FirstPromoter vs Tolt
Both are alternatives to PartnerStack. Here's how they stack up — verified facts, no spin.
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FirstPromoter
The mature flat-fee option, with the deepest reporting of the three.
FirstPromoter has been running SaaS affiliate and referral programmes for years and shows it: multi-tier commissions, campaign segmentation, fraud detection, white-labelled partner portals and reporting well beyond what the newer tools offer. It integrates with Stripe, Paddle, Chargebee and Recurly, so it is not tied to one billing provider. Proprietary and hosted like the rest of this list. It is the pick when the programme is a real channel with several partner types and you want the analytics to match, without moving to a revenue-share platform.
Tolt
The lightest, cheapest way to launch a programme this week.
Tolt is a newer, deliberately simple affiliate platform for SaaS: Stripe integration, a partner portal, automated payouts and a low flat price. It has the smallest feature surface here and the fastest path from nothing to a working referral programme — often under an hour. That focus is the pitch, and the caveat is the obvious one: it is young, the company is small, and a platform holding your commission ledger is not somewhere you want surprises. Worth considering when the alternative is not running a programme at all.
Side by side
| FirstPromoter | Tolt | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty Score | 45 | 42 |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Local-first | No | No |
| License | Proprietary (hosted service) | Proprietary (hosted service) |
| Pricing | Flat monthly tiers by tracked revenue; no percentage of partner-driven revenue. | Flat monthly fee, the lowest entry price in this comparison. Checked 2026-08-01. |
FirstPromoter edges it on the Sovereignty Score, but the right pick depends on the trade-offs below.
FirstPromoter
Strengths
- +Most mature and feature-complete of the flat-fee options
- +Works with Stripe, Paddle, Chargebee and Recurly — not locked to one
- +Multi-tier commissions, segmentation and fraud detection
- +White-label partner portal on higher tiers
Trade-offs
- −Interface is dated next to Tolt and Rewardful
- −No marketplace
- −More configuration required to get running
- −Proprietary and hosted
Tolt
Strengths
- +Cheapest and fastest to launch of anything here
- +Clean partner portal that affiliates find easy to use
- +Flat pricing with no revenue share
- +Automated payouts built in
Trade-offs
- −Youngest and smallest company in the comparison
- −No marketplace — you bring every partner
- −Fewest features if your programme grows complex
- −Proprietary and hosted, with a short track record
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Facts verified 2026-08-01. Licenses and pricing change — spotted something out of date? That's a correction we want.