Best Market Place affiliate programs
14 Market Place affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
- Programs
- 14 compared
Top pick: Eneba Compare →
Amazon vs AppSumo
Amazon or AppSumo? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- Market Place
- Updated August 11, 2026
Amazon takes 3 of 5 compared terms. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.
Term by term
| Criterion | Amazon Top pick | AppSumo |
|---|---|---|
| The money | ||
| Commission | 1–10% | ✔ 100% |
| Pays for | — | — |
| Payout type | One-time | One-time |
| Tier ladder | Luxury Beauty, Luxury Stores Beauty, Amazon Explore 10%, Digital Music, Physical Music, Handmade, Digital Videos 5%, Physical Books, Kitchen, Automotive 4.5%, Amazon devices, Apparel, Shoes, Watches, Jewelry, Luggage, Handbags 4%, All other categories 4%, Toys, Furniture, Home, Home Improvement, Garden, Pets, Beauty, Sports, Baby, Tools, Outdoors, Headphones 3%, PC, PC Components, DVD & Blu-Ray 2.5%, Televisions, Digital Video Games 2%, Grocery, Amazon Fresh, Health & Personal Care, Physical Video Games and Consoles 1%, Gift cards, wireless plans, alcohol, Kindle subscriptions, restaurant delivery, Amazon Pay 0% | New customer 100% of the sale, capped at $50, Returning customer 0-15%, VIP Affiliate Program 100% commission for 30 days |
| Terms | ||
| Cookie window | 1 days | ✔ 7 days |
| Ease of starting | ✔ 3.3 / 5 | 2.5 / 5 |
| Approval | Reviewed | Reviewed |
| Our rating | — | — |
| Getting paid | ||
| Paid out | Monthly (Commission is paid roughly 60 days after the end of the month it was earned in.) | Monthly (Commissions are calculated 60 days after the end of the purchase month, then paid via Impact on the 10th of the following month.) |
| Minimum payout | ✔ $10 ($10 for direct deposit or Amazon gift card. Cheques need $100, and you can raise your own cheque minimum above that but not lower it.) | $100 (Set in the affiliate terms as a payment threshold. Balances below it are held rather than paid, and are only released if the agreement is terminated.) |
| Clearing hold | — | 60 days |
| Payment methods | ✔ Direct deposit, Amazon.com gift card, Check | ACH, PayPal |
| Rules | ||
| Self-referral | Prohibited | Prohibited |
| Paid search | Restricted | Restricted |
| Affiliate assets | — | Banners, Text links, Creatives, Product descriptions, Affiliate 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
Amazon Associates is the affiliate program for Amazon's retail catalogue, covering physical goods, digital media, devices and subscription services.
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AppSumo is a marketplace that sells lifetime software deals, mostly to solo founders and small 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.