ShareASale affiliate program

ShareASale key details

Data researched by the Affpinions team and last reviewed 2026-10-08. Terms change frequently — always confirm details on the official ShareASale website before joining.

Beginner's guide to ShareASale

ShareASale

What is ShareASale?

ShareASale is a well-established affiliate network with over a hundred thousand publishers. There are over 15,000 merchants plugged into the ShareASale Network giving you a vast amount of retailers and individual products to promote. Each of these merchants has a different type of product that they’re selling. The large range means there should be good products and companies to promote in your niche, whether you are a blogger, YouTuber, use Facebook, Twitter, or even email newsletters.

You can see your statistics in real-time. All payments are consolidated from the programs you participate in, and are paid with one check or direct deposit.

ShareASale has a strict “No Software” policy which means you will not have to deal with affiliates utilizing Adware, Toolbars, or other desktop software.

In your account you can use the ‘payment trigger’ feature to manually set a higher payout level if you wish to build up a bigger balance and receive bigger payments less often rather than smaller monthly payments.

ShareASale is free to join as a publisher.

Review key info about ShareASale below.

Payment details

Payments to all affiliates are made in the USD currency. At ShareASale the minimum payout is $50. Money owed to you can be paid using these methods: Bank Transfer, Check, Payoneer, Wire Transfer. The payment frequency of the ShareASale affiliate Network is Monthly, on 20th of each month.

Tracking and cookies

The tracking software used by ShareASale is their own in-house solution. Cookie length is Varies per merchant.

The main commission types used are: CPA, CPC, CPL, CPS.

Verticals

A few of the niches/sectors ShareASale operate in:

• Fashion
• Home and garden
• Jewelry
• Gifts
• Sports and fitness
• Web hosting
• Travel
• Debt and finance
• Automotive

That’s only a shortlist of some of the niches that merchant brands operate in, there are others too.

ShareASale alternatives

Here are other affiliate companies that may be similar to ShareASale:

• CJ Affiliate
• Affiliate Future
• ClickBank
• Rakuten Advertising
• Amazon Associates
• Skimlinks
• eBay Partner Network
• Awin
• Tradedoubler
• Sovrn //Commerce

FAQs

Here's a few FAQs that may help you.

Which countries are members allowed from?
ShareASale welcomes members from a huge amount of countries, including USA, India, UK, Spain, Pakistan, and many more. When you register you have to select which country you live in.

Can I create an account if I don't have a website.
Even if you have no website you can still join because they allow other promotion methods too such as social media and email newsletters.

How do you find the best merchants?
Once you're logged into your ShareASale account you're able to find merchants using the 'Search For Merchants' section. From there you can alter the order of merchants by options such as '7 Day EPC' and 'Sale Commission'. Doing that will allow you to find the best merchants for your needs.

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Should you join ShareASale?

ShareASale may suit you if your audience matches its markets (Business-to-Business , eCommerce & Shopping , Finance , Games , Health , Sports , Travel) and you are comfortable with a minimum payout of $50 paid via Bank Transfer, Check, Payoneer, Wire Transfer. Before promoting, read the traffic-source rules, check the cookie or attribution window and run a small test to measure your own EPC. Our 12-point network checklist walks you through it.

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