What is PartnerStack?
PartnerStack is popular with SaaS vendors because of its polished interface, subscription-friendly commission logic and a built-in marketplace where affiliates can discover programs. For SaaS startups it feels turnkey, since the platform handles payouts and onboarding without much ops work. The issue is scope and cost. PartnerStack focuses almost entirely on very standard affiliate program features like link tracking, referral reporting, recurring commissions and does not support lead handling and complex commission formulas. Yet despite offering only the standard, it is one of the most expensive affiliate platforms on the market, charging both a high subscription fee and a cut of your program’s revenue.
One platform. All the tools.
From tracking to payouts – Paldock replaces the mess.
PartnerStack vs PalDock
We spent hundreds of hours researching our competitors. Instead of guessing, we built a full step-by-step guide on How to choose the right affiliate software. We used it ourselves to analyze dozens of different tools, mapping over 30 features and limitations along the way. We didn’t stop at the surface. We actually integrated them and went through their onboarding like real users. These are the key differences:
| PartnerStack | PalDock | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracks affiliate links |  | |
| Lead capture via embedded forms |  | |
| Lead capture via embedded API | | |
| Unified dashboard for link, form and API conversions | | |
| Advanced lead handling | | |
| GDPR compliant | | |
