Affiliate Marketing · head to head
FlexOffers vs Crossbeam
FlexOffers
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate network with 12,000+ advertisers
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Crossbeam
Affiliate Marketing
Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Crossbeam has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: FlexOffers the Internet Archive's capture of FlexOffers' homepage on 14 January 2022 stated Net 7 payout terms for top-performing publishers, with commission rates negotiated per program across over 12,000 advertisers and no flat price list published.; 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: FlexOffers covers Large advertiser network, Crossbeam covers Account mapping.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FlexOffers and Crossbeam actually diverge.
| Attribute | FlexOffers | Crossbeam |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | usage-based | subscription |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2008 | 2018 |
Identical on both: 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 FlexOffers
- Large advertiser network
- Deep linking
- Real-time reporting
- API access
- Content feeds
- WordPress
- Various CMS platforms
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.
FlexOffers
- Affiliate marketing network connecting advertisers with publishersnot Crossbeam
- Performance-based marketing campaigns with commission structurenot Crossbeam
- Access to 12,000+ advertiser programs and 75,000+ publisher opportunitiesnot Crossbeam
Crossbeam
- Mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companiesnot FlexOffers
- Running a partner ecosystem programme with shared datanot FlexOffers
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
FlexOffers
- The Internet Archive's capture of FlexOffers' homepage on 14 January 2022 stated Net 7 payout terms for top-performing publishers, with commission rates negotiated per program across over 12,000 advertisers and no flat price list published.
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
FlexOffers
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the FlexOffers review.
Crossbeam
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited partners
- Account mapping
- Basic analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Crossbeam if
- You need account mapping.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want secure data sharing.
Questions people ask
- Is FlexOffers or Crossbeam better?
- Neither clearly leads. FlexOffers starts at On request and Crossbeam at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, FlexOffers or Crossbeam?
- Crossbeam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for FlexOffers and Free for Crossbeam.
- Does FlexOffers 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. FlexOffers starts at On request.
- What is FlexOffers best used for?
- FlexOffers is most often used for affiliate marketing network connecting advertisers with publishers, performance-based marketing campaigns with commission structure, access to 12,000+ advertiser programs and 75,000+ publisher opportunities. Of those, affiliate marketing network connecting advertisers with publishers and performance-based marketing campaigns with commission structure are not what Crossbeam is typically brought in for.
- What can FlexOffers do that Crossbeam cannot?
- FlexOffers covers Large advertiser network, Deep linking, Real-time reporting, API access. Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Both handle Web support.