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Best Affiliate Marketing · head-to-head

Impact vs Post Affiliate Pro

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for affiliate marketing. Impact has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Impact has the lower entry price — Impact starts at $30/mo, Post Affiliate Pro at $89/mo. Free tier: Impact No, Post Affiliate Pro No. HIPAA: Impact —, Post Affiliate Pro —.

As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below STALE

Side by side

Impact

$30/mo entry
Entry price$30/mo (Starter)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPRYes
Best forMid-market and enterprise ecommerce brands with large affiliate and influencer programs

Post Affiliate Pro

$89/mo entry
Entry price$89/mo (Starter)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPRYes
Best forEcommerce stores needing deep CMS and cart integrations (WooCommerce, PrestaShop, OpenCart)

Sources — Impact: impact.com (verified 2026-09-02) STALE · 2026-06-14 · Post Affiliate Pro: postaffiliatepro.com (verified 2026-09-02)

Key features

Impact: Partnership Experience Platform covering affiliates, influencers, B2B partners, and media buying in one system; Marketplace with 90,000+ pre-vetted publishers for direct recruitment; Dynamic contract and commission automation with unlimited event tracking; Cross-device and API-based tracking for accurate multi-touch attribution; Data Lab with customizable dashboards (Pro and above)

Post Affiliate Pro: 220+ direct integrations including 10+ shopping carts and CMS platforms; Multiple tracking methods: cookie, S2S, direct link, IP, and SubID; Multi-tier (MLM) and lifetime commission support with unlimited tiers; AI Assistant built into dashboard for setup and management guidance; Multi-network mode (Network plan) for hosting affiliate networks with multiple merchants

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