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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 vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

Impact has the lower entry price — Impact starts at $30/mo, Post Affiliate Pro at $79/mo. Free tier: Impact No, Post Affiliate Pro No. HIPAA: Impact —, Post Affiliate Pro —.

As of 2026-06-14 · figures link to their source below

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

$79/mo entry
Entry price$79/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 2026-06-14) · Post Affiliate Pro: postaffiliatepro.com (verified 2026-06-14)

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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