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Alternatives to ShareASale
21 affiliate marketing tools sit alongside ShareASale in this directory. Below is what separates each from ShareASale on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 8
- Cheaper to start
- 15
- ShareASale starts at
- $550/one-time
Why people look past ShareASale
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the ShareASale entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
ShareASale starts at $550/one-time. Across the 15 affiliate marketing tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $100/month.
There is no free tier
The record for ShareASale carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 8 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The world's largest affiliate marketing program
- Can be used without paying; ShareASale cannot.
Global affiliate network with 1M+ publishers
- Starts $451 a month cheaper, at £99/month.
- 3 tiers to ShareASale's 2.
The partnership management platform
- Starts $520 a month cheaper, at $30/month.
- 4 tiers to ShareASale's 2.
Feature-rich affiliate marketing for Shopify
- Can be used without paying; ShareASale cannot.
- Starts $501 a month cheaper, at $49/month.
- 3 tiers to ShareASale's 2.
Digital product affiliate marketplace
- Can be used without paying; ShareASale cannot.
- Starts $550 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 1 tier to ShareASale's 2.
Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams
- Can be used without paying; ShareASale cannot.
- Starts $4250 a year dearer, at $4800/year.
- 4 tiers to ShareASale's 2.
Every ShareASale alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShareASale (this page) | $550/one-time | - | 2 | |
| Amazon AssociatesMassive affiliate network for Amazon products with high visibility, competitive commissions, and built-in marketing tools. | Free | - | - | vs ShareASale |
| AwinGlobal affiliate network that acquired ShareASale in 2017, providing merchants and publishers with unified platform features and broader reach. | £99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ShareASale |
| Impact.comModern affiliate marketing platform with advanced attribution, performance analytics, and recruitment tools for merchants and agencies. | $30/month | Subscription | 4 | vs ShareASale |
| GoAffPro | Free, then $49/month | - | 3 | vs ShareASale |
| ClickBank | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs ShareASale |
| Crossbeam | Free, then $4800/year | Freemium | 4 | vs ShareASale |
| GrowSurf | Free, then $179/month | Subscription | 4 | vs ShareASale |
| ClickMagick | Free, then $66/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ShareASale |
| Affiliatly | Free, then $16/month | - | 5 | vs ShareASale |
| AnyTrack | Free, then $100/month | Freemium | 4 | vs ShareASale |
| FlexOffers | On request | Usage-based | - | vs ShareASale |
| CAKE | Free | Subscription | 1 | vs ShareASale |
| Affise | $500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs ShareASale |
| Ambassador | $800/month | - | - | vs ShareASale |
| FirstPromoter | $49/month | - | 3 | vs ShareASale |
| Everflow | $750/month | Subscription | 1 | vs ShareASale |
| Friendbuy | $249/month | Subscription | 1 | vs ShareASale |
| Alyce | Free | Subscription | 1 | vs ShareASale |
| CJ Affiliate | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs ShareASale |
| Affluent | $99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs ShareASale |
| Extole | $999/month | - | - | vs ShareASale |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ShareASale badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (8)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Amazon Associates , Free
- GoAffPro , Free, then $49/month
- ClickBank , Free
- Crossbeam , Free, then $4800/year
- GrowSurf , Free, then $179/month
- ClickMagick , Free, then $66/month
- Affiliatly , Free, then $16/month
- AnyTrack , Free, then $100/month
Cheaper than ShareASale (15)
Entry price under ShareASale's $550/one-time. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Awin , £99/month
- Impact.com , $30/month
- GoAffPro , Free, then $49/month
- ClickBank , Free
- GrowSurf , Free, then $179/month
- ClickMagick , Free, then $66/month
- Affiliatly , Free, then $16/month
- AnyTrack , Free, then $100/month
What you would be giving up
ShareASale is most often brought in for affiliate marketing management, workflow automation, reporting. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If ShareASale is broadly right and the question is cost, the ShareASale pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Affiliate Marketing category lists everything the directory holds, and best affiliate marketing tools ranks them.
ShareASale runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about ShareASale alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ShareASale?
- 21 other affiliate marketing tools are listed in this directory, led by Amazon Associates, Awin, Impact.com, GoAffPro. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to ShareASale?
- 8 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Amazon Associates, GoAffPro, ClickBank, Crossbeam, GrowSurf.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to ShareASale?
- Yes. 15 of the alternatives below start under ShareASale's $550/one-time: Awin at £99/month, Impact.com at $30/month, GoAffPro at Free, then $49/month, ClickBank at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to ShareASale?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from ShareASale?
- ShareASale is most often brought in for affiliate marketing management, workflow automation, reporting. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to ShareASale?
- None of the affiliate marketing tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these ShareASale alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Affiliate Marketing, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare ShareASale against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ShareASale covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every affiliate marketing tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Affiliate Marketing category, 21 tools beside ShareASale. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.