Affiliate
Fourteen programs compared. Five keep paying for as long as the customer stays; the rest are affiliate programs with recurring commissions that quietly stop at twelve months.
A one-off commission is a good day. A recurring one is a business: the same referral pays you in March, in June and next January, and the work was done once.
The catch is that "recurring" and "for life" are not the same thing, and the difference is rarely on the headline. Several programs below pay generously for twelve months and then stop, which is perfectly fine as long as nobody let you assume otherwise. Where a program cuts off, its card says so.
Rates, windows and payout terms are as published by each program. Terms change without notice, so treat the link on every card as the source of truth rather than this page.
The phrase recurring affiliate programs gets used for two arrangements that pay very differently. In the first, you are paid on every invoice the customer ever receives. In the second, you are paid on every invoice for twelve months and then the referral keeps paying the company and stops paying you. Both get called recurring. Only one is worth building a page around.
There is no rule about which is which, so the only way to know is to read the terms. That is what the cards below do: each one says the rate and, next to it, whether the clock runs out. Affiliate programs with recurring commissions that never expire are the minority — five of the fourteen here.
Scheduling, DM and comment automation, and a shared inbox across 14 networks.
This one is ours.
Ours, and the reason this page exists. 30% of every payment with no end date and no cap: while your referral keeps paying, you keep getting paid. No minimum audience, free to join, and a 90-day window so an old post still counts.
Open the programEmail marketing and automation, one of the oldest tools in the category.
Recurring for the lifetime of the paid account, which is the part that matters. Everyone starts at 30% and the rate climbs with volume, so the headline number is a ceiling rather than a starting point.
Open the programCourse platform for creators and educators.
The most completely documented terms on this page: rate, window, payout day, method and minimum are all published. 30% for as long as the referral keeps paying, and Plus plans pay a flat $150 a month instead.
Open the programEmail marketing and automation at the cheaper end of the category.
Five tiers from 30% at your first referral to 40% past 36 accounts, and it keeps paying for as long as the referral stays a customer. Lower ceiling than AWeber, but you reach the top far sooner.
Open the programEmail and audience platform built for creators.
Twelve months per referral, not for life.
Half of every payment for the first year, which on annual plans is a serious cheque. Widely reported as a lifetime program: it is not, the clock runs for twelve months per referral.
Open the programEmail marketing, landing pages and webinars.
Stops at twelve months.
Generous while it lasts: 40% to start, 50% past 50 sales and 60% past 100, on the first twelve months of each customer. A big window and a well-run program if you do the maths knowing the clock is running.
Open the programCRM with marketing, sales and service built around it.
The longest cookie window on this page by a distance — six months from the click. Contract sizes are large, so a single referral is worth real money even with the one-year cap.
Open the programFunnel and landing page builder for selling online.
Recurring for as long as the referred account stays active, which in this category means a long time. The 45-day window is short, so it rewards content that converts on the first read.
Open the programSell courses, coaching and digital products.
Capped at a year per referral.
Up to a year of recurring commission per referral, and the payout schedule is the most flexible here — daily if you want it. The 30-day window is the trade-off.
Open the programMarketing automation and CRM for growing teams.
The rate climbs from 20% to 30% based on new business and how well it retains, so it rewards a steady beat rather than one lucky post. Large accounts make the twelve-month cap sting less than it sounds.
Open the programLanding page builder for paid campaigns.
One of the few here with a real tail: 40% of the first year and 15% of everything after, with no end date on the smaller slice. Enterprise-priced, so 15% is not small money.
Open the programDashboards that pull metrics from dozens of tools.
First year only.
The lowest rate on this page and honest about it: 20% for the first year of a referred subscription. Worth knowing because its audience — agencies and analysts — converts unusually well.
Open the programMoves documents from Google Docs into WordPress and HubSpot.
A narrow tool with a simple, recurring 30% on new signups. If you write for content teams it is an easy recommendation because the problem it solves is one everybody in that job has.
Open the programCourses, downloads and memberships in one storefront.
Shortest cookie window on this page.
The weakest terms on the page: 20%, capped at a year, with the shortest window here. Included because the product is good and people search for it — just go in with the real numbers.
Open the programCommission and cookie as published by each program. Every link goes to the program page.
| # | Tool | What it does | Commission | Cookie | Program page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ignix | Scheduling, DM and comment automation, and a shared inbox across 14 networks. | 30%, for life | 90 days | ignix.social/affiliates |
| 2 | AWeber | Email marketing and automation, one of the oldest tools in the category. | Up to 50%, recurring | 90 days | aweber.com/affiliates.htm |
| 3 | Thinkific | Course platform for creators and educators. | 30%, for life | 90 days | thinkific.com/partners/affiliates |
| 4 | Moosend | Email marketing and automation at the cheaper end of the category. | 30–40%, recurring | 90 days | moosend.com/affiliate-program |
| 5 | Kit | Email and audience platform built for creators. | 50%, 12 months | 90 days | kit.com/affiliates |
| 6 | GetResponse | Email marketing, landing pages and webinars. | 40–60%, 12 months | 90 days | getresponse.com/affiliate-programs |
| 7 | HubSpot | CRM with marketing, sales and service built around it. | 30%, up to one year | 180 days | hubspot.com/partners/affiliates |
| 8 | ClickFunnels | Funnel and landing page builder for selling online. | 30%, recurring | 45 days | clickfunnels.com/affiliates |
| 9 | Teachable | Sell courses, coaching and digital products. | Up to 30%, recurring | 30 days | teachable.com/affiliates |
| 10 | ActiveCampaign | Marketing automation and CRM for growing teams. | 20–30%, up to 12 months | Not published | activecampaign.com/partner/affiliate |
| 11 | Instapage | Landing page builder for paid campaigns. | 40% first year, then 15% | 90 days | instapage.com/partners/affiliates |
| 12 | Databox | Dashboards that pull metrics from dozens of tools. | 20%, first year | 90 days | databox.com/partners |
| 13 | Wordable | Moves documents from Google Docs into WordPress and HubSpot. | 30%, recurring | 30 days | wordable.io/affiliates |
| 14 | Podia | Courses, downloads and memberships in one storefront. | 20%, capped at 12 months | 31 days | affiliates.podia.com |
One more program
You have just read thirteen sets of terms, so the interesting part of ours needs no build-up: 30% of every payment, with no end date and no cap. Not 30% for twelve months. While your referral keeps paying, you keep getting paid.
What you would be recommending replaces three tools: publishing and scheduling across 14 networks, DM and comment automation, and a shared inbox where everything lands. That breadth matters more than the rate — a program only pays if your audience actually needs the thing.
30% for life
Every payment, no 12-month cut-off, no cap.
90-day window
First click wins, so an old post still counts.
No minimum audience
Free to join, no follower threshold.
Wide product
Scheduling, automation and inbox in one tool.
Plans run from $19 to $79 a month, so the recurring maths is easy to picture: a hundred referrals on the $39 plan is about $780 a month, and it does not stop after a year.
30% of every payment, for as long as they stay
Free to join. No minimum audience. 90-day attribution window, first click wins.