Affiliate Networks · 2026 reliability ranking
Most Reliable Affiliate Networks (2026)
We ranked 13 affiliate networks by real-world reliability over the last 90 days, using 7 status page incidents and our own around-the-clock uptime checks. An affiliate network runs the tracking links, cookies and conversion records that decide who gets paid for a sale, for both the brand and the publishers promoting it. When its redirect servers or conversion tracking go down, links break or clicks go unrecorded, and sales made during the outage can go uncredited for good. Reporting delays and payment-processing problems are more common than full outages, but they still leave publishers unsure what they earned and brands unsure what they owe.
Last updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| # | Vendor | Score | Uptime (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sovrn CommerceSovrn Commerce, formerly VigLink, is Sovrn's affiliate link monetization service for publishers. | 100.0 | 100% |
| 2 | Digistore24Digistore24 is a reseller and affiliate marketplace for digital products, based in Hildesheim, Germany. | 98.0 | 100% |
| 3 | ClickBankClickBank is an affiliate marketplace and payment processor for digital and physical products, headquartered in Boise, Idaho. | 97.3 | 99.99% |
| 4 | AwinAwin is a global affiliate network, owned by Axel Springer and United Internet, that absorbed the ShareASale network. | 82.6 | 99.91% |
| 5 | impact.comimpact.com is a partnership management platform for affiliate, influencer and referral programs, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. | 79.6 | 99.75% |
Affiliate Networks reliability at a glance
- Across the 5 ranked affiliate networks, average 90-day uptime is 99.93%. Reliability scores range from 100.0 (Sovrn Commerce) to 79.6 (impact.com).
- Together they published 7 incidents in the last 90 days, 3 of them partial or major outages.
- Sovrn Commerce reported no incidents at all in that time.
- The typical vendor takes 3h 27m to resolve an incident. Digistore24 is fastest, at <1m on average.
What to check before you choose a affiliate network
- Check the tracking and redirect domains first. If click links fail, visitors hit an error page and the sale is never attributed.
- Ask how conversions are handled during an outage: are server-to-server postbacks retried, and are delayed sales backfilled to the right publisher?
- Look at the history of reporting delays and payment issues, not only downtime. They are the most common incidents and affect when partners get paid.
- Many networks publish no status page at all, so keep your own record of link checks and ask your account manager how outages are communicated.
90-day uptime history
Each bar is one day. Hover a bar for that day's uptime and incidents.
1. Sovrn Commerce
100% uptime · 0 incidents · avg resolve —2. Digistore24
100% uptime · 2 incidents · avg resolve <1m3. ClickBank
99.99% uptime · 1 incidents · avg resolve 27m4. Awin
99.91% uptime · 2 incidents · avg resolve 12h 14m5. impact.com
99.75% uptime · 2 incidents · avg resolve 6h 28m- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Being tracked (not ranked yet)
These vendors join the ranking once we have enough evidence: at least 14 days of data, and for vendors with a quiet status page (silent for a year, or for 90 days while their competitors report several incidents), 30 days of our own independent monitoring.
- Admitad · no public status page
- Amazon Associates · no public status page
- CJ Affiliate · no public status page
- FlexOffers · no public status page
- MaxBounty · no public status page
- Partnerize · no public status page
- Rakuten Advertising · no public status page
- Skimlinks · no public status page
Recent Affiliate Networks incidents
General Reporting Delay - Actions only (Tracking Unaffected)
Affected: Reporting
Affected: www.awin.com
Affected: www.awin.com
Upstream provider impacting orders
Affected: Order Form
Newsletters, CRM, and Workflows Emails Not Sending
Affected: System Emails
Affected: Hops, Order Form, Accounts, INS, API, CLKBank +2 more
Head-to-head comparisons
- Sovrn Commerce vs Digistore24 reliability
- Sovrn Commerce vs ClickBank reliability
- Sovrn Commerce vs Awin reliability
- Sovrn Commerce vs impact.com reliability
- Digistore24 vs ClickBank reliability
- Digistore24 vs Awin reliability
- Digistore24 vs impact.com reliability
- ClickBank vs Awin reliability
- ClickBank vs impact.com reliability
- Awin vs impact.com reliability
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Frequently asked questions
What is the most reliable affiliate network?
Based on the last 90 days of data, Sovrn Commerce is the most reliable affiliate network we track, with a reliability score of 100.0/100 and 100% uptime.
How do you measure affiliate network reliability?
We poll each vendor's public status page every few minutes, record every incident, and run our own uptime checks against each vendor's login and customer-facing pages. Uptime (40%), incident frequency (20%), average time to resolve (20%) and transparency (20%) combine into one score out of 100.
How often are these rankings updated?
Continuously. Status pages and uptime checks run every five minutes and scores are recalculated several times an hour.
Can vendors pay to rank higher?
No. Sponsored placements are clearly labelled, shown separately from the rankings and never change a vendor's score.