FirstPromoter
Use FirstPromoter to run an in-house programme. Affiliates join your portal, not a shared FirstPromoter catalogue.
FirstPromoter is the premier self-hosted tracking platform for SaaS. Merchants pay a flat monthly subscription instead of giving up a 20–30% override, allowing them to offer publishers superior 30%–40% recurring lifetime payouts.
- Platform take rate
- 0% Commission Cut (Zero Network Override)
- Setup cost
- $0 (Free 14-Day Trial)
- Software subscription
- $49 / $99 / $149/mo (Flat SaaS)
- Contract
- Monthly Rolling SaaS (Cancel Anytime)
- Zero percentage take rate: you keep 100% of profit without paying 20–30% overrides
- Deep native 1-click integration with Stripe, Paddle, Chargebee, and Braintree
- Automated recurring subscription tracking, churn calculation & PayPal payouts
- Not a discovery marketplace: merchants must recruit their own affiliates
- Affiliate management and tax collection must be managed in-house
Publisher & affiliate terms
- Joining fee
- 100% Free
- Minimum payout
- Determined by Merchant (Typically £25–£50)
- Payment schedule
- Determined by Merchant (Typically Monthly)
- Payment methods
- PayPal MassPay, Wise, Stripe Connect (Merchant configured)
- Tracking
- Direct First-Party Tracking, Custom Domains, Stripe Webhooks
- Approval
- Vetted
- Enables highest payout rates (merchants pass 30% network savings to affiliates)
- Direct relationship with SaaS founders and affiliate managers
- First-party custom domains bypass ad blockers completely
- Affiliates must log into separate portals for each merchant using the tool
- Payout escrow not centralized; relies on individual merchant solvency
Publisher notes
Editorial summaries of publisher discussion. Not a live feed.
“We switched our SaaS from a major network to FirstPromoter and saved over $1,800/month in network override fees. Best decision we made.”
“As an affiliate, FirstPromoter programs are my favorite because the links use custom brand subdomains that never get blocked by browser privacy shields.”
Founded 2017 · Cluj-Napoca, Romania & Delaware, USA · SaaS, Stripe Billing & In-House Tracking