FirstPromoter is a capable, mature affiliate platform with a feature that genuinely beats us: unlimited team members on every single tier, including the cheapest one. Credit where it is due. But its Starter plan is $49/month and caps you at $5,000/month in affiliate revenue โ the lowest entry ceiling among the major tools we compared. PromoteBoost is free until $10,000/month, which is double FirstPromoter's paid ceiling, and then $49/month with no ceiling at all.
Plan limits and pricing as published by each vendor.
| Side-by-side comparison | PromoteBoost | FirstPromoter |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $0, then $49/mo | $49/mo (Starter) |
| Free plan | Yes โ free forever until $10,000/mo | No โ 14-day trial |
| Revenue cap on entry plan | $10,000/mo on Free, unlimited on Pro | $5,000/mo on Starter |
| White-label + custom domain | Included in Pro ($49/mo) | Custom domain on Business, $99/mo |
| Transaction fees | 0% | Not published |
| Affiliates | Unlimited on every plan | 1,000 on Starter |
| Team members | 3 on Free, unlimited on Pro | Unlimited on all plans |
| Campaigns | Unlimited on every plan | 3 on Starter |
| Automated payouts | PayPal, Wise, crypto, bank transfer (Pro) | Available |
| Native Stripe integration | Yes โ Stripe Connect + direct webhooks | Yes |
Think about what $5,000/month in affiliate revenue actually looks like. For a SaaS at $99/month, that is roughly fifty active affiliate-referred subscriptions โ a milestone a decent program reaches within its first year. On FirstPromoter, hitting it means moving from Starter at $49/month to Business at $99/month, which raises the ceiling to $15,000/month. Past $15,000/month you are into Enterprise at $149/month and up. On PromoteBoost, $5,000/month in affiliate revenue costs you nothing at all, because Free runs to $10,000/month. You would need to double FirstPromoter's Starter ceiling before we ask you for a single dollar.
FirstPromoter's Starter plan also limits you to 3 campaigns, 1,000 affiliates and 2 sites. Those numbers are workable for a first program, but they are the kind of limits you discover at the worst moment โ when a campaign is ready to launch or an influencer push adds affiliates faster than you expected. PromoteBoost's Free plan has unlimited affiliates, unlimited campaigns and unlimited referrals from the start. There is no affiliate counter quietly ticking toward a wall, and no upgrade prompt in the middle of a launch.
FirstPromoter puts the custom domain on its Business plan at $99/month. PromoteBoost Pro is $49/month and includes both a custom domain and a full white-label affiliate portal, plus automated payouts through PayPal, Wise, crypto and bank transfer, affiliate coupon codes, unlimited data history and priority support. If a branded portal is on your must-have list โ and for most B2B programs it is โ the real comparison is $99/month against $49/month, not $49 against $49.
PromoteBoost integrates natively with Stripe through Stripe Connect and direct webhooks, so conversions, refunds and subscription changes flow through without a middle layer. Around that you get cookie tracking configurable from 1 to 365 days, Stripe promo-code tracking for affiliates who prefer coupons to links, sub-ID parameters, recurring commissions you can cap at a set number of months or run for the lifetime of the customer, two-tier commissions, automatic self-referral detection, a public marketplace, inbound webhooks for Shopify and Kajabi, and an API.
Launch your affiliate program in minutes. Free until you generate $10,000/month in affiliate revenue โ then $49/month flat, white-label included.
Unlimited team members on every tier, including the $49/month Starter. We give you 3 team seats on Free and unlimited on Pro, so if you have a large team that needs access while you are still on an entry plan, FirstPromoter is straightforwardly better on that specific point. It is a real advantage and worth weighing if you run affiliate operations across a big marketing organisation.
Choose FirstPromoter if you need more than 3 team members with dashboard access while staying on an entry-level plan โ that is a genuine gap on our Free tier. Also consider it if you are already deep into their multi-site setup. For everyone else, the $5,000/month revenue cap on their $49 plan is the deciding factor: PromoteBoost gives you double that ceiling for free.
Launch your affiliate program in minutes. Free until you generate $10,000/month in affiliate revenue โ then $49/month flat, white-label included.
Pricing verified in August 2026 โ check the vendor's website for up-to-date pricing.
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