Turn customers into affiliates

Managing your software’s affiliate program is now effortless with the powerful Freemius Affiliate Platform.

Free users, paid customers, and affiliate marketers can sign up and promote your products with just a few easy clicks.

Create brand champions for your software products

The Freemius Affiliate Platform

The Affiliate Platform lets you manage affiliates, visits, referrals, and payouts from a single dashboard.

If you’re selling a freemium product, affiliates can promote your free version and still earn a commission when users upgrade to a paid plan.

Convert your users and customers into promoters by onboarding affiliates through the Customer Portal.

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“Setting up the Freemius Affiliate Platform is as easy as a flick of a switch. I was able to reach a broader audience and increase revenue much faster than other affiliate platforms would have allowed.”

Features and benefits

Affiliate management
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Affiliate management

Handle affiliates and affiliate terms in one simple dashboard.

Affiliate portal
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Affiliate portal

Affiliates can easily access program terms, retrieve their referral URLs, track referrals and visits, and view payout history along with their expected balance — all in one place directly from the Customer Portal.

One-click activation
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One-click activation

Already have a Freemius account with a product added? You can activate your affiliate program with the flip of a switch.

Subscription renewal commissions
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Subscription renewal commissions

Choose whether affiliates earn commissions on renewals, and set limits, such as only rewarding for the first 12 months of a subscription.

Flexible affiliate application approval
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Flexible affiliate application approval

Choose between manual moderation, auto-approving customers, or allowing any user — free or paid — to automatically join your program.

Flexible affiliate restrictions
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Flexible affiliate restrictions

Choose to restrict your affiliate program to invitation-only or open it up for anyone to join.

Freemium conversion tracking
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Freemium conversion tracking

Affiliate referrals to free versions of your product can be tracked and credited when users upgrade to premium plans.

Flexible commission options
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Flexible commission options

Choose to pay referral commissions as a percentage or a fixed amount, with options for renewal or time-based tracking.

Real-time stats
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Real-time stats

See live stats about CTR, earnings, referrals, and visits.

Police promotion channels
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Police promotion channels

Control how and where your marketing and promotions are shared, such as through email, mobile, social media, or websites to reach relevant audiences.

Flexible tracking expiration
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Flexible tracking expiration

Set the cookie expiration time according to your preferences for affiliate terms.

Affiliate coupon codes
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Affiliate coupon codes

Coupon-based referral tracking for affiliates to drive YouTube and podcast promotions without needing referral links.

Custom affiliate terms
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Custom affiliate terms

Set custom terms to create unique partnerships with selected affiliates.

Lifetime commissions
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Lifetime commissions

Reward super affiliates with ongoing commissions for every future sale from the customers they refer.

Track payouts
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Track payouts

Monitor when affiliates are due for payment and keep track of their payout status.

Control the referral period <br>(aka cookie expiration)
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Control the referral period
(aka cookie expiration)

Set custom cookie durations to any number of days or choose 'session-based' tracking, rewarding affiliates only for referrals completed within the same browser session after an affiliate link is clicked.

Commission eligibility by customer type
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Commission eligibility by customer type

Decide whether affiliates earn commissions for all customers, only first-time buyers, or brand-new users who have never interacted with your product.

Launch a new revenue stream with a complete out-of-the-box Affiliate Platform

  1. Start selling your software product.

    Sign up with Freemius
  2. Activate the product’s affiliate program with the click of a button.

    Affiliate program is activated
  3. Customize affiliate program settings, including:

    • Commission percentage
    • Credit for first or last referrers
    • One-time or lifetime commission tracking
    • Much more!

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