Guide
Affiliate payouts without the fees
Some affiliate tools process payouts for you — and take a percentage of what you pay out. For a program paying a handful of affiliates each month, that convenience can quietly cost you. Paying affiliates directly avoids the take-rate entirely.
The hidden cost of managed payouts
When a tool moves money on your behalf, it often charges a fee — sometimes a percentage of the payout. On small programs the absolute amounts are modest, but it is a tax on every dollar you send to the people growing your business. Over a year it adds up to real money for zero added value.
Paying directly + reconciliation
The alternative is pay-direct with reconciliation: the tool tells you exactly what each affiliate is owed and stores the payout details they provided; you send the money through your own bank, PayPal, or Wise; then you mark the balance settled. You keep 100% of what would otherwise be a payout fee, and you stay in control of timing and method.
How affilut does it
affilut keeps a balances-due ledger. You approve commissions as referred customers pay, see each affiliate's outstanding balance and their stored payout preference, pay them directly, and mark it settled. affilut keeps the books but never holds, transfers, or skims funds — so there are no payout fees, ever.
Frequently asked questions
Isn't it more work to pay affiliates myself?
For most indie programs it is a few minutes a month: affilut shows the exact balance and the affiliate's payout details, you send the money, and mark it settled. The fee savings usually outweigh the small effort.
Does affilut ever hold my money?
No. affilut is a tracker and ledger — it never holds, moves, or takes a cut of funds. That is precisely why there are no payout fees.