Community platforms affiliate programs

We measured 5 programs in Community platforms, 1 of them on the board. The strongest on our index is Skool (40% / 14 months, index 92). Only Skool scores A or B on winnability, which means a standalone page has a real shot.

By Zoltan Juhasz, founder of NetPartners Marketing · Data checked 23 September 2026 · How we score

Every program we measured in Community platforms


Skool board	40% / 14 months	$394	2,400	62	A · Go now
Circle	20% lifetime claimed	-	50	42	C · Only in a roundup
Heartbeat	not found	-	10	15	D · Skip
Group.app	not found	-	10	4	D · Skip
Disco	not found	-	0	2	N · No demand

What does the search landscape look like?

The head term "online community platform" gets 4,400 searches a month in the US (KD 24). Its top 10: 5 independents, 2 forum / video and 2 rival vendors. Google shows an AI Overview on it.

See the top 10 for "online community platform"

rival vendorcircle.so
Circle | A new era for digital businesses
independentniviachanta.com
Choosing your online community platform
forum / videoreddit.com
What platform is most popular for online community ...
independentventureharbour.com
The 5 Best Community Software Platforms
independentmightynetworks.com
Mighty Networks | Community Platform, Courses & Memberships
forum / videoquora.com
What are the best online community platforms in 2026?
independentswarm.to
8 Private Online Community Platforms for Building Connections
rival vendormemberspace.com
10 Totally Free Community Platforms for Membership ...
independenthivebrite.io
Best Online Community Platforms for Organizations (2026)

What do ChatGPT and Gemini recommend?

We asked both engines, with web search on, the same two questions. Here is who they named and what they cited.

ChatGPT, affiliate question

"What are the best online community platform affiliate programs with recurring commissions?"

Named: Skool and Circle.

Cited: skool.com, help.skool.com, mightynetworks.com and circle.so.

Gemini, affiliate question

"What are the best online community platform affiliate programs with recurring commissions?"

Named: Skool, Thinkific, Systeme.io, Kartra, Teachable, Kajabi and SchoolMaker.

Cited: skool.com, schoolmaker.com, affcaptain.com, thinkific.com, partners.livechat.com and linkjolt.io.

ChatGPT, best tools question

"best online community platform"

Named: Skool, Circle and Kajabi.

Cited: circle.so, mightynetworks.com and skool.com.

Gemini, best tools question

"best online community platform"

Named: Skool, Circle and Heartbeat.

Cited: hivebrite.io, circle.so and ventureharbour.com.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Community platforms affiliate program?

On our data it's Skool, which pays 40% recurring for 14 months and scores 62/100 on winnability. We rank on what a referral is worth and on whether you can win the search traffic, not on rate alone.

How many Community platforms affiliate programs pay recurring commissions?

We measured 5 programs in this category. One has terms we verified as recurring.