SaaS vs Affiliate: Which Account Should You Choose?
Written by Joran Hofman, Founder of ReditusNot sure whether to sign up as a SaaS company or as an affiliate? Reditus has two kinds of accounts, each with its own signup: one for SaaS companies that run a program, and one for affiliates who promote programs. Here is how to tell which one you need.
Sign up as a SaaS company if you run a B2B software product
Choose this if you have your own B2B SaaS product and want to grow it through people who recommend it: your users, through an in-app referral program, and affiliates, through an affiliate program. SaaS companies pay for Reditus. Plans start at €99/$99 per month billed annually, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card needed.
Sign up as an affiliate if you promote software for commission
Choose this if you want to promote SaaS products and earn commission when people you refer become paying customers. Affiliates include bloggers, newsletter writers, YouTubers, communities, agencies and consultants. Joining is always free for affiliates: Reditus is paid by the SaaS companies. You get one personal link slug that works across every program you join, and one dashboard for all your programs, links and earnings.
Agencies and consultants sign up as affiliates
Agencies and consultants who recommend software to their clients join Reditus as affiliates, not as SaaS companies. You can promote the SaaS programs you work with, often in a private tier, sign up on behalf of your clients, and import referrals manually.
How affiliates earn
You earn when someone you referred becomes a paying customer; a signup alone earns nothing. Each program pays a set percentage for a set number of months, and some pay for the customer's lifetime. On top of that come one-off commissions and campaign bonuses. Reditus pays you once the SaaS company has paid, by PayPal, Wise or IBAN bank transfer (European bank accounts only), and charges you no fee.
Signed up as the wrong type?
Affiliate and SaaS accounts are separate, and each email address can hold only one account. Contact our support team, in the chat or at info@getreditus.com, to delete the account you created by mistake. If you don't want to wait, log out and create an account on the correct side with a different email address.
For SaaS companies: running a program
- What is a B2B SaaS affiliate program?
- What is an in-app referral program?
- Should you start with referrals or affiliates first?
- What is B2B SaaS?