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AppSumo vs Impact

AppSumo or Impact? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.

Impact 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

AppSumo vs Impact compared across 15 criteria
Criterion AppSumo Impact Top pick
The money
Commission ✔ 100% 10%
Pays for — —
Payout type One-time One-time
Tier ladder New customer 100% of the sale, capped at $50, Returning customer 0-15%, VIP Affiliate Program 100% commission for 30 days Sales Deal - Closed Won 10% of order sale amount, Self Serve - Trial Started $100.00 per order, Self Serve - Client Billed $40.00 per order, Lead Submitted / Lead Verified / Demo Call / Legal / Opportunity Created / Account Created $0.00
Terms
Cookie window 7 days ✔ 180 days
Ease of starting 2.5 / 5 ✔ 3.8 / 5
Approval Reviewed Reviewed
Our rating — —
Getting paid
Paid out Monthly (Commissions are calculated 60 days after the end of the purchase month, then paid via Impact on the 10th of the following month.) Actions lock 15 days after the end of the day they are tracked, and approved transactions are paid 15 days after they lock. The master agreement separately states referral fees are issued 60 days after a referral is approved.
Minimum payout $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 ✔ 15 days
Payment methods ACH, PayPal Direct deposit, Electronic funds transfer
Rules
Self-referral Prohibited —
Paid search Restricted —
Affiliate assets ✔ Banners, Text links, Creatives, Product descriptions, Affiliate dashboard Custom referral URL, Partner Portal resources and tools, Partner certifications, Brand features and logos

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.

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