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Substack vs Twitch Affiliate

Side-by-side comparison of Substack and Twitch Affiliate referral programs. Which one earns you more? Here are the facts.

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Substack offers up to 90% revenue share (lifetime).

Substack
Twitch Affiliate
CATEGORY
CREATOR
CREATOR
COMMISSION
Keep 90% of paid newsletter revenue
50% subs + bits + ads
MODEL
revenue-share
revenue-share
MAX REV SHARE
90%
70%
PAYOUT
fiat
fiat
MIN PAYOUT
$10
$50
FREQUENCY
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
FIRST PAYOUT
~7d
~45d
COOKIE
LIFETIME
LIFETIME
KYC
YES
YES
GEO BLOCKED
NONE
NONE
RISK
LOW
LOW
RATING
4.4/5 (850)
3.7/5 (1100)
PROGRAM AGE
8y
14y

Substack

PROS
  • +Keep 87% of revenue (after Stripe)
  • +Own your email list
  • +No upfront cost
CONS
  • Need to grow your own audience
  • Discoverability is weak
  • Slow growth without existing platform

Twitch Affiliate

PROS
  • +Easy to reach Affiliate threshold
  • +Live streaming monetization
  • +Loyal community subs
CONS
  • 50/50 sub split
  • $50 min payout
  • Streaming time-intensive