates

$49 / $99 / $149+ per month

$12.5 / $39 / $99 per month

Easy migration

Worried about migration? Leave it to us. We can help you migrate your promoters to FirstPromoter if you are using another platform.

Affiliates don't have to change the links

Reliable migration assistance

Simple and standard migration process

3 simple steps

Choose the right plan for you

CSV

Share the CSV file with the affiliate & referral details

Migration will be completed in 24-48 hours

“We've been using FirstPromoter for over 5 years. It has helped us bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars of additional revenue, while being managed by just a single person.”

— John O'Nolan

Founder & CEO at Ghost.org

Why customers choose us

Your business is in good hands

Our dedicated Customer Success team is there for you when you need it most.

“From the beginning, their customer support has already BLOWN one of their main competitors out of the water!! They've been so helpful the entire way."

— Kayla H.

Affiliate Manager at

Carrot

“From the beginning, their customer support has already BLOWN one of their main competitors out of the water!! They've been so helpful the entire way."

— Kayla H.

Affiliate Manager at

Carrot

“From the beginning, their customer support has already BLOWN one of their main competitors out of the water!! They've been so helpful the entire way."

— Kayla H.

Affiliate Manager at

Carrot

“Every time we thought "it would be great if we could do X", there was a feature to do exactly that. The support is quick, and they go above and beyond to help you solve problems, not just answer questions.”

— Dan Harvey

Co Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at

Passion.io

“Every time we thought "it would be great if we could do X", there was a feature to do exactly that. The support is quick, and they go above and beyond to help you solve problems, not just answer questions.”

— Dan Harvey

Co Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at

Passion.io

“Every time we thought "it would be great if we could do X", there was a feature to do exactly that. The support is quick, and they go above and beyond to help you solve problems, not just answer questions.”

— Dan Harvey

Co Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at

Passion.io