PromoteKit vs FirstPromoter

PromoteKit lands on Worth it, and FirstPromoter lands on Depends.

PromoteKit

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run a Stripe-based SaaS and want a cheap, simple first affiliate program.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you run a subscription SaaS and want affiliate/referral tracking without building it in-house.

PromoteKit versus FirstPromoter
Compare	PromoteKit	FirstPromoter
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Stripe-based SaaS founders	Subscription SaaS startups
Who it's not for	Teams billing through Paddle, Chargebee, or anything non-Stripe	Enterprise affiliate programs . G2 ranks-class platforms as the real alternatives
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹³	Standard controls (2FA, fraud settings, GDPR page); one public bug-bounty disclosure of subdomain takeover, fix status unknown.
Support quality	Founder personally answers users on Reddit	No direct support evidence found
Public sentiment	Review-site users and Redditors praise easy setup and Stripe fit; isolated reports of tracking glitches exist.^⁶	Reviews are broadly positive, with recurring criticism focused on pricing that scales with revenue.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Stripe lock-in: switching payment processors means rebuilding your affiliate program.¹¹	Guess: Starter caps tracked revenue near $5K; growth forces upgrades

Teams billing through Paddle, Chargebee, or anything non-Stripe
Enterprise programs needing partner networks, deep fraud controls, or dedicated admins
Anyone needing fraud prevention beyond self-referral blocking
High-volume networks with thousands of affiliates

Enterprise affiliate programs . G2 ranks impact.com-class platforms as the real alternatives
Non-subscription or ecommerce stores; tracking is built for subscription billing
Fast-growing programs wanting flat pricing; revenue caps punish growth
Pre-revenue founders with no affiliates to manage yet