TWO DIFFERENT PATHS
DO YOU WANT TO REFER — OR DELIVER?
Partner
You build and sell a client service. You manage the client relationship and delivery responsibilities defined by your offer.
- •Create your own service offer
- •Set your client-facing price
- •Deliver or manage the service
- •Own the client relationship subject to applicable agreements
Affiliate
You refer a customer to an eligible Apex offer and follow the applicable referral terms. You are not presenting yourself as the service provider unless a separate agreement allows it.
- •Refer eligible customers
- •Follow applicable referral terms
- •No invented service rights
- •Separate from Partner Cloud delivery
Side by side
| Dimension | Affiliate | Partner |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to start | Free | Not published — the platform is not live yet |
| What you get | A personal tracking link | A client-service offer you build and brand yourself |
| Who owns the client | Apex owns the sale and the customer | You own the client relationship |
| You set the price | No — you promote Apex’s own price | Yes, where applicable product/program terms allow it |
| How you get paid | Commission on attributed sales, tiered up to 45% by lifetime volume | You bill your own client directly |
| Approval / setup | Instant — a code is active the moment you join | Application-based; review process, not automatic |
Affiliate figures reflect the live Apex Flow Affiliates program at /affiliates.