Shopify vs Squarespace
Shopify or Squarespace? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- Commission
- $150 vs $100–$200
- Cookie
- 30 days vs 45 days
Affiliate Inventory
4 Website Builder affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
Webflow leads on 3 of 4 compared terms. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.
| Criterion | Shopify | Squarespace | Webflow Top pick | Weebly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The money | ||||
| Commission | $150 | $100–$200 | 50% | 30% Commission |
| Pays for | — | — | 1 year | — |
| Payout type | One-time | One-time | Recurring | One-time |
| Tier ladder | No tiers | Website or commerce subscription $100–$200, Acuity Scheduling subscription $45 | Base 50% revenue share for up to 12 months, Pro Affiliate Base, plus 10% revenue share for up to 12 additional months if the customer renews after their first 12 months, Premium Affiliate Base, plus 15% revenue share for up to 12 additional months if the customer renews after their first 12 months | No tiers |
| Terms | ||||
| Cookie window | 30 days | 45 days | ✔ 90 days | — |
| Ease of starting | 3.3 / 5 | ✔ 3.5 / 5 | ✔ 3.5 / 5 | — |
| Approval | Reviewed | Reviewed | Reviewed | — |
| Our rating | — | — | — | — |
| Getting paid | ||||
| Paid out | Monthly (Commissions are credited to your balance once a month, on the 22nd, covering the previous month's referrals. That crediting date is fixed regardless of your withdrawal preference; once credited you can withdraw at a chosen balance or on a fortnightly cycle.) | — | Monthly (Paid by the 15th of each month following approval of a purchase.) | — |
| Minimum payout | $10 (Stated as a minimum balance of $10 USD before a withdrawal can be made.) | — | Webflow publishes no minimum balance; payouts are handled in PartnerStack. | — |
| Clearing hold | — | 80 days | — | — |
| Payment methods | Direct bank deposit, PayPal | ACH, PayPal | PayPal, Stripe | Wire Transfer, ACH |
| Rules | ||||
| Self-referral | Prohibited | — | Prohibited | — |
| Paid search | Prohibited | ✔ Restricted | ✔ Restricted | — |
| Affiliate assets | ✔ Banners, Logos, Videos and ads, Text links, Ready-to-use content in major languages, Playbooks and newsletters | Tracked links, Banners, Regularly refreshed creative, Monthly partner newsletter | Promotional and marketing assets, Affiliate newsletter, Affiliate badges, Co-marketing features, Guest blogging opportunities | — |
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.
Shopify is a hosted ecommerce platform for building and running an online store, with point-of-sale tools for physical retail alongside it.
Squarespace is an all-in-one website builder covering hosting, domains, online stores, scheduling and email campaigns.
Webflow is a visual website builder that outputs production HTML, CSS and JavaScript, bundled with hosting, a CMS, localization and SEO tooling.
Weebly is a drag-and-drop website builder, now owned by Block and absorbed into the Square ecosystem.
Shopify or Squarespace? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
Shopify or Webflow? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
Squarespace or Webflow? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
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.