What is AffiliateRail?
AffiliateRail is affiliate program software built for SaaS founders on Stripe or Paddle. It tracks every referral, gives affiliates a branded portal on your domain, and lets you pay everyone in a single batch run from your own PayPal or Wise account. Setup takes about 10 minutes and requires no developer. AffiliateRail charges a flat monthly fee and takes 0% of every payout, so your affiliate costs are predictable regardless of program size.
Why AffiliateRail works
Most affiliate platforms take a percentage of every payout, which makes affiliate programs expensive to scale. AffiliateRail charges a flat monthly rate instead, and money goes directly from your PayPal or Wise account to affiliates rather than passing through a third party. Founders get a clear cost structure and full control over payments, while affiliates see a branded portal that looks like part of your product.
AffiliateRail features
- Zero-percentage payouts. AffiliateRail charges a flat monthly fee and takes nothing from affiliate payments. Payouts go directly from your PayPal or Wise account to affiliates, so your payout costs stay fixed regardless of how much you pay out each month.
- Branded affiliate portal. Affiliates log in to a portal hosted on your own domain. It shows their referral links, commission history, and payout status under your product's branding rather than a third-party platform.
- Batch payout runs. Pay all affiliates in a single run instead of processing each one individually. Review pending commissions, confirm amounts, and trigger payouts to everyone at once from your connected PayPal or Wise account.
- Stripe and Paddle referral tracking. AffiliateRail connects to your existing Stripe or Paddle account to track which affiliate drove each signup or purchase. No separate payment stack is required.
- AI program analytics. Ask plain-language questions about your affiliate program and get answers drawn from your actual referral and payout data, so you can see which affiliates are worth keeping without building custom reports.
Who AffiliateRail is for
- SaaS founders billing through Stripe or Paddle who want to launch an affiliate program without handing a percentage of every payout to a platform.
- Small SaaS teams running their own affiliate programs where a 10-minute setup and no developer requirement matters more than deep customization.
- Founders scaling an affiliate channel who find that percentage-based platforms get expensive as payout volume grows and want predictable flat-rate costs instead.
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