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| Criteria | Affiliate.com | CJ.com |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted Score | 3.3/5 | 3.7/5 |
| Pricing | Paid API access (pricing on request; trial for qualifying API customers) and web-app subscriptions; publishers keep 100% of the commissions paid directly by their networks. | Free for publishers to join (subject to inactivity fees/deactivation); advertisers pay custom setup fees plus a network fee (typically 20-30% of paid commissions). |
| Platform Type | Affiliate network | Affiliate network |
| Commission rates & payout terms | 2.8/5 | 3.2/5 |
| Merchant & programme coverage | 4.6/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Tracking accuracy & attribution | 4.0/5 | 4.6/5 |
| Link automation & commerce content tools | 4.3/5 | 3.8/5 |
| Reporting & API | 4.7/5 | 4.2/5 |
| Payment reliability & thresholds | 3.0/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Product feeds & price comparison | 4.6/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Disclosure & compliance tools | 1.8/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Integration | 3.8/5 | 3.0/5 |
| Publisher approval & programme access | 3.0/5 | 3.0/5 |
| Strengths | ✓ Product and offer data for 1B+ products from 20,000+ merchant programmes ✓ Embeddable Snippets with NeverDead out-of-stock link replacement | ✓ Robust platform with extensive features ✓ Strong support for affiliates |
| Limitations | ✗ Not a network: publishers still need their own affiliate network relationships ✗ API and web-app pricing is not published | ✗ Complexity for new users ✗ Customer service response times can vary |
Affiliate.com
3.3
Rating
★ 2.9/5
Pricing
Paid API access (pricing on request; trial for qualifying API customers) and web-app subscriptions; publishers keep 100% of the commissions paid directly by their networks.
Platform
Affiliate network
Scores
Commission rates & payout terms
2.8
Merchant & programme coverage
4.6
Tracking accuracy & attribution
4.0
Link automation & commerce content tools
4.3
Reporting & API
4.7
Payment reliability & thresholds
3.0
Product feeds & price comparison
4.6
Disclosure & compliance tools
1.8
Integration
3.8
Publisher approval & programme access
3.0
Strengths
✓ Product and offer data for 1B+ products from 20,000+ merchant programmes
✓ Embeddable Snippets with NeverDead out-of-stock link replacement
Limitations
✗ Not a network: publishers still need their own affiliate network relationships
✗ API and web-app pricing is not published
CJ.com
3.7
Rating
★ 3.6/5
Pricing
Free for publishers to join (subject to inactivity fees/deactivation); advertisers pay custom setup fees plus a network fee (typically 20-30% of paid commissions).
Platform
Affiliate network
Scores
Commission rates & payout terms
3.2
Merchant & programme coverage
4.8
Tracking accuracy & attribution
4.6
Link automation & commerce content tools
3.8
Reporting & API
4.2
Payment reliability & thresholds
3.5
Product feeds & price comparison
3.5
Disclosure & compliance tools
4.0
Integration
3.0
Publisher approval & programme access
3.0
Strengths
✓ Robust platform with extensive features
✓ Strong support for affiliates
Limitations
✗ Complexity for new users
✗ Customer service response times can vary
