Kinsta Hosting Affiliate Program

Join our high-paying affiliate program and earn a one-time bonus of up to $500, plus lifetime monthly commissions of 10% for every referral to Kinsta WordPress Hosting.

Calculate your recurring passive income

Add in your expected referrals to see how much money you can make as a Kinsta Affiliate in just 1 year.

Your monthly income after 1 year:
$1,350

$750
Oct
2024
$800
Nov
$850
Dec
$900
Jan
2025
$950
Feb
$1,000
Mar
$1,050
Apr
$1,100
May
$1,150
Jun
$1,200
Jul
$1,250
Aug
$1,300
Sep
$1,350
Oct

Calculations are based on the number and types of plans you refer each month. Factor in our 2% churn rate and this brings you to your estimated total passive income.

An affiliate program tailored to your success

Lifetime monthly payments

With a churn rate of only 2%, our lifetime recurring commissions offer substantial value.

High conversion and retention rates

Kinsta is an easy sell. Customers appreciate our top-tier infrastructure, industry-leading security, and 24/7/365 expert support.

Long conversion window

Benefit from a 60-day tracking cookie and last-touch attribution, ensuring accurate credit for your sale.

Transparent in-house tracking

Utilize Kinsta’s custom-built affiliate dashboard to track page views, referrals, payments, and more.

Dedicated affiliate support

Receive expert assistance from our affiliate team by emailing [email protected].

Resources to grow your commissions

Increase your conversion rates with comprehensive guides, advanced tips, and a range of high-converting assets.

Who is Kinsta’s Affiliate Program for?

Kinsta’s affiliate program is as amazing as the rest of the service. I had many previous experiences with other hosts, but no one has Kinsta’s recurring payments on each referred client. Other hosts have something similar but with incredibly lower figures.

Kinsta also has a great feature that allows to transfer a website from my account to the client’s. When I do it, I add my referral ID.

Developers

Make affiliate referrals with easy steps that fit into your development work. Our affiliate program is designed for developers who want to build a passive income. To start earning, you can:

  • Refer clients, whether through your affiliate link or our custom site transfer tool
  • Add your affiliate link to your existing GitHub repositories
  • Test Kinsta’s managed WordPress hosting for free and post a review
  • Insert your affiliate link on your site’s “Hosted by Kinsta” banner
  • Benefit from manual referrals by contacting our affiliate team

Agencies

Build your Monthly Recurring Revenue by referring clients to Kinsta. And you’ll sleep easy knowing your client’s sites are running on top-tier hosting. As an Agency, you can:

  • Get listed in our Agency Directory*
  • Earn referrals by sharing your custom link or by using our site transfer tool
  • Benefit from manual referrals by contacting our affiliate team

*If you reach the referral’s threshold

With the expertise Kinsta offers, introducing clients as part of their affiliate program ensures that the client will be getting the highest level of service across hosting security, reliability, and speed, meaning that we could focus on what we do best – development and UX/UI for professional services firms.

Technology solution providers

Earn commissions by simply adding a trackable link when you partner with or make reference of Kinsta. Our cloud hosting affiliate program is the only one tailored for SaaS, platforms, open-source projects, applications, CMSs solutions, code libraries, and more.

To start earning, insert your affiliate link when you:

  • Create your Kinsta-specific deployment guide
  • Include Kinsta as a recommended hosting provider in your documentation
  • Mention our hosting in your blog posts
  • Add an in-app Kinsta reference
  • And more!

Email our team at [email protected] to discuss further collaboration.

Kinsta customers

Get paid to share the power of Kinsta’s premium hosting with your friends, family, and clients. It’s easier than you think! 

As a Kinsta customer, register in 1 easy step and get automatically approved. To start earning referrals, you can:

  • Share your affiliate link through email or messaging apps
  • Include a “Hosted by Kinsta” banner with an affiliate link on your site
  • Add an affiliate link to your Kinsta review
  • Transfer a site through our custom tool and enter your affiliate ID

Content publishers

Add hosting commissions to your monthly passive income. Receive custom banners, exclusive promotional materials, and tips to increase sales. To earn referrals, you can:

  • Test Kinsta’s hosting for free and post a review or a comparison article
  • Include Kinsta as a recommended tool on your blog
  • Insert a trackable link when sharing our top-class web development articles
  • Email us at [email protected] to get dedicated support from our affiliate team

Since web hosting generates the highest affiliate revenue for us, I do appreciate Kinsta’s recurring commissions. It’s rare in the industry, and I think is great in aligning incentives: if Kinsta is doing well and retaining customers, we’ll be doing well. I highly recommend Kinsta’s affiliate program!

Learning platforms / Educators

Give yourself peace of mind recommending premium hosting to students and subscribers. And earn recurring commissions along the way just by adding a trackable link! To start earning, you can:

  • Include an affiliate link in your in-course Kinsta recommendation
  • List Kinsta as a recommended tool on your site
  • Use Kinsta’s hosting for free to test and showcase our platform to your students
  • Insert a trackable link when sharing our top-class web development articles
  • Email our team at [email protected] to discuss further collaboration

Joining Kinsta’s Affiliate Program is simple as 1, 2, 3

Step 1: Signup up

1. Sign up

Register in only a few minutes. After a quick approval on our end, you’ll get access to our affiliate platform and receive everything you need to get started.

