Published on Thu Aug 06 2026 09:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Affiliate Inventory

Why the headline rate lies

“50% commission” tells you almost nothing on its own. Fifty percent of what, for how long, and paid when? A 20% recurring commission on a product people keep for three years beats a 50% one-time bounty on something they churn out of in six weeks. The rate is a starting point, not an answer.

So every listing here carries four numbers instead of one: the commission, the payout type, the cookie window, and the date we last checked.

What we verify

• The program is open. Plenty of published affiliate pages quietly stopped accepting applications. If we can’t get through the signup flow, it isn’t listed.
• The terms are public. If the rate only exists in a private email, we can’t hold anyone to it and neither can you.
• Payout has a threshold and a schedule. “Paid monthly, $50 minimum” is a commitment. “Paid at our discretion” is not.
• The product is defensible. We only list things we’d be comfortable seeing in a recommendation to someone who trusts us.

What we deliberately ignore

We don’t rank by what pays us the most, and we don’t sell placement. The featured flag on a listing means we think it’s a strong program for most audiences — not that anyone bought the slot.

We also ignore vanity metrics: EPC figures a merchant self-reports, conversion rates measured on someone else’s traffic, and any number that can’t be checked from outside.

Terms change — check before you publish

Networks adjust rates constantly, usually downward and usually without notice. Each listing shows a Last checked date for exactly this reason. Treat it as what it is: the date the terms were true, not a guarantee they still are.

Found something out of date? Tell us and we’ll re-check it.

Written by Affiliate Inventory