TOP 20 Affiliate (CPS) Networks 2017

TOP 20 Affiliate
(CPS) Networks 2017

These are the Blue Book Best CPS Affiliate Networks, as chosen by the advertisers and publishers of the world-wide performance marketing community.

RANKING	NETWORK	LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL	COMMENTS
INDUSTRY LEADERS 2017
1	Rakuten Affiliate Network GO TO WEBSITE		Now our 6-time winner, Rakuten Affiliate Network, part of Rakuten Marketing, receives enthusiastic support from both advertisers and publishers.
2	ShareASale/Affiliate Window GO TO WEBSITE		As we went to press news came that Affiliate Window (part of zanox Group) has acquired ShareASale. Industry consolidation is accelerating.
3	eBay Partner Network GO TO WEBSITE		eBay Partner Network is incredibly well-respected by people who know the performance marketing industry. A great network.
4	Avangate GO TO WEBSITE		Avangate has been growing fast over the last few years and is our most popular “digital downloads” network by some margin.
5	Amazon Associates GO TO WEBSITE		Amazon Associates remains the industry entry-point for many publishers. Their broad product offerings and ease of use make it simple.
6	CJ Affiliate by Conversant GO TO WEBSITE		CJ is still a top network but survey feedback indicates that they’re just a little off the pace compared to the other giants.
7	ClickBank GO TO WEBSITE		Enormous and extremely popular, ClickBank is still the entry point to the industry for a large number of merchants.
8	LinkConnector GO TO WEBSITE		LinkConnector has a terrific range of trusted brands. In combination with their focus on proprietary technology this is consistently pushing them higher in our list.
9	RevenueWire GO TO WEBSITE		A well appreciated Canadian network focused on digital commerce. An excellent reputation with advertisers.
10	FlexOffers GO TO WEBSITE		Into the Top 10 comes FlexOffers, with good support for publishers and quality traffic for advertisers.
11	Impact Radius GO TO WEBSITE		Run by legends of the industry, with top-class technology and great results. An intelligent, experienced network.
12	AvantLink GO TO WEBSITE		A stable and professionally operated network with a great business model.
13	TradeDoubler GO TO WEBSITE		A very strong European network founded way back in 1999. Tradedoubler has global reach and a terrific publisher network.
14	Performance Horizon GO TO WEBSITE		A high-tech SaaS platform designed to scale globally and providing real-time data for big brands. Brilliantly effective technology.
15	Webgains/ad pepper media GO TO WEBSITE		Based in the UK, with an active US office, Webgains delivers world-class customer service and cutting edge technology.
16	PepperJam GO TO WEBSITE		Formerly eBay Enterprise Marketing Solutions and now resurrecting a brand synonymous with affiliate marketing, Pepperjam is newly independent and eager to expand.
17	oneNetworkDirect GO TO WEBSITE		oND is still popular but increasingly finds itself over-shadowed by newer digital download networks.
18	Affiliate Future GO TO WEBSITE		Based in London, founded in 1999 and owned by Global Data, Affiliate Future is a solid network well-respected by our survey respondents.
19	TradeTracker GO TO WEBSITE		Another London-based network, and with 16 offices worldwide TradeTracker offers a lot of reach and a good platform.
20	Share Results GO TO WEBSITE		Share Results is a decade-old network, confident enough to invest in developing their own technology and with a loyal set of retail-oriented clients.

Best CPS Affiliate Networks – Top 20 Affiliate Networks 2017

Each year we conduct the biggest research survey in the performance marketing industry in order to identify the best CPS Affiliate Networks (Cost-Per-Sale). The responses are then aggregated with input from the Blue Ribbon Panel of industry experts and mThink’s own research. The result is the Blue Book Top 20 Affiliate Networks, as chosen by the advertisers and publishers of the world-wide performance marketing community. These are the industry leaders that provide the levels of customer service, professionalism and consistent ROI that is the mark of a top network. They have also learned to survive and thrive in an ever-changing and incredibly competitive environment, so they are without exception run by smart, effective leaders.

The BLUE BOOK Top 20 is not a simple list of the biggest networks. Instead, it takes into account reputation, influence, clientele, popularity and scale.

An important part of the ranking process is our survey of over 25,000 industry figures that is carried out during the Fall. In the survey, we ask an open-field first question to identify the respondent’s favorite networks for running CPA and affiliate campaigns. The open-field nature of this first question is designed to avoid any selection-bias caused by prompting or by which networks we include in a pick-list. On a subsequent screen we provide a list of almost 50 networks from which respondents are asked to choose an additional four networks in each of the CPA and affiliate network categories, together with an additional open-field for write-in choices. In all, some 400 networks are included in our considerations.