How the data is verified
Other directories copy each other and fill gaps with guesses. This one has a single rule: a number exists on this site only if the program publishes it, and every number links to the page it was read from.
Where programs come from
Most SaaS affiliate programs are never submitted to a directory. They live on the subdomain of the platform that runs them (brand.firstpromoter.com, brand.tolt.io, brand.lemonsqueezy.com/affiliates…). We enumerate those footprints through passive DNS and web archives, then check that both the brand's site and the platform portal are alive. Dead or inactive programs are recorded and skipped, not listed.
The two-source rule
Each field is read from the brand's own affiliate page and from the platform portal when one exists.
- Both agree → verified.
- They disagree → conflicting sources, flagged for review, not shown as a value.
- Neither publishes it → not published. We do not estimate, and we never copy another directory.
- Only the platform's documented default exists → platform default, labelled as such.
What each label means
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Verified | Published by the program and captured from its own page. |
| Not published | The program does not publish this. We do not estimate it. |
| Not applicable | The concept does not apply to this program. |
| Conflicting sources | The brand site and the platform portal disagree. Under review. |
| Platform default | Not stated by the program; this is the documented default of the platform that runs it. |
| Published, not captured | Visible on the page (slider, animated figure) but not machine-readable yet. See the screenshot. |
A 0 on this site is always a real zero ("no minimum payout"), never a placeholder for an unknown.
Value per referral (12 months)
The only way to compare a 20% commission on a $15 product with a $200 bounty is to put both in dollars over the same horizon. The formula:
- Percentage commission:
reference plan price per month × commission % × months. - Flat bounty: the bounty amount, once.
- Months: 1 for one-time programs; the published number for limited recurrence (capped at 12); 12 for "lifetime" programs, which are then marked partial.
- Tiered commissions use the entry tier, never the top one.
- Per-customer caps are applied.
The reference plan is the one the company marks as "most popular"; if none, the cheapest paid plan. Each program page lists the exact assumptions used. If price, commission or recurrence is missing, the value is not computable — not zero.
Change detection
Every program is re-read weekly and compared field by field with the previously verified version. Differences become entries on the changes page and on the program's own history. The date on a page only moves when its content actually changed.
Scope
- SaaS only: no crypto, courses, templates or agencies.
- Sponsored placements, when present, are labelled as such and never change the verified data.