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HostGator vs Namecheap

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

Namecheap takes 4 of 4 compared terms. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.

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HostGator vs Namecheap compared across 15 criteria
Criterion HostGator Namecheap Top pick
The money
Commission $65–$125 20–35%
Pays for — —
Payout type One-time One-time
Tier ladder No tiers Domains (registrations and transfers) 20%, Hosting (Stellar, Reseller, VPS, Dedicated) 35%, SSL certificates 35%, Private Email 20%, PremiumDNS 20%, FastVPN (monthly plan) 100% of the first purchase, then 53% on the next six renewals, FastVPN (annual plan) 53%, RelateSocial (monthly plan) 50% of the first renewal, then 25% on the next eleven, RelateSocial (annual plan) 30%
Terms
Cookie window 30 days 30 days
Ease of starting 3 / 5 ✔ 3.3 / 5
Approval Reviewed Reviewed
Our rating — —
Getting paid
Paid out 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.) Monthly (On Impact you either pick a fixed payout day, the 1st or the 15th, or have it pay automatically once the balance clears the threshold. CJ pays on or around the 20th.)
Minimum payout 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. $10 (On Impact the floor is $10 across all methods. Through CJ it is $50 for direct deposit and $100 for a paper cheque in USD, with lower equivalents in EUR and GBP.)
Clearing hold 70 days —
Payment methods PayPal, ACH ✔ PayPal, Electronic funds transfer / ACH, Wire transfer, Cheque, Payoneer (CJ only)
Rules
Self-referral — Prohibited
Paid search Prohibited ✔ Restricted
Affiliate assets Affiliate links, Banners ✔ Banners, Text links, Affiliate widget

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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