Shopify Affiliate Program
The Shopify affiliate program pays up to €49.46 for each new merchant who starts a paid plan, on a 90-day cookie window, with referrals accepted worldwide.
- Free to join
- No separate Shopify application
- Decision usually within 2 business days
Last reviewed by the LinkApprove partnerships team
01Overview
About the Shopify affiliate program
Shopify is the world's leading platform for building an online store, used by millions of businesses from first-time sellers to global brands. It covers the storefront, checkout, payments, inventory, shipping and an app store of thousands of add-ons, and it is the default answer for most people who ask how to start selling online.
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That makes Shopify one of the most natural programs for creators who teach business, e-commerce or side hustles. Buyers usually start on a free trial and convert to a paid plan later, so the long 90-day cookie matters. Payouts through LinkApprove confirm quickly and are almost never reversed, which makes earnings unusually predictable for a software program.
Shopify referrals through LinkApprove confirm within about a day and almost none are reversed, a lower reversal rate than most software programs on the network, so commission is close to guaranteed once a merchant upgrades.
Program fit score
Weighted against 25 software & creator tools programs
3.4/ 5
| Factor | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Commission per conversion | 40% | 1.60 |
| Cookie window | 25% | 1.10 |
| Average order value | 20% | 0.47 |
| Region breadth | 15% | 0.27 |
Cookie window
60 days longer than the median
90days
Longer than most software & creator tools programs, which gives buyers more time to come back and still credits you. Dots are the 25 programs in software & creator tools; the range is 1–120 days.
02Conversion
Why Shopify converts
- The best known name in e-commerce, so viewers already trust it
- A free trial lowers the barrier to signing up
- A 90-day cookie covers merchants who take weeks to launch
- Store-building tutorials naturally end with a signup
03Audience fit
Which creators this suits
- E-commerce, dropshipping and side hustle creators
- Small business and entrepreneur channels
- Print-on-demand and handmade sellers
04Search demand
When creators look for the Shopify program
Monthly searches
“shopify affiliate program”, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
11,225avg / month
Searches for the Shopify affiliate program peak in January at about 18,100 a month and are lowest in September at about 6,600. Creators who apply and publish a few weeks before the peak are ready when interest is highest.
Estimated monthly Google searches, from LinkApprove keyword research (October 2026).
05Getting started
How to join the Shopify affiliate program
- 1Create a free account on LinkApprove and submit your content channels for review.
- 2Get approved, usually within two business days, then find Shopify in the program directory.
- 3Generate a deep link to any Shopify product page, adding sub-IDs for the platform or campaign.
- 4Publish and track clicks and validated commission in one balance alongside every other program you run.
LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so you don’t submit a separate application to Shopify.
Create a free account06Attribution
When you get paid on this program
- ClickDay 0
- PurchaseWithin 90 days · cookie
- ValidatedAdvertiser confirms · 30–60 day hold
- PaidNext payout run
- Minimum (wallets)
- $100
- Minimum (wire)
- $1,000
- Schedule
- Monthly → daily
EPC isn't published yet: our sample on this program is too small to mean anything. Full thresholds, rails and schedules are on the payouts page.
Software & creator tools
How Shopify compares in its category
Software pays differently from retail. Many programs pay a fixed bounty or a share of the first payment on each new signup, so a single referral can be worth more than dozens of shop orders. Buyers compare tools carefully and often start on a free trial, which makes tutorials, honest comparisons and "how I use it" content the formats that convert. The programs below cover the tools creators and small businesses actually run on.
- ManyChatup to 24.5%120 daysNot published
- Namecheapup to 10%30 daysNot published
- NordVPN≈ 29%30 days€23
- Notionup to €50.0090 days€32
- Semrushup to €99.25120 daysNot published
- Shopifyup to €49.4690 daysNot published
- Skillshareup to €15.4130 daysNot published
- Squarespaceup to €9.7945 days€24
- Surfsharkup to €9.5530 days€8
- TikTok for Businessup to €158.9930 daysNot published
- Udemy≈ 10%7 days€8
Showing 11 of 25 programs. Commission and cookie figures are indicative and set by the advertiser.
Compare all 25 programs07FAQ
Common questions
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How much does the Shopify affiliate program pay?
The Shopify affiliate program pays up to €49.46 per signup (paid when a referred merchant starts a paid Shopify plan, from €3.21 to €49.46 depending on the plan).
What is the cookie duration for the Shopify affiliate program?
The Shopify program has a 90-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 Shopify affiliate program?
You can join the Shopify affiliate program through LinkApprove without applying to Shopify directly. LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so once your LinkApprove partner account is approved you can generate tracked links to any Shopify product page immediately.
Which countries does the Shopify affiliate program accept?
The Shopify program accepts traffic from Worldwide. 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.
Does Shopify pay when someone starts a free trial?
No. Commission is paid when the referred merchant moves onto a paid Shopify plan. The 90-day cookie gives them time to finish the trial and launch.
What content works best for Shopify?
Step-by-step store builds, side hustle guides, theme and app reviews, and case studies of real stores. Content that walks someone from idea to launch ends naturally at the signup.
When do searches for the Shopify program peak?
In January, at around 18,100 a month, when new-year business ideas spike. Interest stays high through spring.
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