Elgato Affiliate Program
The Elgato affiliate program pays up to 7% per sale on a 30-day cookie window, on streaming and content creation hardware.
Last reviewed by the LinkApprove partnerships team
30days to convert
Nothing in gaming runs a longer window, 11 of the 12 programs we list share this 30-day window, against a 30-day median. A click has 30 days to convert before attribution closes.
Program fit score
4.3/5
- Commission per conversion
- 40%
- Cookie window
- 25%
- Average order value
- 20%
- Region breadth
- 15%
Computed from this program’s own terms against 12 programs in its category. How this is calculated
01Overview
About the Elgato affiliate program
Elgato makes capture cards, stream decks, lighting and microphones for content creators, which puts it in an unusual position: the audience buying it is often the same audience creating the content that sells it. A creator recommending equipment they visibly use in their own setup has credibility that no review can manufacture.
Purchases also cluster. Someone setting up to stream buys a capture card, lighting and a microphone in the same period rather than one item, so a single piece of setup content can produce several conversions from one reader.
Setup purchases here cluster into multiple items over a short period, so a single piece of content can convert one reader several times. Creators using the equipment visibly convert better than reviewers who do not.
02Conversion
Why Elgato converts
- Creators can demonstrate the products in their own visible setup
- Setup purchases cluster, producing several conversions from one reader
- A rate above the gaming category norm on a substantial basket
- A 30-day window covers a staged build-out of a streaming setup
03Audience fit
Which creators this suits
- Streaming and content creation focused channels
- Gaming creators covering their own studio setup
- Publishers producing creator-economy and equipment content
04Getting started
How to join the Elgato affiliate program
- 1Create a free LinkApprove partner account and submit your content channels for review.
- 2Once approved, usually within two business days, open the program directory and find Elgato.
- 3Generate a deep link to any Elgato product page, adding sub-IDs for the platform or campaign you are publishing to.
- 4Publish, then track clicks and validated commission in one balance alongside every other program you run.
Because LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, you do not submit a separate application to Elgato.
05Attribution
When you get paid on this program
Full thresholds, rails and schedules are on the payouts page.
06FAQ
Common questions
How much does the Elgato affiliate program pay?
The Elgato affiliate program pays Up to 7% per sale. Average order value on the program is $180, so commission per conversion is calculated against that basket rather than a single item price.
What is the cookie duration for the Elgato affiliate program?
The Elgato program has a 30-day cookie window. A purchase made after that window has closed is not attributed to you, which is why content timing matters on this program.
How do I join the Elgato affiliate program?
You can join the Elgato affiliate program through LinkApprove without applying to Elgato directly. LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so once your LinkApprove partner account is approved you can generate tracked links to any Elgato product page immediately.
Which countries does the Elgato affiliate program accept?
The Elgato program accepts traffic from US, UK, EU, CA, AU. Traffic from outside these regions may not be attributed even when the click is tracked, so check your audience geography before committing content to it.
Gaming
How Elgato compares in its category
Gaming splits cleanly into two commission models: digital game keys pay a high percentage on a low order value and validate almost immediately, while hardware pays a low percentage on a high order value and validates slowly. Creators generally do better concentrating on one side than covering both, and launch and sale calendars concentrate demand far more sharply here than in retail verticals.
| Program | Commission | Cookie | Avg. order |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDKeys | Up to 5% per sale | 30 days | $35 |
| Corsair | 5% per sale | 30 days | $150 |
| Elgato (this program) | Up to 7% per sale | 30 days | $180 |
| Fanatical | 5% per sale | 30 days | $25 |
| GameStop | 3% per sale | 7 days | $85 |
| Green Man Gaming | 5% per sale | 30 days | $35 |
| Humble Bundle | Up to 10% per sale | 30 days | $28 |
| HyperX | Up to 6% per sale | 30 days | $105 |
| Razer | 6% per sale | 30 days | $135 |
| Secretlab | Up to 6% per sale | 30 days | $480 |
| SteelSeries | Up to 8% per sale | 30 days | $125 |
| Turtle Beach | Up to 7% per sale | 30 days | $95 |
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