PromoteKit vs impact.com

PromoteKit lands on Worth it, and impact.com 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 if you're a mid-market or enterprise brand running a serious multi-channel partnerships program with staff and budget to match.

PromoteKit versus impact.com
Compare	PromoteKit	impact.com
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Stripe-based SaaS founders	Enterprise and mid-market brands
Who it's not for	Teams billing through Paddle, Chargebee, or anything non-Stripe	Small Shopify stores wanting simple link tracking
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹³	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Founder personally answers users on Reddit	Repeated complaints about delivery and support
Public sentiment	Review-site users and Redditors praise easy setup and Stripe fit; isolated reports of tracking glitches exist.^⁶	Brand-side reviewers on G2 are largely positive, while affiliate-side reviewers on Trustpilot and Reddit frequently complain about payments, rejections, and support.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Stripe lock-in: switching payment processors means rebuilding your affiliate program.¹¹	Starter fee is 3% of tracked sales . percentage pricing balloons as revenue grows

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