The Affilae alternative built for Stripe SaaS.
Affilae got the no-commission part right — flat plans, no cut of your sales. But those plans meter raw clicks and are priced for established e-commerce and influencer programs: €300/mo buys 30,000 clicks on Engage. Qanary's $49 Core includes 350,000 meaningful events, and there's a real free plan to validate with first.
flat pricing was the right idea. the click cap wasn't.
- 350,000 meaningful events on Core ($49/mo)
- Real free plan — 5,000 events/mo, no card
- Recurring commissions on Stripe subscriptions
Switch, or stay? Depends on your market.
Both tools charge a flat price and take no commission on your sales — Affilae deserves real credit for that. The difference is what the meter counts, what the entry price buys, and who each product is actually built for.
Stay on Affilae if…
Your buyers are French or EU e-commerce shoppers and your program leans on Affilae's publisher and influencer relationships at home — or you want a managed program with dedicated account managers running recruitment for you. That's Affilae's turf, and it's genuinely good at it.
Switch to Qanary if…
You're a SaaS billing through Stripe and want recurring commissions on subscriptions, double-sided referral rewards, and fraud review before a commission accrues — self-serve, set up in an afternoon, starting free instead of at a €300/mo click budget.
Both flat. Very different meters.
Affilae meters every click your affiliates send. Qanary meters meaningful events — a bot-filtered click or a new conversion — and never looks at your revenue either. Here's what each stage of a program costs:
| As your program grows | Affilae |  Qanary |
|---|---|---|
| Validating, first affiliates | Track plan — 10,000 clicks/mo | $0 — Free plan, 5,000 events/mo, no card |
| A working program | Engage — €300/mo, 30,000 clicks/mo | $49/mo Core — 350,000 events/mo |
| Scaling further | Scale — custom quote + managed service | $99 Growth / $299 Scale — self-serve |
| What makes the price move | Monthly clicks | Meaningful events (bot-filtered clicks + new conversions) |
Affilae prices from affilae.com, checked July 2026 — Track is the entry plan with a 10,000 clicks/mo limit, Engage is €300/mo (about $350) for 30,000 clicks/mo, Scale is custom-quoted; annual billing saves roughly 15%. Full Qanary plans on the pricing page.
Feature by feature. No fine print.
| Capability | Affilae | Qanary |
|---|---|---|
| Flat plans — no commission taken on sales | Yes — Affilae got this right too | Yes — never a % of revenue |
| Free plan (not just an entry tier) | Plans start at the Track tier | Free plan, 5,000 events/mo |
| What the meter counts | Every click — 10,000/mo on Track, 30,000/mo on Engage | Meaningful events — bot-filtered clicks + new conversions, 350,000/mo on Core |
| Recurring commissions on Stripe subscriptions | Built around e-commerce & influencer campaigns | Yes — Stripe connects in one click, links + coupon codes |
| Double-sided referral rewards (advocate + friend) | Affiliate & influencer focused | Yes, rewards deliver themselves |
| Affiliate marketplace & partner recruitment | Yes — marketplace on Engage, recruitment on Scale | No marketplace — affiliates join through your branded portal, which you promote |
| Fraud review before a commission accrues | Promo-code tracking & open APIs on every plan | Checked before it's billable, every plan |
| Set up by an AI agent (MCP) | No | Yes — point Claude Code or Cursor at the MCP server |
What you'd give up. Said plainly.
French & EU publisher reach
Affilae's publisher and influencer relationships are strong at home, and its marketplace can surface partners a self-serve tool never will. If your buyers are French e-commerce shoppers, that network is real distribution — and Qanary doesn't have it.
Managed program services
Affilae's Scale plan comes with dedicated account managers, full program management, and partner recruitment done for you. Qanary is self-serve software — if you want an agency-style team running the program, Affilae offers that and we don't.
Influencer & e-commerce tooling
Product testing campaigns and influencer-oriented features fit how e-commerce brands actually work with creators. Qanary is built for SaaS mechanics — recurring commissions and referral rewards — not for shipping products to reviewers.
Set up in an afternoon. Self-serve.
1. Connect Stripe — one click, and webhooks wire themselves. No API keys to paste.
2. Create your campaign — commission terms, cookie window, and your branded portal, configured in the dashboard or by your AI agent.
3. Hand out fresh links and coupon codes — every affiliate gets their own tracking links and attributable coupon codes from the portal the moment they join.
4. Invite your affiliates — send your existing roster the portal invite link, or create them programmatically over the REST API.
Faster still: point Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex at the Qanary MCP server and ask it to set the campaign up for you.
Fair questions.
Affilae doesn't take a commission on sales either — so what's actually different?
Credit where it's due: Affilae's flat, no-commission pricing is the same philosophy Qanary runs on. The differences are the meter and the price point — Affilae counts every click, with 10,000/mo on Track and 30,000/mo on the €300 Engage plan, while Qanary's $49 Core includes 350,000 meaningful events (bot-filtered clicks plus new conversions). And Qanary is built for SaaS mechanics: recurring commissions on Stripe subscriptions, double-sided referral rewards, and fraud review before a commission accrues.
I'm a French e-commerce brand — should I switch?
Maybe not. If your program leans on Affilae's French publisher and influencer network, its marketplace, or its managed services, staying is a reasonable call — that reach is Affilae's real strength. Qanary's case is strongest for SaaS companies billing through Stripe that want recurring commissions and a lower, event-metered price.
Do my affiliates' existing links carry over?
No — Qanary issues its own tracking links, so affiliates grab fresh links and coupon codes from your branded portal when they join. Coupon-code attribution helps here: a code an affiliate promotes converts wherever it's typed, with no link involved at all.
What exactly is a "meaningful event"?
A bot-filtered click or a new conversion — never a percentage of your revenue. Bot and junk traffic doesn't count against your quota, so 350,000 events on Core goes a lot further than a raw click cap. The Free plan includes 5,000 events per month, Growth includes 700,000, and Scale is unlimited.
Is there really a free plan, or is it a trial?
A real free plan: 1 campaign and 5,000 meaningful events per month, with full tracking and no card required. It's meant for validating your program before you pay anything — see pricing for what each tier adds.
Flat pricing, but built for SaaS.
Affilae got the no-commission part right. Qanary adds a real free plan, 350,000 meaningful events for $49/mo, and recurring commissions on Stripe subscriptions.
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