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Stackby is a no-code spreadsheet-database platform used by 100,000+ organizations in 150+ countries that pays 15% recurring commission on monthly plans and 20% on annual plans via a self-hosted Partnero program. The 60-day cookie window enables commission on renewals within that window; annual plan referrals generate a single 20% commission on the full annual price. Minimum payout is $50 via PayPal on the 10th of each month.
AT A GLANCE
Commission Details
15% recurring commission on monthly plan subscriptions; 20% on annual plan subscriptions. Recurring for subscription renewals within the 60-day cookie window. No explicit payment-count cap in terms (last updated Aug 12, 2025).
Alternative to
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Best for
SaaS content affiliates, No-code tool reviewers, Agency-facing bloggers, Productivity tool YouTubers, SMB-audience newsletter operators
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- ✓Recurring commission on monthly subscriptions
- ✓20% on higher-value annual plan purchases
- ✓60-day cookie window above the 30-day SaaS median
- ✓Free plan converts without requiring a credit card
- ✓Unlimited read-only guests on paid plans drives team upsells
Cons
- ✗Self-hosted via Partnero — no network dashboard affiliates already use
- ✗15% monthly rate below the 20-30% SaaS affiliate benchmark
- ✗$50 PayPal-only payout minimum excludes non-PayPal affiliates
- ✗Small company (22 employees) creates platform-continuity risk
- ✗API reliability incident (Feb-Mar 2026) may affect referral trust
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Stackby pays 15% recurring commission on monthly subscriptions and 20% on annual subscriptions through a self-hosted Partnero program — making it one of the higher-rate recurring affiliate programs in the no-code SaaS category, though meaningful income requires referrals who upgrade from Stackby's generous free plan to paid. Promoters with audiences of SMB teams, agencies, or marketers currently paying Airtable prices will find the conversion story easy to tell: Business annual at $8.30/user/month versus Airtable Plus at $20/user/month is a hard delta to ignore.
▶ Commission Analysis
The commission split matters more than most affiliate marketing content surfaces. Stackby's commission rate is 15% on monthly plans and 20% on annual plans — not a flat 20% across the board as most program overviews claim. A referral who converts to Economy monthly at $9/user/month with three users ($27/month) earns $4.05/month recurring — modest, but compounding across multiple referrals within a 60-day cookie duration. The annual plan is where the math improves: three users on Business annual ($299/year) generates $59.80 as a single commission payment at the 20% rate. Comparing this Revenue Share structure to Moosend (30% recurring on plans starting at $9/month on PartnerStack), Stackby's 15% monthly rate is below the SaaS affiliate benchmark. The 20% annual-plan rate is competitive. Strategically, the highest Lifetime Value (LTV) outcome per referral comes from annual-plan conversions: a five-user Business annual workspace ($499/year) pays $99.80 at 20% as a single affiliate payout, with no tracking-window complexity around monthly renewals.
▶ About the Stackby Program
Stackby is a no-code spreadsheet-database platform used by 100,000+ organizations in 150+ countries, built by Relytree Technologies (founded 2018, bootstrapped). It competes directly with Airtable by offering relational databases, multiple views, and automation at roughly half the per-user price, plus a native API connector column that pulls live data from 40+ services — YouTube, MailChimp, Google Analytics, Meta Ads — directly into rows without a Zapier intermediary.
The affiliate program is a self-hosted program running on Partnero (stackby.partneroapp.com) — not Impact or PartnerStack — and pays 15% recurring on monthly subscriptions and 20% on annual subscriptions. Cookie duration is 60 days; payment threshold is $50 via PayPal, paid on the 10th of each month. Each affiliate gets a personalized affiliate link to track conversions. Product quality affects promoter outcomes directly: Stackby's free plan (up to 5 editors, 20 stacks, 1,500 rows) converts without a credit card — good for top-of-funnel content — but the API reliability incident documented in February–March 2026 (three weeks of complete API downtime, no proactive communication) is a real risk any promoter recommending Stackby to API-dependent users should understand before publishing.
▶ Program Highlights
15%/20% Recurring Split Rewards Annual Upsells
The 15% monthly / 20% annual commission split incentivizes affiliates to emphasize the annual plan — which is also the plan where Stackby's pricing advantage over Airtable is most dramatic. Steering referrals toward annual locks in a larger one-time commission and eliminates monthly churn risk from your earning stream.
60-Day Cookie Duration Covers the Full SaaS Evaluation Cycle
Most SaaS tools are evaluated over 2–4 weeks. Stackby's 60-day cookie duration is double the 30-day median and means a reader who bookmarks your comparison post and returns six weeks later still converts through your affiliate link — a meaningful structural advantage for evergreen content that generates traffic weeks after publish.
Free Plan Removes Friction From the Top of the Funnel
Stackby's free plan covers up to 5 editors, 20 stacks, and 1,500 rows per stack — enough for a small team to run real workflows before hitting a paywall. No credit card required. Content that converts free signups and then lets Stackby's onboarding sequence push the upgrade performs better than content that sends cold traffic straight to the pricing page.
The Airtable Price Comparison Closes Itself
Stackby Business annual runs $8.30/user/month versus Airtable Plus at $20/user/month — a 58% discount for comparable relational-database functionality. Unlimited read-only guests are free on all Stackby paid plans; Airtable charges for external collaborators. For any audience already paying Airtable prices, the migration argument is pre-built: your comparison content just needs to surface the delta.
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Is the Stackby affiliate program actually recurring, or is it one payment per referral?
