Best Recurring Affiliate Programs by Payout Length

"Recurring commission" is on every affiliate page now. It means very different things.

At one program it means twelve months. At another it means two years. At a few it means every month the customer stays. The money is very different.

So we sorted twelve recurring programs by the one thing their headlines blur: how long they really pay. Every figure comes from the program's own page, read on 6 November 2026. One of them is Scaley AI, which we build. It is marked as ours.

Pays as Long as the Customer Stays

These programs say they pay every month the customer keeps paying. That is the strongest kind of recurring.

Recurring affiliate programs that pay as long as the customer stays

Program	Commission	How long it pays	Cookie	Minimum payout
Systeme.ioFunnels, courses and email	60% on every sale	Every month the referral stays subscribed	Referral tagged to you permanently	$30
PageFlyShopify page builder	50% the first month, then 30%	Every month the user stays	Not stated	Not stated
MangoolsKeyword and SEO tools	25% to 35%, by tier	For the whole subscription	30 days	$150
AdCreative.aiAI ad creative generator	30%, up to 40% by performance tier	As long as the customer keeps their subscription	Not stated	No minimum
Scaley AI (ours)AI media buyer for Google Ads	20% of every payment	Every month the customer keeps paying	30 days	$50
OptmyzrPPC rules and reporting tool	10% of the subscription	As long as the customer stays subscribed	Not stated	$100

• Systeme.io has the top rate here, 60% on every sale, and its page says the referral is tagged to you permanently. Best for course, funnel and coaching audiences.
• PageFly pays 50% the first month and 30% after that, every month the user stays. Best for Shopify store builders.
• Mangools pays 25% to 35% by tier for the whole subscription, with a $150 minimum payout. Best for SEO bloggers.
• AdCreative.ai pays 30%, up to 40% by tier, for as long as the customer keeps their subscription. Best for ad creative audiences.
• Scaley AI (ours) pays 20% of every payment, including the ad-spend fee and add-ons, every month the customer keeps paying. Best for Google Ads agencies, ecom coaches and creators whose people run their own Google Ads.
• Optmyzr pays 10% for as long as the user stays subscribed, with a $100 minimum. Best for PPC agency audiences. It is a Google Ads tool too, so if your people are agencies running many accounts, it may fit them better than Scaley.

Pays for a Set Term

These pay every month, but stop after a set time. Read the length before you compare the rate.

Recurring affiliate programs that pay for a set term

Program	Commission	How long it pays	Cookie	Minimum payout
GorgiasEcommerce customer support helpdesk	20% of all payments	For the first two years, paid each quarter	Not stated	Not stated
OmnisendEcommerce email and SMS	20% of every payment	Every month, for up to 24 months	60 days	Not stated
HubSpotCRM and marketing software	30% of every monthly payment	For up to one year	180 days	$10
GetResponseEmail marketing	40% to start, up to 60% by volume	Each month, for 12 months	90 days	Not stated
WritesonicAI writing and SEO tool	20% of every payment	Every month, for up to 12 months	60 days	Not stated

• Gorgias pays 20% of all payments for the first two years, paid each quarter.
• Omnisend pays 20% every month for up to 24 months.
• HubSpot pays 30% every month for up to one year, with the longest cookie we found, 180 days.
• GetResponse starts at 40% each month for 12 months, rising to 60% by volume.
• Writesonic pays 20% every month for up to 12 months.

A Hybrid: Kit

Kit pays 50% for each referral's first 12 months. Then, if you refer 10 or more paying customers in a year, it adds 10% for as long as they stay. Its page says the average Kit customer stays 40 months.

So Kit is a set-term program for small affiliates and a keeps-paying program for bigger ones. Its cookie is 90 days.

Kit affiliate program

Program	Commission	How long it pays	Cookie	Minimum payout
KitEmail for creators	50% for the first 12 months, then 10% after 10 referrals in a year	12 months, then as long as they stay (if you refer 10 a year)	90 days	$5

Set Term vs Keeps Paying: The Math

Rate and length together decide the money. Here is one made-up $100-a-month customer at three of the shapes above.

A high rate on a short term wins fast. A lower rate with no end wins slow. If your audience buys tools they keep for years, the bottom row is the one to chase. If they churn fast, take the top row.

What a recurring commission program is goes deeper on the catches.

The Fine Print That Changes the Number

Four things hide under every "recurring" headline.

1. What counts. Some programs pay on the base plan only. Scaley's 20% includes the ad-spend fee and add-ons. Synthesia's 25% covers Starter and Creator plans. Read the line.
2. The cookie. A recurring rate means nothing if the click expires before they buy. HubSpot gives 180 days, Mangools gives 30 and Scaley gives 30.
3. The minimum payout. Mangools waits for $150, Optmyzr for $100. Kit pays from $5. Scaley pays from $50, and smaller balances roll over to the next month.
4. The right to change. Almost every program, ours included, can change its rules going forward. What matters is that money you already earned stays yours. Our payout explainer covers holds and minimums.

How We Built This List

We opened each program's own affiliate page on 6 November 2026. A figure made it into the table only if that page states it. If the page said nothing, the table says "Not stated".

We left out programs whose page was gone or showed no terms, even when other lists quote a rate for them. We also left out programs that pay once, like Surfer and Semrush. Those are in our lists of the best AI affiliate programs and the best SaaS affiliate programs.

Which Recurring Program Fits You

• You coach or sell courses: Systeme.io for funnels, Kit for email. If your students run Google Ads, the program for coaches is ours.
• You build Shopify stores: PageFly, then Gorgias and Omnisend for the stores you build.
• You write about SEO: Mangools for steady pay, HubSpot for a long cookie.
• You run or advise on Google Ads: Optmyzr for agencies running many accounts, Scaley AI for store owners who run their own.