Recurring income
Recurring affiliate programs
Recurring affiliate programs pay you again when a customer you referred renews, not just on the first sale. 5 programs in this directory have a recurring commission confirmed on their official page, and how long it lasts matters as much as the rate: 4 of the 5 stop paying after the customer's first year.
How long each recurring commission pays
Each bar starts at the referral and runs for as long as the published terms pay the headline rate, on a two-year scale. A hatched tail means the terms continue past that window, usually at a lower rate or only for affiliates on a qualifying tier.
The recurring programs, compared
Rates, cookie windows and payout minimums as read on each official page, with the date we read them. A term that wasn't published shows as not publicly stated rather than guessed.
| Program | Commission | Cookie | Min. payout | Network | Last checked | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kit (ConvertKit) Affiliate Program | 50% for 12 months, then 10–20% indefinitely for qualifying tiers | Not publicly stated | Not publicly stated | First-party | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| beehiiv Affiliate Program | 50%, 55%, or 60% by tier, paid monthly for one year | Not publicly stated | Not publicly stated | First-party | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| HubSpot Affiliate Program | 30% recurring for up to one year | 180 days | $10 | First-party | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| Notion Affiliate Program | Up to $50 per activated signup plus 20% of first-year revenue | 180 days | Not publicly stated | PartnerStack | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| Teachable Affiliate Program | 30% recurring for one year | 30 days | Not publicly stated | First-party | Jul 27, 2026 |
Recurring or a one-time bounty?
Take a hypothetical $50-a-month subscription. At 30% for twelve months, a referred customer who stays the whole year earns you $180; one who cancels after three months earns $45. A flat bounty such as Semrush's ($100–$300 per sale plus $10 per trial) pays once, at the start, however long the customer stays.
So recurring commission suits audiences that stick with a tool once they adopt it, and a bounty suits audiences that try things and move on. Most of the recurring programs here stop at twelve months, so for a year-one forecast the two models are closer than "recurring" makes them sound.
What to check before you build around one
- How long it lasts. "For one year" and "indefinitely" are very different programs. Kit is the only record here whose terms continue past year one, and only at 10–20% for qualifying tiers.
- Whether the rate depends on a tier. beehiiv pays 50%, 55% or 60% depending on your Bronze, Silver or Gold tier, so the rate you start on may not be the headline figure.
- Whether it is open. Notion publishes recurring terms but is not taking new affiliates right now.
- What counts as revenue. Refunds, downgrades and annual prepayments are handled in each program's own terms, which our records don't transcribe. Read them before you forecast.
Programs that aren't on this list
Plenty of software and AI programs advertise recurring commissions. A program appears here only once its recurring term has been read on the official page. The directory's recurring filter also shows the 45 listed programs whose terms we haven't re-read, so they can't be ruled in or out yet. How a record moves from listed to reviewed is set out in the methodology.