Best SaaS affiliate programs
4 SaaS affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
- Programs
- 4 compared, 20–100%
Top pick: PandaDoc Compare →
PandaDoc vs Sendcloud
PandaDoc or Sendcloud? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- SaaS
- Updated August 11, 2026
PandaDoc takes 2 of 3 compared terms. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.
Term by term
| Criterion | PandaDoc Top pick | Sendcloud |
|---|---|---|
| The money | ||
| Commission | 25–45% | ✔ 100% |
| Pays for | ✔ 1 year | 1 months |
| Payout type | Recurring | One-time |
| Tier ladder | Base 25% of net revenue, Mid 35% of net revenue, Top 45% of net revenue | No tiers |
| Terms | ||
| Cookie window | 90 days | 90 days |
| Ease of starting | 3.3 / 5 | 3.3 / 5 |
| Approval | Reviewed | Reviewed |
| Our rating | — | — |
| Getting paid | ||
| Paid out | Monthly (Commissions become due on the 13th of the month after the lock period on that payment expires.) | Monthly (After the hold, earnings are reviewed and approved or declined between the 1st and 10th of the following month, then released for cash-out in PartnerStack.) |
| Minimum payout | $25 (Balance must clear $25 inside PartnerStack before you can withdraw; anything below that rolls forward until it does.) | Not published by Sendcloud. The terms say the minimum payment balance, payout dates and available methods are governed by PartnerStack. |
| Clearing hold | — | 30 days |
| Payment methods | PayPal, Stripe | PayPal, Stripe |
| Rules | ||
| Self-referral | — | Prohibited |
| Paid search | Restricted | Restricted |
| Affiliate assets | ✔ Banners, Text links, Widgets, Images and video, Logos and brand assets, PartnerStack dashboard | Creative and promotional materials, Unique tracking link, Assigned promo code |
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
PandaDoc is document automation software — proposals, quotes, contracts and e-signatures — sold mostly to sales teams at small and mid-sized companies.
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Sendcloud is a shipping platform for European online stores.
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PandaDoc vs Wondershare
PandaDoc or Wondershare? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- Commission
- 25–45% vs 30–50%
- Cookie
- 90 days vs 30 days
Top pick: Wondershare Compare →
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.