Sign up now

Step 2: Create affiliate links

Create as many affiliate links as you’d like and point them anywhere on our site. Then, optimize based on what converts best.

Step 3: Earn commissions

3. Earn money

As soon as your links convert, you’ll be credited with your referral commission, ready for the next monthly payout.

Custom-built dashboard to track your passive income

There’s no confusing and cluttered 3rd-party platform here. Enjoy a dashboard tailored to your needs.

Get an overview of all your numbers

Get a quick and easy way to see your total referred pageviews, referrals, payments, and a graphical overview of the service distribution. We stand behind our data and encourage you to double-check with your own measurements. Our system is Intelligent Tracking Prevention 2.0 ready.

Kinsta Affiliate dashboard screenshot

Dig deeper with in-depth analytics

View detailed subscription data for each referral, including when they complete actions such as upgrading, downgrading, or canceling. See exactly when you’ll get paid for each referral and check when your one-time and recurring commissions are approved.

Access your dashboard in your preferred language

The Kinsta affiliate dashboard is available in eight different languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, and Japanese.

Download banners

Download visual assets directly from your affiliate dashboard and use them anywhere on your site. We have a wide range of banners in each size with dark or light color sets, and varied wording which emphasizes different features.

Sizes currently available:

  • 300×600
  • 240×240
  • 600×300
  • 468×60
  • 728×90
  • 300×250

We want you to succeed. If you need another size, just let us know.

Build your stable passive income

Kinsta’s managed WordPress hosting is designed to power sites of all sizes, from small personal blogs to large, high-traffic enterprise sites, ensuring optimal performance at any scale. With our high-paying affiliate program, you’ll earn lifetime commissions no matter which plan your referrals choose.

$50 to $500

One-time bonus

10%

Monthly commissions

Already earning with us

Affiliate FAQ

Can’t find what you’re looking for?

Who can become a Kinsta Affiliate?

We encourage you to join our affiliate program if you’re a developer, designer, agency owner, or publisher who creates hosting-related content. The same goes for learning platforms and any sort of technology solution providers (SaaS, platforms, open-source projects, applications, CMSs solutions, code libraries, and more). Kinsta customers get automatically approved.

We welcome all websites in the development industry niche and any business with the ability to make direct referrals to their professional network. Read more about who’s Kinsta’s affiliate program for.

That being said, we’re selective. Our affiliate team manually screens each applicant’s website. There are some common reasons why we reject applications.

We generally do not accept:

  • Websites under construction or unfinished
  • Websites without their own domain name
  • Websites that display lists of tools or services with no further information
  • Websites without an affiliate disclosure
  • Coupons and deals websites
  • Social media profiles

We do not accept websites containing adult content, inappropriate content, or content regulated or illegal in any of the countries we operate in.

Do I need to be a Kinsta client to become an Affiliate?

No. But you should try our premium managed WordPress hosting, It’s awesome!

How do I join the affiliate program?

Easy! To apply, head to https://kinsta.com/affiliates/ and click “Become an affiliate”. We’ll ask you to fill in some standard information about your site and your promotional methods. Then, our affiliate team will manually review your application.


You’ll receive an email with our decision within 3 business days. If your application is approved, you’ll gain access to the dashboard and our affiliate materials. We’ll also send you some great tips to start earning commissions!


If you’re a Kinsta customer, your application is automatically approved by our system.

Is it free to join Kinsta’s affiliate program?

Joining Kinsta’s Affiliate Program is easy and completely free.


As a Kinsta affiliate, you can earn significant one-time bonuses and monthly recurring commissions on every new customer you refer. No fees for you, only rewards.

How do I get started once I’m approved as a Kinsta affiliate?

We provide all the resources and guidance you need to hit the ground running as a Kinsta affiliate.


Once you sign up, you will receive a comprehensive affiliate onboarding that includes various promotional marketing materials, information on Kinsta’s managed WordPress hosting, and detailed guides on how to get started. To keep you up to date, we will send you regular affiliate newsletters where we share Kinsta’s latest announcements, affiliate trends, and marketing tips to help you promote Kinsta.


The Affiliate Knowledge Base provides detailed information about Kinsta’s hosting affiliate program. You’ll find articles explaining our commission model, our approach to coupon codes, how to create your affiliate link, and more.
You can also take your affiliate activity to the next level with the in-depth guides and advanced tips we share in our Affiliate Academy. Read more about proven tactics to increase your referrals, different affiliate marketing business models, useful statistics, and more.


Our dedicated affiliate team will assist you at every step. Our aim is to ensure a rewarding experience as you promote Kinsta’s WordPress hosting and earn lifetime recurring commissions. Email us directly at [email protected] for any questions.

Need more info about Kinsta’s affiliate program?

Please check out this extensive list of FAQs or simply drop us a message at [email protected].

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