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PartnerCommissionRadar
Marcus ReidFernly$89.70QueuedCheckingClear
RCRyan ColeCole Digital$179.70QueuedCheckingHeld
Jonas WeberBrightloop$44.70QueuedCheckingClear
LOLina OkaforDiego Ramos$89.70QueuedCheckingClear
ATAiko TanakaNoah Fischer$29.70QueuedCheckingClear
Payout runOct 1$27,005.35$28,245.35$29,105.85$31,297.35$32,251.35Draft invoiceInvoice paid
PartnerMethodPayoutStatus
Marcus ReidPayPal$1,240.00PendingPaid
RCRyan ColePayPal$179.70PendingSelf-referralHeld
Jonas WeberWise$860.50PendingPaid
LOLina OkaforBank transfer$2,191.50PendingPaid
ATAiko TanakaWise$954.00PendingPaid
Ryan Cole’s self-referral heldCustomer email matches his ownNot paid
398 affiliates paid37 countries, one invoice, 0 failedPaid
flagged 300 self-referrals with Radar and cut payouts from one to three working days a month to zero hours.Read HeyReach’s story

The best have already moved to Tolt

High Performer on G2, Fall 2026
Y Combinator companyY Combinator companyY Combinator company

Why teams switch

PartnerStack is well rated on G2 and Capterra, where its ease of use and its partner marketplace get the most praise. These are the gaps its own pages, its contract and its affiliates point to, and what Tolt does instead.

  • Price

    Price on request, on a yearly contract.

    Its pricing page has no prices: every plan books a demo. You sign a yearly contract, paid up front and non-refundable, that renews at 7% more unless you give 60 days’ notice, plus a share of every commission at a rate it doesn’t publish. Buyers on Vendr report paying $9,186 to $37,770 a year.

    Sources
    PartnerStack pricingPartnerStack SaaS AgreementPartnerStack help centerVendr

    With Tolt

    Tolt’s prices are public: plans are billed monthly and take 0% of your revenue, with a 14-day free trial and a 30-day refund policy.

    Compare the two bills

  • Setup

    Weeks to launch.

    It’s sold through a demo, and its own pricing page says most teams go live within weeks. Paddle works for Paddle Classic only, set up by its integration team.

    Sources
    PartnerStack pricingPartnerStack Paddle docs

    With Tolt

    Connect Stripe, Paddle (Billing or Classic) or Chargebee in about 15 minutes on the free trial, and launch the same day, no demo needed.

    See how setup works

  • Affiliate portal

    Your affiliates join its marketplace.

    Partners make a PartnerStack account, accept its terms and sign in to its dashboard, which lists every program they’ve joined and has a tab for finding others. You add your logo and a color. Partners its network brings you are billed at their own rate and must always be paid through it.

    Sources
    PartnerStack SaaS AgreementPartnerStack help center

    With Tolt

    Tolt’s portal is yours alone: your brand and your emails, on your own domain like affiliates.yourdomain.com, with only your program in it.

    See the affiliate portal

  • Payments

    Affiliates wait, then pay to withdraw.

    Commissions are paid once a month, after you pay its invoice: they reach partners’ balances around the 13th. Partners then sign in to withdraw, and pay a fee to do it: 2% on PayPal, up to $20. On Trustpilot, where it has 1.8 stars from 61 reviews, most of the past year’s reviews are about withdrawals and support.

    Sources
    PartnerStack payout schedulePartnerStack withdrawal feesTrustpilot

    With Tolt

    You approve one invoice on your terms (NET-15, 30 or 60), and Tolt pays your partners by PayPal, Wise, bank transfer or wire. Auto payouts come with every plan.

    How auto payouts work

  • Tax

    Few forms, and only 1099-Ks.

    It collects W-9 and W-8 forms only from partners who withdraw by bank deposit, and issues them a 1099-K once they pass $20,000 and 200 payments in a year. PayPal and Stripe report their own.

    Source
    PartnerStack help center

    With Tolt

    Tolt collects a W-9 or W-8 from every partner before they’re paid, and files 1099s for eligible US partners each January.

    Tax forms and 1099s

PartnerStack’s plans, contract, payouts and tax forms as its pricing page, SaaS Agreement, docs and help center describe them, buyers’ prices on Vendr, and its reviews on Trustpilot, as of 13 October 2026.

Receipts

5.0 on CapterraSee all the receipts
  • Capterra

    “Best program to get your affiliate program setup and run on it’s own”

    Tolt is a part of my daily life as I manage Creately’s Affiliate Program.

    Ease of use is the main factor when it comes to Tolt, coming from PartnerStack it was a breeze to transition to Tolt’s platform and setup the program. Their team was super flexible and provide fast response when requested for support.

    Switched from PartnerStack

    Availability of flexible options.

    Milinda U.Manager, Partnerships

    Exhibit 003Left PartnerStack

  • “Smooth Setup, Excellent Affiliate Management”

    We use Tolt to automate our affiliate program management, solving issues with previous tools. It offers a great dashboard and chat access for affiliates, manual lead submission, and an email feature, reducing our program’s operation time by 90%.

