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Burnalong vs PartnerStack

Burnalong logo

Burnalong

Employee Engagement

Employer wellness platform built around social classes and a wide instructor marketplace

From
On request
Free plan
No
PartnerStack logo

PartnerStack

Affiliate Marketing

B2B partner ecosystem platform for SaaS companies

From
$800/month
Free plan
No

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Burnalong nothing is published, so an employer cannot benchmark a Burnalong quote before entering a sales process, and third party estimates of a low single digit per employee per month rate are unconfirmed by the vendor.; PartnerStack pricing is not published; the plan and price are set during a sales demo
  • They diverge on capability: Burnalong covers Social classes, PartnerStack covers Partner marketplace.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Burnalong and PartnerStack actually diverge.

Attributes where Burnalong and PartnerStack differ
AttributeBurnalongPartnerStack
Starting priceOn request$800/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TVWeb
CategoryEmployee EngagementAffiliate Marketing
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Burnalong

  • Social classes
  • Instructor marketplace
  • Specialist populations
  • Beyond fitness content
  • Connected television
  • Challenges and programmes
  • Employer reporting
  • Reseller deployment

Only in PartnerStack

  • Partner marketplace
  • Automated payouts
  • Multi-program support
  • Partner portal
  • Revenue attribution
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe

What people use each for

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

Burnalong

  • An employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reachnot PartnerStack
  • A health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brandnot PartnerStack
  • An employer whose population skews older or includes many people with limited mobility, where a general fitness library gets no usenot PartnerStack
  • An HR team running a quarterly wellbeing challenge and needing structured multi week programmes rather than an unstructured content librarynot PartnerStack

PartnerStack

  • Running an affiliate or referral programmenot Burnalong
  • Partner lead and deal registration for a reseller channelnot Burnalong
  • Paying partners across geographiesnot Burnalong
  • Onboarding and training partnersnot Burnalong
  • Finding partners through the PartnerStack marketplacenot Burnalong

Where each one falls short

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

Burnalong

  • Nothing is published, so an employer cannot benchmark a Burnalong quote before entering a sales process, and third party estimates of a low single digit per employee per month rate are unconfirmed by the vendor.
  • Content comes from a marketplace of independent instructors, so production quality and instructional rigour vary noticeably between classes and there is no consistent standard across the catalogue.
  • It is a wellbeing benefit rather than a clinical intervention, so it will not satisfy a plan looking for measurable clinical outcomes, and employers who buy it expecting claims reduction are buying the wrong category.
  • Per employee per month pricing across the whole population means an employer with typical wellbeing engagement is paying for the entire workforce to serve the minority who log in more than twice.
  • The social class feature only works if colleagues coordinate to attend at the same time, which requires organisational effort HR teams rarely sustain past the launch campaign, and without it the product is a video library like any other.

PartnerStack

  • Pricing is not published; the plan and price are set during a sales demo
  • The entry Launch tier makes you choose between affiliate link tracking and lead or deal registration rather than offering both
  • Advanced integrations, learning management and MDF management require the Growth tier
  • Custom workflows and a dedicated customer success manager are Enterprise only

Pricing, plan by plan

Burnalong

On request
  • Burnalong$undefined/year
    • Per employee per month across the eligible population, quoted not published
    • Third party review sites estimate a low single digit dollar rate but Burnalong does not confirm it
    • Rate varies by headcount, dependant eligibility and whether it is resold through a plan

PartnerStack

$800/month
  • Launch$800/month
    • Partner portal
    • Automated payouts
    • Analytics dashboard

Which should you pick?

Choose Burnalong if

  • You need social classes.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV.
  • You also want instructor marketplace.

Choose PartnerStack if

  • You need partner marketplace.
  • You also want automated payouts.

Questions people ask

Is Burnalong or PartnerStack better?
Neither clearly leads. Burnalong starts at On request and PartnerStack at $800/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Burnalong or PartnerStack?
Burnalong starts at On request and PartnerStack at $800/month.
Does Burnalong or PartnerStack run on more platforms?
Burnalong runs on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV. PartnerStack runs on Web.
What is Burnalong best used for?
Burnalong is most often used for an employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reach, a health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brand, an employer whose population skews older or includes many people with limited mobility, where a general fitness library gets no use, an hr team running a quarterly wellbeing challenge and needing structured multi week programmes rather than an unstructured content library. Of those, an employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reach and a health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brand are not what PartnerStack is typically brought in for.
What can Burnalong do that PartnerStack cannot?
Burnalong covers Social classes, Instructor marketplace, Specialist populations, Beyond fitness content. PartnerStack covers Partner marketplace, Automated payouts, Multi-program support, Partner portal.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Burnalong: Does Burnalong publish pricing?

No. It is quoted per employee per month. Third party review sites cite a low single digit dollar rate, but the vendor does not confirm any figure publicly.

PartnerStack: What is PartnerStack used for?

PartnerStack helps partnership teams easily scale their program revenue by automating a variety of partner referral and sales motions in a single dashboard, supporting affiliate, referral, co-sell and influencer programs.

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Burnalong: Is it a clinical programme?

No. It is a wellbeing content platform. It has content covering chronic conditions, but nobody is warranting clinical appropriateness for a given member, and it should not be compared against clinical vendors.

PartnerStack: How does PartnerStack automate commissions?

PartnerStack automates the entire commission process from tracking partner-sourced revenue to calculating payouts and issuing payments, consolidating all approved commissions into a single monthly invoice and distributing earnings to every partner.

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Burnalong: What makes it different from a fitness app?

Two features: members can take a class together remotely, and the instructor marketplace covers niches such as adaptive, senior and cancer recovery that studio produced libraries do not.

PartnerStack: Does PartnerStack provide partner recruitment tools?

Yes. PartnerStack AI automatically identifies and ranks the best-fit partners for your program using data from across the PartnerStack Network, and leverages AI-generated invites to scale your outreach with personalized messages.

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Burnalong: Can health plans resell it?

Yes. Health plans and health systems are a significant channel and often deliver it under their own branding.

PartnerStack: How many partners are in the PartnerStack ecosystem?

PartnerStack hosts over 80,000 active vetted partners in its ecosystem, with over 800 partner programs ranging from startups to publicly traded corporations.

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