For SaaS
The affiliate platform built for Stripe Subscriptions.
Recurring commissions on every renewal. Lead and trial events via the REST API. Stripe Connect payouts globally. Annual 1099-NEC export. Cobalz speaks SaaS economics.
Why SaaS picks Cobalz
Six things that matter for subscription businesses.
Stripe Subscriptions native
Per-merchant Stripe webhook on /api/stripe/merchant-webhook/[merchantId]. invoice.paid → commission with billing_reason discrimination.
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Recurring strategies
first_order_only / all_renewals (default) / first_n_renewals. Match the strategy to your unit economics.
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Lead + trial events
POST /api/v1/events for trial_started, signup, demo_booked. Attribute non-revenue conversions.
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Stripe Connect payouts
Affiliates onboard via Stripe Express. Payouts in 135 currencies, ACH where supported.
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OpenAPI 3.1 spec
Documented REST API your engineering team can build against. Generate clients via openapi-generator-cli.
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Standard Webhooks v1
Drop-in svix-libs verification. Event-driven SaaS workflows just work.
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Real-world flow
From signup to renewal commission.
- 1Affiliate shares
?ref=alicelink → t.js cookies + session id capture the visitor. - 2Visitor signs up for a 14-day trial → POST /api/v1/events (event_type=trial_started, cookie_id=$_cobz_sess) attributes the lead.
- 3Trial converts to paid → Stripe fires invoice.paid (billing_reason=subscription_create) → Cobalz writes the signup commission.
- 4Every month: invoice.paid (billing_reason=subscription_cycle) → Cobalz writes a renewal commission. is_recurring=true, renewal_count++.
- 5Hold period elapses → cron approves the commission → outbound webhook commission.approved fires → Slack ping in your team channel.
- 6Monthly cron aggregates approved commissions, dispatches via the affiliate's preferred payout method (Stripe Connect / PayPal / Mercury / Wise).
“Cobalz is the first affiliate platform that understands SaaS. Recurring commissions on Stripe, lead events through the API, Slack alerts when a top affiliate brings in a deal. We replaced FirstPromoter on a Friday and never went back.”
Recurring commissions, done right.
Stripe Subscriptions support included on every paid plan.