ClickFunnels Affiliate Program
ActiveFunnel builder paying general affiliates 30% of every monthly payment, with a 45-day sticky cookie and a $100 payout minimum.
Quick answer
Yes. ClickFunnels pays general affiliates 30% of every monthly payment from the accounts they refer, on all price tiers, tracked by a 45-day sticky cookie. The 40% rate in its agreement is reserved for affiliates preselected before 4 October 2022, and Certified Funnel Builder affiliates earn 20%. Commissions clear a 45-day cooling-off period and are paid on the 1st and 15th through Tipalti once they reach $100.
At a glance
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- Commission
- 30%
- Recurring
- Recurring
- Cookie window
- 45 days
- Minimum payout
- $100
- Network
- Not publicly disclosed
About ClickFunnels
ClickFunnels sells sales-funnel, checkout and course tools to direct-response marketers. Its affiliate program pays a percentage of each payment a referred account makes, on every account level and on monthly or annual plans. The affiliate agreement (last updated 15 September 2025) sets three rates. General affiliates earn 30%. Qualified Affiliates, who were preselected and opted in before 4 October 2022, keep 40%. Certified Funnel Builder affiliates earn 20%. The help centre says all new affiliates start at 30%, and some offers, such as the YFFC VIP upgrade, pay no commission. Besides the 14-day free trial, the program page promotes the free Your First Funnel Challenge, which includes a 30-day ClickFunnels 2.0 trial, and quotes up to $89.10 a month for each Challenge trial that stays active.
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Commission details
Flat 30% monthly recurring commission on all active accounts at every price tier
- Commission type
- Percentage
- Recurring
- Yes — duration not publicly disclosed
- Commission currency
- USD
Payouts and tracking
- Payout frequency
- Twice monthly (1st and 15th)
- Payment methods
- Tipalti
- Payout currency
- USD
Attribution window. The help centre describes a 45-day sticky cookie: a visitor who clicks your link and buys within 45 days is credited to you. Under the affiliate agreement the most recently acquired cookie wins, and once a sale has been attributed to you it is protected for 45 days.
Promotional rules
What ClickFunnels allows and forbids before you promote it.
- No paid search that uses ClickFunnels trademarks or brand names to generate results.
- No direct linking to a ClickFunnels sales page from any paid advertising.
- No telemarketing, fax or text-message advertising, and no cash rebates or other monetary incentives to win a sale.
- 'ClickFunnels' may not appear in any URL, domain or site name, and the word must be followed by ®.
- Payments made on your own user accounts earn no commission.
- Income claims must reflect your own results and carry the disclaimer text set out in the agreement.
- The agreement ends automatically if you earn zero commissions over 12 months.
Requirements
ClickFunnels approves each application and then issues a unique Affiliate ID. After your first commission you are asked to book a verification call with the Affiliate Manager and to complete Tipalti setup, including a W-8 or W-9 tax form, within 120 days; commissions earned more than 120 days before setup is complete are forfeited. The program page also runs a Dream Car incentive: get and keep 100 or more active members and ClickFunnels reimburses a car lease or purchase payment.
- An approved application and a unique Affiliate ID
- A verification call with the Affiliate Manager after the first commission
- Tipalti setup, with tax forms, finished within 120 days of the first commission
- Only one affiliate account per person or entity
- Disclosure on social posts: #ad before the description plus @clickfunnels or #clickfunnels, and the Paid Partnership tool on Facebook and Instagram
Who this is best for
Good fit
- Marketers who can move readers into the 14-day free trial, since 30% is paid for each month the account keeps paying
- Publishers promoting the free Your First Funnel Challenge, whose 30-day trial accounts are commissionable
- Affiliates able to keep 100 or more members active, the Dream Car reimbursement threshold
Poor fit
- Certified Funnel Builders, whose affiliate rate is 20% rather than the general 30%
- Paid-search affiliates: brand-term ads and direct links from paid ads to ClickFunnels sales pages are banned
- Anyone who cannot finish Tipalti tax setup within 120 days of a first commission
Pros and limitations
Pros
- 30% of every payment on all account levels, whether the referral picks a monthly or annual plan
- A sticky 45-day cookie, and a sale attributed to you stays protected for 45 days
- Two payout dates a month, the 1st and 15th, once combined commissions reach $100
- Dream Car bonus: 100+ active referred members qualifies for a car lease or purchase reimbursement
Limitations
- The 40% rate is closed to newcomers; it covers only affiliates preselected and opted in before 4 October 2022
- Every commission waits out a 45-day cooling-off period that includes the 14-day trial
- Earnings expire if Tipalti setup is incomplete 120 days after the first commission
- Some offers, including the YFFC VIP upgrade, pay no commission at all
How to join
- 1Apply on the ClickFunnels affiliate program page; approval issues your Affiliate ID
- 2Share your link on sites, email or social channels with the #ad disclosures the agreement requires
- 3After the first commission, book the verification call and finish Tipalti setup within 120 days
Estimate earnings from this program
ClickFunnels vs the Landing Pages & Funnels median
| Term | ClickFunnels | Category median | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission rate | 30% | 40% | 5 |
| Cookie window | 45 days | 90 days | 6 |
| Minimum payout | $100 | $75 | 4 |
Medians across published Landing Pages & Funnels programs that disclose each term. Undisclosed terms are left out, not counted as zero.
Program change history
Recorded changes to this program's terms. Older values are kept so you can see the direction of travel.
commissionText 20% at entry, scaling to 30% and then 40% at performance milestonesFlat 30% monthly recurring on all account levels
Third-party sources described a 20/30/40% ladder. ClickFunnels' own affiliate page states a single flat 30% recurring rate across all price tiers.
Source
Sources and verification
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Frequently asked questions
What commission does ClickFunnels pay new affiliates?
New affiliates earn 30%. The help centre says every ClickFunnels affiliate starts at 30%, paid on all account levels. The 40% rate in the affiliate agreement is kept for Qualified Affiliates preselected and opted in before 4 October 2022, and Certified Funnel Builder affiliates earn 20%.
How long is the ClickFunnels affiliate cookie?
It lasts 45 days. A sticky cookie is set when someone clicks your link, and a purchase within 45 days is credited to you. If the visitor later clicks another affiliate’s link, the most recently acquired cookie takes the sale.
Is ClickFunnels affiliate commission recurring?
Yes. The agreement pays a commission for each referred account that makes a payment to ClickFunnels in a month, so earnings continue while the account stays subscribed and stop when it cancels. No end date is stated.
When does ClickFunnels pay affiliates?
On the 1st and 15th of each month through Tipalti, once combined commissions reach $100 and the 45-day cooling-off period has passed. Payout options inside Tipalti vary by country; the help centre mentions ACH, PayPal and paper check.
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