Better Stack
Better Stack's direct affiliate program lets publishers refer customers through an affiliate URL and earn 25% of eligible net revenue from those customers for the first year. Better Stack provides uptime monitoring, incident management, status pages, logs, and observability tools for engineering and development teams. The official example illustrates recurring monthly earnings over 12 payments when a referred customer remains active.
Overview
Commission & Conversion Tracking
How Better Stack calculates commissions and tracks conversions.
- Commission plans
- Earn 25.0% recurring commission on all referred subscription payments. Commissions continue for the lifetime of each referred customer.
Tracking
Attribution model | Last-click |
Tracking method | Affiliate URL with cookie-based tracking reported by third-party directories; FirstPromoter is reported as the tracking platform. Better Stack's official page does not describe the technical implementation. |
Cookie duration | 60 days |
Promotional Tools and Resources
Materials and resources provided to support your promotion efforts
BANNERS | |
TEXT LINKS | Yes |
SUPPORTS DEEP LINKING | Yes |
- More info about marketing materials
- The public page confirms affiliate URLs and describes the program's earning example and terms. It does not publicly list a banner library, standardized creative sizes, product feed, coupon inventory, email templates, API access, or a downloadable media kit.
Program Rules, Approval and Restrictions
Guidelines and limitations you need to follow when promoting Better Stack
SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWED | |
EMAIL MARKETING ALLOWED | |
PPC ALLOWED | |
Trademark Bidding | |
GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS | No country or regional restrictions are stated on the official affiliate page. Payment is limited to a specified PayPal account, so practical eligibility may depend on PayPal availability and applicable local laws. |
COUPON SITE ALLOWED |
- Approval process
- Unknown; direct signup is available, but better stack does not publicly state whether applications receive automatic or manual approval approval. Applicants need a Better Stack affiliate account or signup through the direct affiliate flow and must use an affiliate URL to receive attribution. The public terms do not specify a required website, audience size, traffic minimum, business registration, content volume, or minimum publishing history. Approved affiliates must follow the anti-spam and reputation-protection terms, use compliant promotional methods, and maintain a balance above $100 for payout eligibility.
- Other restrictions
- Affiliates must not spam or engage in activity that harms Better Stack's reputation. Better Stack reserves the right to withhold affiliate funds for breaches and may change terms without prior notice. The official page does not provide a complete public list covering PPC, trademark bidding, coupon sites, incentivized traffic, paid placements, or disclosure wording. Affiliates should avoid misleading claims, impersonation, unauthorized discounts, forced clicks, cookie stuffing, brand confusion, and unsolicited communications.
Payouts and Payment Methods
How earnings are paid out and which methods are supported
Payment frequency | OnDemand |
Payout currency | USD |
Minimum threshold | $100 |
- More payout info
- Better Stack pays affiliates 25% of net revenue generated by referred customers. Net revenue excludes processing and platform fees, which may vary by user. Payment eligibility begins after the referred user's billing period ends and the user's 60-day money-back guarantee period has passed. The affiliate must have a balance exceeding $100. Payments apply only during the first year after signup and are paid gradually during that year. If multiple people refer the same user, only the last referrer receives credit. Better Stack may withhold funds for breaches, spam, or activity that harms its reputation, and reserves the right to change the terms without prior notice.; Schedule: No fixed calendar schedule published. Payments accrue gradually over the first 12 months and become payable after the referred user's billing period and 60-day money-back guarantee have passed, provided the affiliate balance exceeds $100.
Payout methods
Better Stack overview
- Company
- Pricing model
- Subscription / Free Personal
- App types
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