Affiliate commission calculator: 12 months vs lifetime
Enter a SaaS price and commission rate to see what one referral is really worth, and how much more a lifetime deal pays than a 12- or 24-month cap once customer churn is taken into account.
Estimated commission per referral
$150
$14.7/month × ~10.2 paid months after churn
From 1 referral per month
$150
total from one month of referrals · avg lifetime ≈ 33 months
12 months$150
Lifetime (same rate)$490
A lifetime deal would earn $340 more per referral (3.3×).
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