First-party affiliate tracking for e-commerce brands
A SaaS affiliate management platform with first-party tracking and a marketplace connecting affiliates to e-commerce brands.
Refersion was founded in 2014, is based in the US, and was acquired by Assembly in 2020. It is primarily a SaaS affiliate tracking and management platform that brands install to run their own programs, and it uses first-party tracking rather than relying on third-party cookies. Its Marketplace lets affiliates discover and join participating brand programs.
Brands set their own commission structures, commonly around 10% to 20% of the sale, and Refersion automates commission calculation and payouts. Affiliates can be paid through PayPal, check, direct deposit, or unified payments, with no fixed network-wide payout minimum. It suits affiliates who work directly with e-commerce brands and merchants who want their own branded program.
Key facts
Open the affiliate registration page and create your publisher account.
Add your traffic sources, promotional methods and payout details so the team can review your profile.
Applications are typically reviewed before you can access offers and tracking links.
Build deep links to specific offers and pull ready-made creatives via the dashboard or API.
Drive conversions and withdraw once you reach the No minimum the minimum payout, paid monthly via Check, PayPal, ACH.
Yes — signing up as a publisher with Refersion is free. You'll need to submit an application and be approved before you can promote offers.
Refersion works on CPS / RevShare commission. Affiliates earn around $0.5 EPC on average.
The minimum payout is No minimum. Payments are issued monthly. Withdrawals are available via Check, PayPal, ACH.
Refersion attributes conversions within a 30 days cookie window after a referred click.
Refersion provides an API for automation and reporting. Deep linking to specific offers and products is supported.
Refersion is headquartered in United States. It has operated since 2014.
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Priya Nair
Jul 1, 2026
Working with brands that use Refersion has been smooth because the first-party tracking rarely misses a sale. Commissions post quickly and I have never had to chase a payment.
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Alex Rivera
Jun 28, 2026
I appreciate that there is no forced threshold before I get paid. The Marketplace makes it easy to find new brand programs, though the selection is smaller than the big networks.
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Sam Okafor
Jun 21, 2026
The affiliate portal is clear and the support team is responsive when I have questions. It feels more like a direct brand relationship than a huge impersonal network.
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Taylor Reed
Jun 15, 2026
Your experience really depends on which brand you are promoting since each sets its own terms. Tracking and payouts on the Refersion side are dependable, which is what matters most to me.
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