SaaS Affiliate Payout Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

• Estimated payout = referrals x signup rate x paid conversion rate x subscription price x credited months x commission rate x (1 - churn adjustment) - acquisition cost.

Test cases

Known limitations

• This page documents the checked-in calculator logic and does not certify results for every real-world edge case.
• Use the result as a planning estimate unless the calculator page states a stricter purpose.

Assumptions

• All sponsorship, affiliate, payout, rate, and multiple values are user-entered assumptions.
• No current affiliate program payouts, sponsor market rates, platform terms, or acquisition multiples are hardcoded.
• Results are estimates for planning only and are not financial advice.
• Calculations run locally in the browser and do not store private revenue, traffic, or deal assumptions.

Unit handling

• Monthly Referrals accepts numeric values.
• Signup Rate accepts values in %.
• Paid Conversion Rate accepts values in %.
• Monthly Subscription Price accepts values in $.
• Commission Rate accepts values in %.
• Credited Months accepts numeric values.
• Churn Adjustment accepts values in %.
• Monthly Acquisition Cost accepts values in $.
• Estimated SaaS Affiliate Payout is displayed as currency.
• Gross Commission Before Churn is displayed as currency.
• Payout per Referral is displayed as currency.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

Version history

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