The PartnerStack alternative without the sales cycle.
PartnerStack hasn't published pricing since 2020 — you book a sales call, sign an annual contract, and get a tailored quote. Buyers report figures around $500–$2,500/mo plus a share of partner-generated revenue. Qanary is self-serve: sign up free, connect Stripe, launch the same afternoon, on a flat price that ignores your revenue.
you shouldn't need a discovery call to see the price.
- Self-serve signup — no sales call, no annual contract
- Flat $49/mo Core — never a percentage of your revenue
- Launch the same afternoon — or hand it to your AI agent
Switch, or stay? Depends on what you're buying.
PartnerStack is a B2B partner-ecosystem platform — affiliate, referral, and reseller/agency tracks, managed onboarding, and a marketplace where partners find programs. If what you actually need is an affiliate and referral program, it sells you a partnerships department. That's the real question.
Stay on PartnerStack if…
You're building a multi-track partner ecosystem — resellers, agencies, lead registration — you want CSM-managed onboarding, and the PartnerStack Marketplace is actively recruiting partners for you. At that scope, a quote-based contract can be worth it.
Switch to Qanary if…
What you need is an affiliate and referral program for your SaaS — recurring commissions on Stripe, a branded portal, fraud review before payout — and you'd rather launch this afternoon on a flat price than negotiate an annual contract that takes a share of what your partners bring in.
Quote-based contract. Or a price on the page.
PartnerStack doesn't publish prices — every figure below is what buyers report publicly, July 2026, not an official rate card. Qanary's prices are on the pricing page, metered on meaningful events — a bot-filtered click or a new conversion — never on your revenue.
| What it takes to run a program | PartnerStack |  Qanary |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Sales call, annual contract (quote-based) | $0 — Free plan, self-serve signup |
| Monthly platform cost | Reported ~$500–$2,500/mo for small and mid-market programs | $49/mo Core — unlimited affiliate revenue |
| Share of partner revenue | Reported 1–3% of partner-generated revenue, plus payout fees | Never — flat, event-based |
| Time to launch | Sales-led onboarding | An afternoon — or hand it to your AI agent |
PartnerStack pricing is quote-based — see partnerstack.com/pricing. The figures above are what buyers report publicly (July 2026): small and mid-market programs typically $500–$2,500/mo, growth-tier entry commonly around $800/mo plus roughly 1–3% of partner-generated revenue, and a percentage fee on partner payouts processed through the platform (reports range ~1.5–3.5%, higher in some accounts). Treat them as directional, not official. Full Qanary plans on the pricing page.
Feature by feature. No fine print.
| Capability | PartnerStack | Qanary |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliate + referral programs | Yes | Yes, both on Core — with double-sided referral rewards |
| Self-serve signup, no contract | Sales-led, annual contract | Free plan, monthly, cancel anytime |
| Pricing that ignores your revenue | Buyers report a revenue-share component | Flat plans, metered on events only |
| Partner discovery marketplace | PartnerStack Marketplace | No — partners join via your branded portal |
| Reseller/agency tracks & lead registration | Yes | Affiliate + referral focused, with private, invite-only campaigns for hand-picked partners |
| Fraud review before a commission accrues | Managed program oversight | Checked before it's billable, every plan |
| Partner payouts | Managed — partners invoice PartnerStack and are paid by them | Payout batches (CSV or API) through your own Wise or PayPal rail, plus 1099 tax forms |
| 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.
The Marketplace
The PartnerStack Marketplace is a real partner-discovery network where B2B partners actively look for programs to join — it can recruit for you. Qanary has no marketplace: affiliates join through your branded portal, which you promote.
Multi-track PRM depth
Reseller and agency programs, lead registration, and CSM-managed partner onboarding are PartnerStack's home turf. Qanary is deliberately narrower — affiliate and referral programs done well — with private campaigns for hand-picked partners, not a full PRM.
Managed payouts
PartnerStack pays partners itself — partners invoice PartnerStack, and it handles their invoicing and tax intake at network scale. Qanary prepares payout batches (CSV or API) that you pay through your own Wise or PayPal rail, and generates 1099 tax forms — you stay the one pressing pay.
Launch in an afternoon. Not a quarter.
1. Connect Stripe — one click, and webhooks wire themselves. No API keys to paste, no kickoff call to schedule.
2. Create your campaign — commission terms, cookie window, and your branded portal, configured in the dashboard or by your AI agent.
3. Invite your partners — send your existing roster the portal invite link, or create them programmatically over the REST API. Each partner grabs fresh tracking links and coupon codes from the portal.
4. Run your first payout — Qanary prepares the payout batch, you pay it through your own Wise or PayPal rail, and 1099s are handled at year-end.
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.
How much does PartnerStack actually cost?
PartnerStack hasn't published pricing since 2020 — it's sales-led, with annual contracts and tailored quotes. Buyers publicly report (July 2026) roughly $500–$2,500/mo for small and mid-market programs, growth-tier entry commonly around $800/mo plus about 1–3% of partner-generated revenue, and a percentage fee on partner payouts processed through the platform. Treat those figures as directional, not official — the only way to get a real number is the sales call.
Does Qanary take a percentage of my partner revenue or payouts?
Never. Qanary meters meaningful events — a bot-filtered click or a new conversion — and Core ($49/mo) includes 350,000 of them with unlimited affiliate revenue. There's no revenue share, no fee on payouts, no contract, and you can cancel anytime.
Is Qanary a full PRM like PartnerStack?
No, and it doesn't pretend to be. PartnerStack runs reseller and agency tracks, lead registration, CSM-managed onboarding, and a partner marketplace. Qanary is affiliate and referral software: recurring commissions on Stripe, a branded portal, double-sided referral rewards, fraud review before a commission accrues, and private invite-only campaigns for hand-picked partners.
How do partner payouts work without PartnerStack's managed payouts?
PartnerStack pays partners itself — they invoice PartnerStack directly. With Qanary, you stay in control: it prepares payout batches as a CSV or over the API, you pay them through your own Wise or PayPal rail, and Qanary generates 1099 tax forms at year-end.
Can I migrate my partner roster from PartnerStack?
Yes. Invite your existing partners to your branded portal with a link, or create them programmatically over the REST API — your AI agent can script the import from a CSV export in a few minutes. Partners then grab fresh Qanary tracking links and coupon codes from the portal.
Launch this afternoon, not after the sales cycle.
No quote, no annual contract, no share of your revenue. Join the waitlist; connect Stripe when registration opens, with a flat $49/mo plan when you're ready.
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