Shopify
Impact
Global
Shopify enables merchants to build and manage online stores with payments, shipping, and analytics
Shopify pays up to $150 flat one-time bounty per qualified referral (not a 10% recurring commission — per Shopify's own current affiliate page), through Impact. There is no reward for the referred customer. Verified 24 Aug 2026 from Shopify's own published material.
Paid when
Referred customer completes a purchase through the affiliate link.
Payment delay
Commissions lock around the 21st of the month following the referral's purchase, then post to your Impact balance the next day (the 22nd)
Minimum payout
$10 minimum balance required for withdrawal
Click counts for
30 days from click; extended up to 400 days for free-trial-to-paid conversions once the store becomes a paid plan
Your commission
Up to $150 flat one-time bounty per qualified referral (not a 10% recurring commission — per Shopify's own current affiliate page)
Customer incentive
Nothing
The terms that decide whether you get paid
Paid whenReferred customer completes a purchase through the affiliate link.
Attribution window30 days from click; extended up to 400 days for free-trial-to-paid conversions once the store becomes a paid plan
Payment delayCommissions lock around the 21st of the month following the referral's purchase, then post to your Impact balance the next day (the 22nd)
Payment scheduleMonthly — balance issued on the 22nd for the prior month's referrals; withdrawals available once balance threshold is met (can be bi-weekly)
Minimum payout$10 minimum balance required for withdrawal
Payout formDirect deposit to bank account, or PayPal in most countries, via the Impact platform; supports 80+ currencies
Clawback"Shopify reserves the right to reverse any commissions related to fraudulent or refunded stores."
Where it pays175+ countries, 80+ currencies, via the Impact platform
Important
A flat one-time bounty (up to $150, less in some markets) rather than a recurring commission, despite this being a subscription platform with high LTV — Shopify keeps the upside. Enrollment runs through the Impact network rather than being fully direct. Cookie window, payment delay, payout method and clawback terms are now documented, but self-referral policy, program duration, and whether affiliates must be customers are still unpublished.
What you would be selling
A flat one-time bounty (up to $150, varying by referral location) on a globally recognized e-commerce platform, paid out through the Impact affiliate network — mainstream reach, but a one-off payout rather than recurring revenue.
Shopify is one brand with 3 products, bought by different people. What one converted customer is worth cannot be worked out for any of them: that needs a rate, a plan price and a commission window, and this program does not publish all three.
Not published
Not every figure needed is published.
ecommerce platform
Flagship
Shopify Basic Plan
E-commerce platform for building and managing online stores with product catalogs, shopping cart, payment processing, and order management — Shopify's entry-level plan for new merchants.
Bought by Starting merchants
Basic Plan
Not published
Not every figure needed is published.
ecommerce platform
Shopify Shopify Plan (Mid-Tier)
Enhanced e-commerce platform with advanced reporting, staff accounts, and increased API rate limits — designed for growing businesses handling higher transaction volumes.
Bought by Growing stores
Shopify Plan
Not published
Not every figure needed is published.
ecommerce platform
Shopify Advanced Plan
Enterprise e-commerce platform with advanced reporting, priority support, and highest API rate limits — designed for established businesses with sophisticated requirements.
Bought by Established high-volume stores
Advanced Plan
Everything Shopify publishes about how the commission is earned and paid. A term shown as not researched is one Shopify does not publish, not one that does not apply.
How it pays
Route inApply via Impact (Shopify's affiliate platform), linked from shopify.com/affiliates. Applications typically processed within 24 hours; can be declined for lacking an active website/audience or brand misalignment.
Attribution window30 days from click; extended up to 400 days for free-trial-to-paid conversions once the store becomes a paid plan
Payment delayCommissions lock around the 21st of the month following the referral's purchase, then post to your Impact balance the next day (the 22nd)
Payment scheduleMonthly — balance issued on the 22nd for the prior month's referrals; withdrawals available once balance threshold is met (can be bi-weekly)
Minimum payout$10 minimum balance required for withdrawal
Payout formDirect deposit to bank account, or PayPal in most countries, via the Impact platform; supports 80+ currencies
Clawback"Shopify reserves the right to reverse any commissions related to fraudulent or refunded stores."
Where it pays175+ countries, 80+ currencies, via the Impact platform
ApprovalTypically processed within 24 hours
Restrictions
·Flat bounty (up to $150, varies by referral location) rather than a recurring commission — per Shopify's own current affiliate page
·Managed through the Impact affiliate network, not a fully direct program
·No published program end date, self-referral policy, or customer-status requirement
Customer pricing
Shopify offers tiered plans for merchants of different sizes, plus an Enterprise tier.
Basic$39/month · up to 3 staff accounts, 2 custom domains
Shopify$105/month · up to 15 staff accounts, 3 custom domains
Advanced$399/month · up to 25 staff accounts, unlimited custom domains
Plus$2,300/month · premium features and support
Verified
Read from Shopify's own published material on . Figures change without notice — quote this date alongside any figure.
Sources
shopify Official Affiliate ↗
Affiliate program details from official sources.
Researched 24 August 2026.
Product line researched and descriptions added August 25, 2026 from shopify.com/pricing.
Attribution window, payout terms and approval time researched on August 26, 2026.
How this programme compares to its rivals was written on August 26, 2026, from the verified terms above.
Route in, payment delay, payout form, clawback, and where-it-pays verified 27 September 2026 from shopify.com/affiliates and help.shopify.com/en/affiliates/earnings; self-referral, must-be-customer, and program duration remain unpublished by Shopify as of that date.
Read, and not published
Shopify’s own material was read on these and says nothing. That is the answer: a program that does not state a term is not bound by one.
Duration
Self-referral
Must you be a customer
Not asked yet
Nobody has looked for these, so nothing is claimed about them either way — not that Shopify publishes them, and not that it does not.
Customer incentive
Citing this page
Ancaster, “Shopify affiliate terms”. Verified 24 August 2026. https://ancaster.io/offers/shopify
How this was verified
Verified
Read from Shopify's own published material on . Figures change without notice — quote this date alongside any figure.
Who buys this
Tagged at product level, not brand level. Shopify's products sell to ecommerce operators.
Who else does this
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The re-verification note
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