Affiliate directories: where to list your SaaS affiliate program

By the RecruitAffiliates.ai team · Published 28 October 2026 · Checked on 28 October 2026 · 7 min read

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An affiliate directory is a website that lists affiliate programs, so people who want to promote something can browse and pick. Some take free submissions. Others sit inside a paid plan. This page compares eight, using only what each page states, all read on 28 October 2026.

An affiliate is someone who recommends your product and earns a commission, a cut of each sale they send. A SaaS product is software people pay for each month or year. We make RecruitAffiliates.ai, which finds people to write to. It isn't a directory, and it isn't in the table.

Which directories can you list a SaaS affiliate program in?

Our advice: start with AffyList and PartneroList. Both review free entries, and neither states a fee. Partnero, which runs PartneroList, also sells affiliate software, so weigh that advice accordingly. AffyList's free route needs a badge on your site. Add zPlatform only if you sell an AI tool. Skip paid marketplaces until you have a program to manage. Among the affiliate directories, only AffyList and zPlatform state a software or AI focus.

The table lists eight. We read each page ourselves on 28 October 2026. Vendor pages are the right source for a vendor's own terms, so that is all we used. "Not stated" means the page is silent, not that no rule exists. Prices and rules change, so check the live page before you submit.

The Reditus pricing page shows its numbers without a currency symbol. The AffyList count, cost and review terms come from its own pages. Its free option asks for an AffyList badge on your site, and the page says the link switches to nofollow if the badge disappears. A nofollow link is one that tells search engines not to count it as a vote for your site. The zPlatform page says it checks the commission rate, cookie length and payment terms by hand.

What does a free directory listing cost you?

No money, only your time. The free ones ask for the same facts. Reditus, a vendor that sells its own marketplace, lists them in a guide: "commission structure, cookie window, target audience, payment terms, and application link" (Reditus). The cookie window is how many days after a click a sale still counts for the person who sent it.

The same vendor guide says fees vary. "Some directories accept free submissions, others charge a listing or featuring fee," and its example program paid $100 for one featured placement. We have no data on how many affiliates any directory sends, so treat a free listing as a cheap test, not a plan.

Before you submit, get the page a stranger will land on in order. Our guide to the SaaS affiliate program landing page lists the nine sections. Check your rate against the terms seven SaaS programs state.

Are paid marketplaces and networks worth it?

It depends on what else you get for the money. A marketplace inside a software plan comes bundled with tracking and payouts. Reditus puts listing on its 399-a-month plan and above, and a pinned "featured" spot costs 150 a month on top (Reditus pricing). PartnerStack includes "marketplace access" in its Launch plan and sets the price in a demo.

A network sits between brands and affiliates. It handles sign-ups, tracking and payments. Awin's Access plan costs $49 a month plus 3.5% of each tracked sale, with a three-month minimum. Its getting-started page says new ShareASale customers are invited to launch directly with Awin.

Let's say affiliates send $5,000 of tracked sales in a month. If the 3.5% fee applies to the sale value, Awin's Access plan costs $49 plus $175, which is $224. The bigger cost can be your time, spent on affiliates who don't fit your product. Our guide to networks versus recruiting directly covers when each one fits.

Awin's price page shows the plan fee and the per-sale fee but not who joins. Neither impact.com's page nor PartnerStack's says how many of its partners promote software, and we couldn't find a SaaS count on either.

Should you list on G2 as well?

G2 is a software review site. It isn't an affiliate directory, so this is our view. People who write "best tool for X" posts often read review sites first, and a free, checked profile makes you easy to find. G2 says its team verifies a product before it is placed in a category (G2). That is a slower route than a form, and it won't bring in affiliates by itself.

How do you keep a listing accurate?

Treat it like a contract. Affiliates read the listing and expect it to be true. The Reditus guide advises auditing your listings every quarter (Reditus). Change your rate or cookie window on your own page, then update every directory the same day. zPlatform says it re-verifies and re-dates an entry when you email a change.

Keep a short sheet with each directory, the date you listed and the date you last checked. Four rows is enough: AffyList, PartneroList, zPlatform and G2.

Is a listing enough on its own?

A directory only reaches people who go looking for programs. In our view, many reviewers and creators never will, so a listing alone leaves gaps. We have no data on the split.

So pair a free listing with a short outreach list. Our guide to where to find affiliates covers the channels, and finding affiliates for a SaaS product gives a SaaS-specific route. When a lead replies, the affiliate partner pipeline shows how to track them from first reply to first sale.

Where RecruitAffiliates.ai fits

RecruitAffiliates.ai searches for the sites, channels and creators already covering products like yours. It finds their emails and drafts a first message. You approve it before anything sends. It doesn't list your program anywhere or track sales. Try RecruitAffiliates.ai free. The 7-day trial includes 20 email lookups, and it needs no card.

Frequently asked questions

What is an affiliate directory?

A website that lists affiliate programs so people can compare them and apply. Some also list networks. A few take free submissions after a manual check.

Which directories let you list for free?

Some do. AffyList has a free option with a badge, and zPlatform says submitting costs nothing. Marketplaces inside a software plan, such as Reditus and PartnerStack, come with a paid plan.

Do I need a directory if I already run a program?

No. A directory is one more place to be found, and it costs little. It does not replace writing to people. The two work together.

Is ShareASale still open?

Awin's page says ShareASale is now part of Awin and that new customers launch directly with Awin. It gives no date for the change.

What happens if my terms change?

Update every listing the day you change them. A stale listing can promise terms you no longer offer.

Sources

All read on 28 October 2026.

• AffyList and AffyList, submit
• zPlatform, submit an affiliate program
• Partnero Help, submit to PartneroList (last updated 24 September 2026)
• Reditus pricing and Reditus, affiliate directory
• PartnerStack pricing
• impact.com, affiliate partners
• Awin US pricing and Awin, ShareASale getting started
• G2, create a profile