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Cloudways vs HostGator

Cloudways or HostGator? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.

Cloudways takes 6 of 7 compared terms. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.

Term by term

Cloudways vs HostGator compared across 15 criteria
Criterion Cloudways Top pick HostGator
The money
Commission $50–$125 ✔ $65–$125
Pays for Lifetime —
Payout type Tiered One-time
Tier ladder Slab 1 $50 per sale, Slab 2 Rate not published, Slab 3 Rate not published, Slab 4 Rate not published; program maximum is $125 per sale, Super Affiliate Negotiated, Hybrid model $30 per sale plus 7% recurring for the customer's lifetime, Two-tier (sub-affiliates) 7% of the commission your recruited affiliates earn No tiers
Terms
Cookie window ✔ 90 days 30 days
Ease of starting ✔ 3.5 / 5 3 / 5
Approval ✔ Instant Reviewed
Our rating — —
Getting paid
Paid out Monthly (Paid during the last week of each month, provided the approved balance has cleared the threshold.) Monthly (HostGator states payouts arrive two months and ten days after the end of the month the sale occurred in; its FAQ describes the same wait as about three months. The Newfold agreement says commissions are processed roughly 45 to 70 days after month end.)
Minimum payout $250 (PayPal payouts require $250 in approved commission. Wire transfer is only offered to accounts clearing $1,000 or more per cycle. Taking earnings as Cloudways hosting credit has a lower $100 threshold.) HostGator says there is no minimum number of referrals before your first payment, but does not publish a dollar threshold. The Newfold agreement states any minimum is governed by Impact.
Clearing hold — 70 days
Payment methods ✔ PayPal, Wire transfer, Cloudways account credit PayPal, ACH
Rules
Self-referral — —
Paid search ✔ Restricted Prohibited
Affiliate assets ✔ Promotional banners, Exclusive deal codes, Seasonal campaigns, Co-branded landing pages, Dedicated account manager Affiliate links, Banners

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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