    Switched from FirstPromoter

    To automate affiliate program management.

    Shubh A.Head of Growth

    Exhibit 007Left FirstPromoter
  • Chat with ToltSep 18, 2026
    HW

    Harrison W. · Locktopus Odds

    thanks so much, really loving the site (we switched from rewardful)!

    Exhibit 045Left Rewardful

Why Tolt

01 Transparent pricing

PartnerStack hides its pricing: you get a price in a demo, on a yearly contract paid up front, plus a share of every commission. Buyers report paying $9,186 to $37,770 a year. Tolt starts from $99 a month and grows with you: you only pay more when your affiliates bring in more. Simple.

Our pricing

PartnerStack’s contract renews every year at 7% more unless you give 60 days’ notice. Tolt is billed monthly, or yearly with two months free, and starts with a 14-day free trial.

02 Paddle integration

PartnerStack is sold through a demo, and its own pages put launching at weeks. Its Paddle support covers Paddle Classic only, set up by its integration team. Tolt connects to Stripe, Paddle (Billing and Classic) and Chargebee straight out of the box: launching your affiliate program takes less than 15 minutes.

See the Paddle integration

Client- and server-side tracking work with any kind of app, and you can start on the 14-day free trial before talking to anyone.

03 Your own portal

On PartnerStack, partners make a PartnerStack account and sign in to its dashboard, with your logo on it and other companies’ programs a tab away. On Tolt, they sign in to a portal in your brand, on your own domain, like affiliates.yourdomain.com.

See the affiliate portal

Your colors, your logo, your domain and your emails, with only your program inside: to your partners, it’s part of your product.

04 Auto payouts

We know how busy growing a startup can get, so why take on another time-consuming job like paying affiliates? Turn on auto payouts, and spend that time finding new customers, or even new affiliates.

Learn about our payouts

went from one to three working days of payouts a month to zero hours.

PartnerStack pays partners too: each month you pay it every commission plus its fee, then partners sign in to withdraw by PayPal, Stripe or direct deposit, for a fee. On every Tolt plan, you approve one invoice on your terms and your partners are paid by PayPal, Wise, bank transfer or wire, with their tax forms on file.

And the details your affiliates will notice.

  • Affiliate stats

    All the stats your affiliates need: clicks, leads, customers, revenue and earnings, in their own dashboard.

  • Passwordless login

    Passwords are so 2010. Your affiliates log in with just their email: we send a magic link, so there’s nothing to remember.

  • Assets page

    Upload your logo and other graphics, so your affiliates can easily find promo assets for your brand.

The product

An easy way to manage your affiliate program

Invite, track and manage your affiliates with a point and a click. We kept the dashboard simple: you can edit, delete and view affiliates and referrals within two clicks. And the stats that help your program grow: see how your affiliates are doing, compare them, and check their conversion rate, earnings and more.

Take a look inside our dashboard

A cool, branded portal for your affiliates

Make affiliates feel at home: they might also be your users, so Tolt makes sure your affiliate portal matches your brand. There’s no fun in another tool’s subdomain, so use your own, like affiliates.yourdomain.com.

See the affiliate portal

Get your program running within 15 minutes

Get up and running real quick with our Stripe, Paddle and Chargebee integrations. Tolt offers both client- and server-side integration options, so it works with any kind of app.

Fast and easy payouts for affiliates

Easily export all pending payouts and use PayPal Mass Payments or Wise Batch Payment to pay your affiliates. Or just let us pay them: turn on auto payouts and don’t worry about payments anymore. We pay through PayPal, Wise, bank transfer or wire.

Learn about our payouts

Pricing

PartnerStack doesn’t publish its prices: it sells a yearly contract after a demo, plus a share of every commission. Here’s the same program on each, with PartnerStack at the lowest that its buyers report.

$10,000
25%
Paying partners
$655+ less
Growth planUp to $20k a month$99
Branded portal on your domainIncluded
Auto payouts2% of $2,500 paid out$50
A month$149
Yearly contractPaid up front, then 7% more a yearFrom $766
Affiliate portalPartners sign in to its own dashboardIts own
Its fee on commissionsEvery commission goes through it: from 1.5% of $2,500From $38
A monthFrom$804

Tolt costs at least $655 less a month, $7,860 a year.

Tolt’s prices from tolt.com/pricing, billed monthly, as of 13 October 2026. PartnerStack doesn’t publish its prices: it sells a yearly contract after a demo, paid up front, plus a share of every commission. Its side shows the lowest that buyers report on Vendr: $9,186 a year (the median is $19,616) and a 1.5% fee. Payout fees are a share of what partners are paid; payout providers’ own fees aren’t included.

What each starting price gets you

Growth · From $99 a monthLaunch · Price on request
A fully branded affiliate portal on your own domainPartners sign in to PartnerStack’s own dashboard
Prices on our pricing page, billed monthlyNo transparent pricing
Auto payouts by PayPal, Wise, bank or wire, from one invoiceNo Wise payouts, and partners pay a fee to withdraw
Stripe, Paddle and Chargebee, in 15 minutesNo Paddle Billing (Paddle Classic only, via its team)
Priced on results: the revenue your partners bring in.A yearly contract after a demo, paid up front and non-refundable.

