Primary workflow
Separate sales pipeline, marketing automation and broader customer-platform use cases.
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This snapshot is calculated from the programs currently included in this category. It describes the research set; it does not rank vendors.
7recurring models
1lead / trial models
760+ day windows
9source checked
Recurring economics are common enough in this category that duration and renewal eligibility deserve their own comparison, not just the headline percentage.
Multiple programs publish attribution windows of 60 days or longer, which can matter when the buying cycle includes research across several sessions.
At least one profile has conflicting first-party information. Those conflicts stay visible rather than being normalized into a single convenient figure.
Know what changes the decision.
CRM software is a high-switching-cost B2B decision. The useful affiliate comparison is not the biggest rate; it is the customer workflow, qualifying event, sales cycle and whether the program pays on a lead, sale or recurring account.
Implementation cost
Migration, integrations, permissions and team adoption can materially affect conversion and switching.
Qualifying event
B2B programs may pay on a lead, demo, paid account or revenue share; those economics should not be mixed.
Sales cycle
Higher-value CRM buyers can take longer to convert, which makes attribution and validation rules especially important.
Choose the workflow firstSales pipeline CRM Marketing-led CRM SMB all-in-one
Prioritize pipeline workflow, lead ownership, reporting, integrations and sales-team adoption.
Prioritize email, automation, forms, lifecycle data and how marketing activity becomes a sales record.
Prioritize setup simplicity, breadth, contact limits and whether the customer can avoid buying several separate tools.
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Active
ActiveCampaign
- Commission
- 30% recurring for up to 12 months per eligible referred account
- Attribution
- Check current PartnerStack terms
- Best fit
- Email-marketing, automation, CRM, agency and B2B software audiences.
Active
Apollo.io
- Commission
- 15% of revenue for referred monthly plans and 20% for referred annual plans for…
- Attribution
- 90 days
- Best fit
- B2B sales, lead-generation, outbound, agency and go-to-market software publishers.
Active
Brevo
- Commission
- Fixed CPA per qualifying paid account; after at least one paid-account referral, a $5…
- Attribution
- 90 days; another affiliate-link click resets the 90-day period
- Best fit
- Email-marketing, CRM, small-business and digital-marketing audiences with an established publishing property.
Active specialist/partner program
Crisp
- Commission
- 20% cashback for one year on qualifying Essentials or Plus customers using the affiliate-link…
- Attribution
- Current Crisp privacy documentation says affiliate attribution uses session…
- Best fit
- Customer-support, live-chat, SaaS review, agency and consulting audiences.
Source conflict
Freshdesk
- Commission
- Promoted through the current Freshworks affiliate program, whose 2026 landing page advertises 20–30% of…
- Attribution
- 90 days under the current Freshworks affiliate FAQ
- Best fit
- Customer-support, help-desk, SMB software and CX publishers.
Source conflict
GetResponse
- Commission
- 40% recurring for 12 months at the current base tier, rising to 50% and…
- Attribution
- 90 days on the current PartnerStack program page; older…
- Best fit
- Email-marketing, automation, small-business, creator and affiliate-marketing audiences.
Active
HubSpot
- Commission
- 30% recurring monthly commission for up to one year at the current Starter tier;…
- Attribution
- 180 days
- Best fit
- Marketing, CRM, sales, agency, software-review and small-business audiences with strong product-comparison intent.
Active
Keap
- Commission
- 20% recurring commission for one full year for each qualifying referral who becomes a…
- Attribution
- Verify current PartnerStack attribution window
- Best fit
- Small-business, CRM, automation, agency and sales-process audiences.
Active
Pipedrive
- Commission
- 20% revenue share for the first 12 months at the starting tier; 30% for…
- Attribution
- 90 days
- Best fit
- CRM, sales, SaaS, small-business and agency audiences comparing pipeline and sales-management software.
Active
Zendesk
- Commission
- 15% starting commission for the first year of qualifying sales; top affiliates can earn…
- Attribution
- Verify current PartnerStack attribution terms
- Best fit
- B2B software, support, customer-service and operations publishers.
Active
Zoho
- Commission
- 15% standard, 18% super and 20% elite affiliate tiers on qualifying purchases for the…
- Attribution
- 90 days to signup; qualifying initial purchase must occur…
- Best fit
- Small-business software, CRM, accounting, invoicing and productivity publishers that can deep-link to the specific Zoho product matching reader intent.
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Current commercial terms
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Use this as a comparison layer, then confirm exact terms at the first-party source linked from each profile.
ProgramCommissionAttributionApprovalReviewed
ActiveCampaign30% recurring for up to 12 months per eligible referred accountCheck current PartnerStack termsApplication reviewSeptember 7, 2026Apollo.io15% of revenue for referred monthly plans and 20% for referred annual plans for the first…90 daysApply to the affiliate program; acceptance is required before receiving a…September 9, 2026BrevoFixed CPA per qualifying paid account; after at least one paid-account referral, a $5 CPL per…90 days; another affiliate-link click resets the 90-day periodApplication review; business-domain email and established traffic are required by current…September 8, 2026Crisp20% cashback for one year on qualifying Essentials or Plus customers using the affiliate-link route; a…Current Crisp privacy documentation says affiliate attribution uses session storage…Marketing Partnership application; Crisp expects promotional content or another clear partnership…September 8, 2026FreshdeskPromoted through the current Freshworks affiliate program, whose 2026 landing page advertises 20–30% of first-year revenue…90 days under the current Freshworks affiliate FAQApply to the Freshworks affiliate program through PartnerStackSeptember 8, 2026GetResponse40% recurring for 12 months at the current base tier, rising to 50% and 60% at…90 days on the current PartnerStack program page; older first-party…Free application with review; current page asks applicants to allow about…September 7, 2026HubSpot30% recurring monthly commission for up to one year at the current Starter tier; higher tiers…180 daysFree application; HubSpot reviews affiliate applicationsSeptember 8, 2026Keap20% recurring commission for one full year for each qualifying referral who becomes a Keap customerVerify current PartnerStack attribution windowSign up through PartnerStack for the Affiliate Partner trackSeptember 8, 2026Pipedrive20% revenue share for the first 12 months at the starting tier; 30% for qualifying Growth…90 daysFree to join; starting tier has no minimum performance requirementSeptember 8, 2026Zendesk15% starting commission for the first year of qualifying sales; top affiliates can earn moreVerify current PartnerStack attribution termsApply through PartnerStack; compliance screening and affiliate terms applySeptember 8, 2026Zoho15% standard, 18% super and 20% elite affiliate tiers on qualifying purchases for the first year90 days to signup; qualifying initial purchase must occur within…Free affiliate application; Zoho evaluates affiliate tiers and eligibilitySeptember 7, 2026Questions worth answering before you apply.
Is the reader replacing a spreadsheet, a sales CRM or a marketing stack?
Those starting points imply different migration complexity and product fit. Define the job before comparing affiliate terms.
Does a free signup, qualified lead or paid account earn commission?
The conversion event changes both publisher economics and how naturally the offer fits informational versus purchase-intent content.
How much switching friction is realistic?
Contact imports, pipeline setup, integrations and training can make a slightly better feature list less important than migration fit.
Open the closest head-to-head matchups.
Before publishing a recommendation
Check the terms that can change the economics.
- What workflow the product replaces or improves
- Trial or entry path and likely buyer maturity
- Attribution and recurring-versus-one-time economics
- Promotion restrictions, especially paid search and brand bidding