How We Rate Affiliate Programs
Every rating on BetAffiliates comes from the same repeatable 4-step process. No program can pay for a better score — here is exactly how we test.
Last updated: June 2026
1Commission Analysis
We read the full terms of every program and record RevShare tiers, CPA rates per GEO tier, hybrid availability, sub-affiliate percentages and negative-carryover policies. Marketing claims are checked against the actual affiliate agreement.
2Payment Testing
We register as affiliates, generate real traffic and withdraw real commissions. We measure approval time, payout speed against the advertised schedule, fees per payment method and how minimum withdrawal thresholds behave in practice.
3Support Check
We contact each program’s support and affiliate managers with real questions — before and after joining. Response time, competence and willingness to negotiate deals all feed into the support score.
4Real Affiliate Feedback
We collect structured feedback from working affiliates in our network, weighting reports of missed payments, shaved traffic or retroactive term changes heavily and negatively.
How Scores Are Calculated
Each program receives four sub-scores out of 10 — Commissions, Payments, Support, and Tools & Analytics. The overall rating is a weighted average: payments reliability carries the most weight, because a high commission you never receive is worth nothing. A typical top-tier score profile looks like this:
- Commissions
- 9.9
- Payments
- 9.8
- Support
- 9.7
- Tools & Analytics
- 9.6
Ratings are re-checked monthly and every review shows its “Last updated” date. If a program changes its terms or misses payments, its score changes — quickly.
See the Rankings
Browse the programs that came out on top of our latest testing round.