Best Finance affiliate programs
9 Finance affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
- Programs
- 9 compared
Top pick: Exness Compare →
ADP vs FreshBooks
ADP or FreshBooks? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- Finance
- Updated August 11, 2026
Evenly matched — ADP and FreshBooks take 1 of 2 compared terms each. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.
Term by term
| Criterion | ADP Top pick | FreshBooks |
|---|---|---|
| The money | ||
| Commission | 10% | $5-10 Per Lead / $55-$200 Commission |
| Pays for | — | — |
| Payout type | One-time | One-time |
| Tier ladder | Small business payroll referral 10% of annualized net processing revenues, Major Accounts payroll referral $400 flat, ASO services referral $400 flat, HR/BPO services referral $800 flat, Accountant Revenue Share Incentive Program (separate program) Up to 75% of referrals' monthly payroll invoice fees over their first 12 months, plus residual payments | No tiers |
| Terms | ||
| Cookie window | — | — |
| Ease of starting | ✔ 3.5 / 5 | 3.3 / 5 |
| Approval | Reviewed | Reviewed |
| Our rating | — | — |
| Getting paid | ||
| Paid out | Monthly (Awards are paid over six months in one-sixth increments in arrears, each within 45 calendar days after the end of an ADP fiscal month close.) | Monthly (Approved commissions are paid on the next monthly PartnerStack invoice.) |
| Minimum payout | — | FreshBooks publishes no threshold of its own; withdrawal minimums are whatever your PartnerStack account is set to. |
| Clearing hold | — | 14 days |
| Payment methods | PayPal, Stripe | Wire Transfer, ACH |
| Rules | ||
| Self-referral | — | Prohibited |
| Paid search | Restricted | Restricted |
| Affiliate assets | ADP-supplied marketing and promotional materials on request | ✔ Affiliate links, Banners, Ad copy, Exclusive offers, Performance dashboard |
A ✔ marks the better term on that row. Rows where the programs match, where the terms aren't comparable, or where a program hasn't published a figure are left unmarked — a dash means unknown, not zero.
The programs
- Top pick
ADP sells payroll, tax filing and HR outsourcing to businesses of every size, from one-person shops on its RUN product up to enterprise HCM.
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FreshBooks is cloud accounting and invoicing software built for freelancers, contractors and small service businesses.
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Affiliate terms change often, and every figure here comes from each program's own published page on the date above. Confirm the current rate with the merchant before you promote it. Links to the programs are affiliate links.