Comparison

Trackdesk vs FirstPromoter

Trackdesk and FirstPromoter both land on Depends.

Trackdesk

Depends

Confidence: High

Buy if you run a scaling SaaS, iGaming, or e-commerce affiliate program with real revenue.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

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

Trackdesk versus FirstPromoter
Compare	Trackdesk	FirstPromoter
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Scaling SaaS affiliate programs	Subscription SaaS startups
Who it's not for	Tiny programs with a few affiliates	Enterprise affiliate programs . G2 ranks-class platforms as the real alternatives
Privacy	Runs on Google Cloud; reviewers cite enterprise-grade compliance; no known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁹	Standard controls (2FA, fraud settings, GDPR page); one public bug-bounty disclosure of subdomain takeover, fix status unknown.
Support quality	No direct support evidence found	No direct support evidence found
Public sentiment	Reviewers consistently praise reliable tracking and a robust, highly customizable platform, with strong ratings on G2 and Trustpilot (4/5).^²	Reviews are broadly positive, with recurring criticism focused on pricing that scales with revenue.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Revenue-based pricing: your bill grows as affiliate revenue grows . model costs at scale first.^⁶	Guess: Starter caps tracked revenue near $5K; growth forces upgrades

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