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Awin vs Crossbeam

Awin logo

Awin

Affiliate Marketing

Global affiliate network with 1M+ publishers

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Crossbeam logo

Crossbeam

Affiliate Marketing

Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Awin pricing not published, available by quote only; 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: Awin covers Global publisher network, Crossbeam covers Account mapping.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Awin and Crossbeam actually diverge.

Attributes where Awin and Crossbeam differ
AttributeAwinCrossbeam
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb
Founded20002018

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Awin

  • Global publisher network
  • Cross-device tracking
  • Payment processing
  • Compliance tools
  • Publisher recruitment
  • Shopify
  • Magento
  • WooCommerce

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.

Awin

  • Affiliate network for content creators and publishersnot Crossbeam

Crossbeam

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

Where each one falls short

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

Awin

  • Pricing not published, available by quote only
  • Commission structure and payment thresholds not disclosed

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

Awin

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Awin review.

Crossbeam

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Awin if

  • You need global publisher network.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want cross-device tracking.
Awin 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 Awin or Crossbeam better?
Neither clearly leads. Awin starts at Free and Crossbeam at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Awin or Crossbeam?
Awin starts at Free and Crossbeam at Free.
Does Awin or Crossbeam run on more platforms?
Awin runs on Web, Mobile. Crossbeam runs on Web.
Can I use Awin for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Awin best used for?
Awin is most often used for affiliate network for content creators and publishers. Of those, affiliate network for content creators and publishers is not what Crossbeam is typically brought in for.
What can Awin do that Crossbeam cannot?
Awin covers Global publisher network, Cross-device tracking, Payment processing, Compliance tools. Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Both handle Web support.
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