It is recurring on monthly subscriptions — you earn 15% on each renewal payment the referred user makes within the cookie duration window, not just the first month. The terms specify commission 'for as long as the End User maintains the Subscription' within the cookie life period. The practical implication: a monthly-plan referral generates recurring income through their second month (within the 60-day window), then attribution ends. Annual-plan referrals generate a single 20% commission on the full annual price, with no renewal commission unless the referred user re-purchases through your affiliate link within a new 60-day window the following year. Most affiliate marketing content says 'recurring' without distinguishing the cookie-bounded nature — this is the actual structure.
Stackby is bootstrapped with 22 employees. Is there a real shutdown risk?
Stackby has been operating since 2018, launched publicly in 2020, and reached $3.2M ARR by October 2024 on a bootstrapped model — meaning it runs profitably without external funding. Bootstrapped companies at this revenue level with a paying customer base of 5,000+ organizations are not in imminent shutdown territory. The risk is stagnation or acquisition rather than collapse. If long-term platform continuity is the objection, note that Stackby's data is stored on AWS with geographic redundancy, and a 14-day Business plan trial lets referred users evaluate before committing annually.
What happened with Stackby's API downtime in early 2026?
A verified Capterra reviewer (March 14, 2026, organic review) documented a three-week API outage starting February 23, 2026, where every API endpoint returned HTTP 500 errors. The reviewer reported zero proactive communication from Stackby during the outage and a billing dispute over a $399 payment not reflected in the system. This is the most significant documented reliability incident in Stackby's public review history. Stackby's founder responded on March 16, 2026. Promoters targeting audiences who build on top of the Stackby API should acknowledge this incident honestly and verify current API status before publishing. For audiences using Stackby's web UI only — not the API — the incident has no direct relevance to the product experience.
How does Stackby's cookie duration compare to Airtable's affiliate program?
Airtable's affiliate program (run via Impact) offers a 30-day cookie duration at 20% commission per new paid workspace. Stackby's 60-day cookie duration is double Airtable's window, and the 15%/20% commission rate split is in comparable territory. The structural difference: Stackby's recurring-on-monthly structure means a $27/month (3-user Economy) referral generates $4.05 in month 1 and $4.05 in month 2 before attribution ends. Airtable's 20% flat bounty on the first paid workspace is simpler but not structured as recurring. For content affiliates publishing comparison posts where readers take weeks to decide, the 60-day window is a material structural advantage.
Is the $50 payment threshold a real obstacle?
For affiliates outside markets with full PayPal functionality, yes. Stackby pays via PayPal only — no Wise, no bank transfer, no check. The terms require W8/W9 form submission upon reaching the $50 payment threshold. Non-US affiliates filing W8 need to ensure PayPal is available in their country before joining. Within the US, $50 is a low threshold relative to most affiliate programs, and the 10th-of-month cadence is reliable. The constraint is PayPal availability, not the dollar amount.
Can I promote Stackby to my existing Airtable-using clients and earn a commission?
No — the affiliate terms explicitly prohibit referring the Stackby subscription to the company or organization you work for and receiving commissions. If you directly work for or are employed by the client, no commission is permitted. If the client is an independent business and you are an independent affiliate recommending a tool, that is permitted under standard affiliate terms. The prohibition targets employees self-dealing, not arm's-length recommendations from independent content publishers or consultants.
▶ How to Promote Stackby Effectively
The most efficient promotion angle for Stackby in affiliate marketing contexts is the Airtable price-comparison post: 'Stackby vs Airtable — Is Half the Price Worth the Switch?' The conversion math is concrete (58% savings on Business annual, unlimited free guests), the search intent is high-commercial (readers actively comparing tools), and the 60-day cookie duration gives the comparison post a full attribution window for readers who take their time deciding. Produce the comparison post, not a generic Stackby review — generic reviews compete with Stackby's own blog content; comparison posts serve a reader at a buying-decision moment.
Second angle: the 'Airtable is Too Expensive' narrative for agency owners managing multiple client workspaces. An agency with three client workspaces on Airtable Pro ($20/user/month × 5 seats × 3 workspaces = $300/month) can migrate to Stackby Business annual and cut that to roughly $900/year — a $2,700/year saving that justifies the migration conversation. One converted agency owner at five seats generates a $59.80 commission at the 20% annual rate. Targeting agency owners who share their tool stack in LinkedIn posts or newsletters gets you the highest Lifetime Value (LTV) referrals in this program.
Third angle: the native API connector differentiator for marketers and operations teams pulling live data into spreadsheets. YouTube creators who track channel stats, marketers who pipe MailChimp data into project databases, SEOs who connect SerpStat data to content calendars — these users currently duct-tape Google Sheets to Zapier to external APIs. Stackby's built-in API columns eliminate that stack. Content targeting 'YouTube analytics in spreadsheet' or 'MailChimp data to database' reaches audiences with a specific unsolved problem Stackby addresses natively. The affiliate link for these posts should deep-link to the API integrations page to align the landing experience with the content angle.
For the program's Revenue Share mechanics: the 15% monthly recurring commission is worth stacking across multiple referrals before generating meaningful income. Set a 10-referral-minimum target before evaluating the program's worth — one or two conversions at $4–6/month each obscures what a diversified referral base looks like at scale.
A note on Earnings Per Click (EPC): Stackby does not publish EPC data through its Partnero portal, and no independent affiliate network benchmarks exist because the program is self-hosted. Expect EPC in the $0.10–$0.30 range based on the commission structure and typical SaaS trial-to-paid conversion rates in the 2–5% range — comparable to other bootstrapped SMB SaaS programs at this price point.
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