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Crossbeam vs Post Affiliate Pro

Crossbeam logo

Crossbeam

Affiliate Marketing

Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Post Affiliate Pro logo

Post Affiliate Pro

Affiliate Marketing

Full-featured affiliate tracking software

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Post Affiliate Pro tracking volume capped per tier: Starter at 10,000 requests/month, Pro at 1 million requests/month
  • They diverge on capability: Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Post Affiliate Pro covers Multiple tracking methods.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Crossbeam and Post Affiliate Pro actually diverge.

Attributes where Crossbeam and Post Affiliate Pro differ
AttributeCrossbeamPost Affiliate Pro
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
Founded20182004

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 Crossbeam

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

Only in Post Affiliate Pro

  • Multiple tracking methods
  • Multi-tier commissions
  • Affiliate banners
  • Split commissions
  • Fraud protection
  • PayPal
  • Stripe
  • WooCommerce

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Crossbeam

  • Mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companiesnot Post Affiliate Pro
  • Running a partner ecosystem programme with shared datanot Post Affiliate Pro

Post Affiliate Pro

  • Affiliate program management and trackingnot Crossbeam
  • Multi-tier commission structuresnot Crossbeam
  • Performance analytics and reportingnot Crossbeam

Where each one falls short

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

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

Post Affiliate Pro

  • Tracking volume capped per tier: Starter at 10,000 requests/month, Pro at 1 million requests/month
  • Multiple admin accounts restricted to Ultimate and Network tiers only
  • Single merchant account on Starter, Pro, and Ultimate tiers; multiple merchants only on Network tier
  • Single campaign limit on Starter tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Crossbeam

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

Post Affiliate Pro

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Post Affiliate Pro review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Crossbeam if

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

Choose Post Affiliate Pro if

  • You need multiple tracking methods.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want multi-tier commissions.
Post Affiliate Pro review

Questions people ask

Is Crossbeam or Post Affiliate Pro better?
Neither clearly leads. Crossbeam starts at Free and Post Affiliate Pro at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Crossbeam or Post Affiliate Pro?
Crossbeam starts at Free and Post Affiliate Pro at Free.
Does Crossbeam or Post Affiliate Pro run on more platforms?
Crossbeam runs on Web. Post Affiliate Pro runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Crossbeam for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Crossbeam best used for?
Crossbeam is most often used for mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companies, running a partner ecosystem programme with shared data. Of those, mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companies and running a partner ecosystem programme with shared data are not what Post Affiliate Pro is typically brought in for.
What can Crossbeam do that Post Affiliate Pro cannot?
Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Post Affiliate Pro covers Multiple tracking methods, Multi-tier commissions, Affiliate banners, Split commissions. Both handle Web support.
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