Best Email & Newsletter affiliate programs
8 Email & Newsletter affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
- Programs
- 8 compared
Top pick: GetResponse Compare →
beehiiv vs Kit
beehiiv or Kit? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- Email & Newsletter
- Updated August 28, 2026
beehiiv takes 1 of 1 compared term. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.
Term by term
| Criterion | beehiiv Top pick | Kit |
|---|---|---|
| The money | ||
| Commission | 50–60% | 50% |
| Pays for | 1 year | 1 year |
| Payout type | Tiered | Tiered |
| Tier ladder | Launch entry tier, Bronze 50%, Silver 55%, Gold 60% | Base 50% for 12 months, Bronze +10% ongoing after 12 months, Silver +15% ongoing after 12 months, Gold +20% ongoing after 12 months |
| Terms | ||
| Cookie window | 60 days | — |
| Ease of starting | — | — |
| Approval | — | — |
| Our rating | — | — |
| Getting paid | ||
| Paid out | Monthly (the 15th, covering the prior month) | — |
| Minimum payout | — | — |
| Clearing hold | — | — |
| Payment methods | PayPal | — |
| Rules | ||
| Self-referral | Prohibited | — |
| Paid search | Restricted | — |
| Affiliate assets | ✔ Partner dashboard, Partner playbooks, Case studies, Co-branded landing pages, Partner badge | PartnerStack 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
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.
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Email marketing built for creators, formerly ConvertKit. Pays 50% for a referral first year, then an ongoing cut that depends on how many customers you refer per year.
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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.