Affiliate networks · 2026
Free affiliate networks 3 tools ranked by verified data
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
We scored 6 tools with a free plan among affiliate networks with the same 7-criterion scorecard; 3 have enough verified data to be ranked.
Every listed tool has a free plan; the table shows exactly what each free plan allows, as the vendor states it.
TinyAffiliate ranks first with 100/100, followed by TrackRev (82) and BrokenTube AI (81).
The lowest starting price among ranked tools (the least you can pay for a paid plan, for one user or account) is TinyAffiliate's: $9 per month billed monthly on the Basic plan.
Free plans compared
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | Free plan allows | From, billed monthly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TinyAffiliate | 100/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | $9/mo | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  TrackRev | 82/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | – | $29/mo | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  BrokenTube AI | 81/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | 1 social account | $19/mo | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Ainfluencer | Not ranked | 55%3 of 7 criteria | – | Free | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  affiliate-skills | Not ranked | 50%4 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | Free | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  RefearnApp | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | unlimited workspaces | Not offered | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
– = not published by the vendor, or not verified yet.
Why each one ranks where it does
- 1. TinyAffiliate 100/100
Self-serve affiliate program tool that creates signup pages and trackable links for partners and shows attributed sales and owed commissions.
- Entry price (100/100): $9/month billed monthly on Basic (scored on the monthly price)
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
From $9 per month billed monthly on the Basic plan.
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - 2. TrackRev 82/100
Affiliate program software that tracks partner links, attributes revenue from payment providers to channels and calculates partner commissions.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan
- Verified features (100/100): 2 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access
From $24.92 per month billed yearly on the Growth plan.
- 3. BrokenTube AI 81/100
Tool that scans YouTube video descriptions and pinned comments for dead links, replaces them in bulk and offers short links with updatable destinations.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free Plan)
- Verified features (100/100): 3 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant
From $19 per month billed monthly on the Creator Pro plan.
How we picked
Every one of these affiliate networks is scored by the same 7 criteria (scorecard v1). Each criterion gives 0 to 100 from the vendor's published data; the total is the weighted average. A criterion without verified data is left out and the other weights are re-normalised. A tool with under 60% of the weight covered is listed as not ranked, and so is a tool with no verified price and fewer than 2 verified features (“needs a verified price”); each score shows how many criteria it is based on. The core criteria are the same in every category; the category criteria are specific to affiliate networks. Nobody gets custom weights, including our own products.
| Criterion | Weight | Type | What we measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | 25% | Core | Price per month of the cheapest paid plan, against the prices of other affiliate networks on the same billing basis (monthly-billed prices against monthly, annual-billed against annual).Log scale. Billed monthly: $9/month or less = 100, $89 or more = 0. Only billed annually: $5/month or less = 100, $59 or more = 0. Only free plans = 100. Usage-priced and one-time plans are not scored. |
| Free plan or trial | 15% | Core | Whether you can use the tool before paying: a free plan, or failing that a free trial, as shown on the vendor's pricing page.Free plan = 100. No free plan but a free trial = 60. The pricing page lists plans but shows neither = 0. No plans read = not scored. |
| Pricing transparency | 10% | Core | How much of the pricing is public: the share of plans with a published price ("contact sales" counts against), and whether there are at least 3 published tiers.80 x (plans with a public price / plans listed) + 20 x (public plans, up to 3) / 3. No plans read = not scored. |
| Verified features | 15% | Core | How many of the 4 features we track for this category the vendor's own pages verifiably show (analytics, team access, templates, ai assistant). This counts verified features only: a tool that documents less scores lower here, and only here.Linear: verified features / 2 (half the tracked list) x 100, capped at 100. No tracked feature verified = not scored. |
| API, integrations and export | 10% | Core | Whether a public API exists, how many integrations the vendor states, and whether the vendor documents a way to export your data.Average of the parts with data: public API yes = 100, no = 0; integrations on a log scale (100 or more = 100); a documented data export = 100. None verified = not scored. |
| Cost per user (team of 3) | 15% | Category | Monthly price per user for a team of 3, on the cheapest paid plan that is priced per seat or states room for at least 3 users.Log scale: $5 per user or less = 100, $88 or more = 0. Plans that do not state a user limit are not used. No such plan = not scored. |
| Fee on sales | 10% | Category | The percentage of each sale the platform keeps, as the vendor states it (the cheapest paid plan that states a fee).Linear, lower is better: 0% = 100, 10% or more = 0. No stated fee = not scored. |
Sources are vendor pricing pages, docs and changelogs, each with the date we checked it. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Full formulas: methodology.
Questions, answered from the data
What is the best free affiliate network?
TinyAffiliate, with 100/100 on our scorecard; TrackRev is second with 82/100.
What is the cheapest free affiliate network?
By entry price among ranked tools, TinyAffiliate: $9 per month billed monthly on the Basic plan.
Which free plan allows the most social accounts?
BrokenTube AI's free plan allows 1 social account, the most among the tools listed here.
How did you rank these affiliate networks?
Each tool gets 0 to 100 per criterion from its published pricing, limits and features; the total is the weighted average over the criteria with verified data. Tools with under 60% of the weight covered are not ranked.