Education & Courses affiliate programs
Course platforms and marketplaces with strong intent traffic. Platform programs (Teachable, Thinkific) pay recurring; marketplaces (Coursera, Udemy) pay per enrollment.
Vertical benchmark — commission
10–30%
Vertical benchmark — cookie
30–90 days
Top pick
Thinkific — 78/100
Thinkific
Online course platform · Education
- Commission
- 30% recurring for 12 months
- Cookie
- 90 days
- Model
- Recurring
- Payout min.
- $5
Kajabi
Premium creator commerce platform · Education
- Commission
- 30% recurring, lifetime
- Cookie
- 30 days
- Model
- Recurring
- Payout min.
- None stated
Coursera
University-backed online courses · Education
- Commission
- 10–45% by product
- Cookie
- 30 days
- Model
- One-time
- Payout min.
- $10
Teachable
Course creation platform · Education
- Commission
- Up to 30% recurring for 12 months
- Cookie
- 30 days
- Model
- Recurring
- Payout min.
- $10
Udemy
Course marketplace · Education
- Commission
- ~10–15% (varies by promo)
- Cookie
- 7 days
- Model
- Per-sale %
- Payout min.
- $50
Anything above the benchmark on both commission and cookie is a genuinely strong offer for this vertical. Ranked by PickerScore — never sponsored.