Switching

PartnerStack’s contract renews each year unless you give 60 days’ notice, so give it before you move. Here’s how a switch goes, and we’ll plan yours with you on a call.

Plan your switch
  1. 01

    Connect your billing

    Stripe, Paddle or Chargebee, in about 15 minutes, on the 14-day free trial.

  2. 02

    Bring your program over

    Partners, customers and commissions, history included.

  3. 03

    Put the portal on your domain

    Your partners get a portal in your brand, at an address like affiliates.yourdomain.com.

  4. 04

    Tell your affiliates

    They sign in with the same email and pick up their Tolt links in your portal.

FAQ

Why switch

01But why do you need a PartnerStack alternative?

PartnerStack is built for big partner teams, and priced like it: a yearly contract after a demo, a share of every commission, and weeks to launch. Tolt gives you a branded portal on your own domain, auto payouts on every plan and Tolt Radar’s fraud protection, live in 15 minutes and billed monthly.

14 daysFree trial, no credit card
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02How much does PartnerStack cost?

PartnerStack doesn’t publish its prices. Its plans (Launch, Growth and Enterprise) are priced in a demo and sold on a yearly contract, paid up front, that renews at 7% more each year, plus a share of every commission. Buyers on Vendr report paying $9,186 to $37,770 a year, with a median of $19,616. Tolt starts at $99 a month, billed monthly.

Tolt Growth · own domain, up to $20k a month
$99
PartnerStack · median yearly contract, a month
$1,635
Compare the two bills
03What fees does PartnerStack charge?

Beside the yearly subscription, it charges a share of every commission your partners earn, at a rate set in your contract (a separate one for partners its marketplace brings), and 3.5% more if you pay its invoices by card in the US. Partners pay too, to withdraw: 2% on PayPal, up to $20.

  • Yearly fee
  • Fee on commissions
  • Card surcharge
Compare the two bills
04Does PartnerStack pay affiliates for you?

Yes, on every plan: you pay it every commission plus its fee each month, then partners sign in to PartnerStack to withdraw by PayPal, Stripe or direct deposit, and pay a fee to do it. Tolt pays your partners for you on every plan, by PayPal, Wise, bank transfer or wire.

$99Auto payouts on Tolt, every plan
How auto payouts work
05What is the PartnerStack network?

A marketplace of partners who sign up with PartnerStack once and apply to many programs from the same dashboard. Partners it brings you are billed at their own rate and must always be paid through PartnerStack. On Tolt, your program is yours: your portal, your domain, your partners.

0Other programs in your portal
06Does PartnerStack file 1099s?

It collects W-9 and W-8 forms only from partners paid by direct deposit, and issues them a 1099-K once they pass $20,000 and 200 payments in a year; PayPal and Stripe report their own. Tolt collects a W-9 or W-8 from every partner before they’re paid, and files 1099s for eligible US partners each January.

  • W-9
  • W-8BEN
  • W-8BEN-E
  • 1099
Tax forms and 1099s

Switching

07Can we move from PartnerStack to Tolt?

Yes. We bring over your partners, customers and commissions, history included, and plan the move with you on a call, around your PartnerStack contract’s renewal date. Partners sign in to your new portal with the same email.

15 minTo connect your billing
Plan your switch
08When can we leave PartnerStack?

At the end of your contract’s term: it renews for another year unless you give 60 days’ notice before it ends. Tolt has no yearly contract: plans are billed monthly, or yearly with two months free if you choose.

60 daysNotice before PartnerStack renews

The product

09Do you have a free trial?

Yes! We have a 14-day free trial, so you have enough time to see if affiliate marketing works for your startup. And we don’t ask for a credit card.

14 daysFree, no credit card
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10Does Tolt work with Stripe and Paddle?

Yes. Tolt connects to Stripe, Paddle (Billing and Classic) and Chargebee, each in about 15 minutes. For anything else, send sign-ups and payments to Tolt with webhooks or the API.

StripePaddleChargebee
Integrations
11How can I pay my affiliates?

Export your pending payouts and pay them with PayPal Mass Payments or Wise Batch Payments. Or turn on auto payouts, on every plan, and we pay them for you by PayPal, Wise, bank transfer or wire.

  • PayPal
  • Wise
  • Bank transfer
  • Wire
Learn about our payouts
12What happens if a customer cancels or requests a refund?

As soon as Stripe, Paddle or Chargebee tells us a customer has canceled their subscription, we stop calculating commissions for their affiliate. And on refunds, we deduct the commission from the affiliate.

13What’s Tolt’s refund policy?

We have a 30-day refund policy. If affiliate marketing or Tolt isn’t the right fit for your SaaS, request a full refund within 30 days, no questions asked.

30 daysFull refund, no questions asked
14Does Tolt catch more than self-referrals?

Yes. Tolt Radar also flags partners who bid on your brand in Google, Bing or YouTube ads, links with keywords you block and sign-ups from countries you exclude, and holds their commissions before anyone is paid.

300Self-referrals caught at HeyReach
How Tolt Radar works

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