Best Email & Newsletter affiliate programs
8 Email & Newsletter affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
- Programs
- 8 compared
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beehiiv vs Ghost
beehiiv or Ghost? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- Email & Newsletter
- Updated August 28, 2026
Ghost 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 | beehiiv | Ghost Top pick |
|---|---|---|
| The money | ||
| Commission | ✔ 50–60% | 30% |
| Pays for | 1 year | ✔ Lifetime |
| Payout type | Tiered | Recurring |
| Tier ladder | Launch entry tier, Bronze 50%, Silver 55%, Gold 60% | No tiers |
| Terms | ||
| Cookie window | 60 days | ✔ 90 days |
| Ease of starting | — | 2 / 5 |
| Approval | — | Reviewed |
| Our rating | — | — |
| Getting paid | ||
| Paid out | Monthly (the 15th, covering the prior month) | Monthly |
| Minimum payout | — | $30 |
| Clearing hold | — | None |
| Payment methods | PayPal | ✔ Wise, Bank Transfer |
| Rules | ||
| Self-referral | Prohibited | — |
| Paid search | Restricted | — |
| Affiliate assets | ✔ Partner dashboard, Partner playbooks, Case studies, Co-branded landing pages, Partner badge | Referral 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
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Newsletter platform built by former Morning Brew operators. The partner program pays 50–60% on a tier ladder, recurring for a full year per referral.
- Top pick
Open-source publishing and newsletter platform. Pays 30% recurring for the life of the subscription — but you need an established audience and your own Ghost site to get in.
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beehiiv vs Brevo
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beehiiv vs Constant Contact
beehiiv or Constant Contact? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- Commission
- 50–60% vs $105
- Cookie
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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.