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Affluent vs Crossbeam

Affluent logo

Affluent

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate reporting and insights platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Crossbeam logo

Crossbeam

Affiliate Marketing

Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Crossbeam has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Affluent the Internet Archive's capture of Affluent's homepage on 8 December 2023 showed the product is sold only via a free trial or demo request, integrated with over 500 affiliate networks, with no price list published; its /pricing path has never been archived.; Crossbeam the first paid plan is $4,800 a year and includes a single full access seat, with additional seats at $1,800 a year each
  • They diverge on capability: Affluent covers 500+ network integrations, Crossbeam covers Account mapping.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Affluent and Crossbeam actually diverge.

Attributes where Affluent and Crossbeam differ
AttributeAffluentCrossbeam
Starting price$99/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
Founded20162018

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Affiliate Marketing).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Affluent

  • 500+ network integrations
  • Automated reporting
  • Performance insights
  • Custom dashboards
  • Data exports
  • All major affiliate networks
  • Google Sheets
  • Data Studio

Only in Crossbeam

  • Account mapping
  • Secure data sharing
  • Co-selling workflows
  • Partner scoring
  • Revenue attribution
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Slack

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Affluent

  • affiliate marketing managementnot Crossbeam
  • Workflow automationnot Crossbeam
  • Reportingnot Crossbeam

Crossbeam

  • Mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companiesnot Affluent
  • Running a partner ecosystem programme with shared datanot Affluent

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Affluent

  • The Internet Archive's capture of Affluent's homepage on 8 December 2023 showed the product is sold only via a free trial or demo request, integrated with over 500 affiliate networks, with no price list published; its /pricing path has never been archived.

Crossbeam

  • The first paid plan is $4,800 a year and includes a single full access seat, with additional seats at $1,800 a year each
  • The free plan caps Deal Navigator and Pipeline Generation at 10 records each and offers no record exports at all
  • Record exports are the ladder, at 5,000 on Connector, 25,000 on Supernode and 100,000 on Enterprise
  • Sales seats are a separate $40 per user per month on top of the plan
  • SAML SSO and advanced access controls are excluded from the Connector plan
  • Both upper tiers are custom priced

Pricing, plan by plan

Affluent

$99/month
  • Starter$99/month
    • Unlimited connections
    • Basic reports
    • Email support

Crossbeam

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited partners
    • Account mapping
    • Basic analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Affluent if

  • You need 500+ network integrations.
  • You also want automated reporting.
Affluent review

Choose Crossbeam if

  • You need account mapping.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want secure data sharing.
Crossbeam review

Questions people ask

Is Affluent or Crossbeam better?
Neither clearly leads. Affluent starts at $99/month and Crossbeam at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Affluent or Crossbeam?
Crossbeam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/month for Affluent and Free for Crossbeam.
Does Affluent or Crossbeam run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Crossbeam for free?
Yes. Crossbeam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Affluent starts at $99/month.
What is Affluent best used for?
Affluent is most often used for affiliate marketing management, workflow automation, reporting. Of those, affiliate marketing management and workflow automation are not what Crossbeam is typically brought in for.
What can Affluent do that Crossbeam cannot?
Affluent covers 500+ network integrations, Automated reporting, Performance insights, Custom dashboards. Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Both handle Web support.
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