Top security, VPN and proxy programs compared

About Top security, VPN and proxy programs compared

This ranking covers 10 security, VPN and proxy affiliate programmes, and it is organised around the questions readers ask in this category: what a sale pays, how soon the money arrives, and where the programme can be promoted. The main trade-off is a large one-off payment against a smaller share that repeats every month. Programmes near the top of this ranking lean towards the bigger cheque up front, and much of the field below trades percentage for a simpler, steadier structure. Payout thresholds matter as much as the headline rate, because a bar of $25 is a very different month from the higher ones set by programmes further down. Cookie length matters less here than in other niches: the range recorded across these programmes is 30, and 30 is the median across the wider set of programmes on the site, so a short window is normal in security and privacy. Every member of this ranking works in security, which covers 100% of the field, though several also sell into hosting, and most run global rather than being tied to a single country.

How we picked

Scores here are built from weighted parts, and the weights are published rather than implied. Cost carries 40%, offer carries 40% and trust carries 20%, so most of a ranking position comes from what a programme pays and how it counts the sale, with trust signals such as the named company behind the offer and the channels that reach a human carrying the rest. Cost reads the commission structure: the percentage, any per-sale cap, the model behind the payment (CPA, revenue share, per sale, recurring) and whether the commission repeats. Offer reads payout threshold, payout frequency, payout methods, cookie window and the region served. Trust reads the legal entity, the support channels and the vertical fit. Figures come from each programme's own affiliate page and partner terms, plus the network that runs the tracking, such as HasOffers (TUNE), PartnerStack, Impact and Tapfiliate. Where a programme publishes both a marketing page and partner terms, the partner terms take precedence. Partner programmes are always listed ahead of scored entries, whatever their result, and this ranking follows that rule. Here 0 of the 10 places were needed for a partner, so the order below is score order from top to bottom. Ties are settled by payout threshold, then by cookie window, then by the strength of the trust signals.

Our top picks

1. 1. Incogniton affiliate program

   Incogniton affiliate program holds the next place in this ranking because its recurring pay comes with the lowest payout threshold here, $10, which matters if you promote between client projects. The model is per sale and recurring, 20% recurring per sale, with commission at 20%. Payouts are Monthly, and the contract sits with WorkingGreen BV. Joining is by referral, and help comes through email and help centre. Compared with Internxt Affiliate Program, ranked next, Incogniton repeats a share of the sale rather than paying a per-sale cap, and its threshold sits lower.

   • Commission terms: 20% recurring per sale
   • Recurring commission: Yes
   • Payout threshold: $10

   Pros

   • Commission is recurring, so a single referred sale keeps paying: 20% recurring per sale.
   • The bar to cash out is low at $10, and payouts run Monthly.
   • Fits a narrow but engaged niche: security.
   • Referrals run through the brand itself rather than a network: referral.

   Cons

   • Support runs on email and help centre only, with no live chat or phone listed.
   • The rate sits below the comparison set: 25% to 35% recurring for 12 months and 25-30% recurring for 12 months both pay more.

2. 2. Oxylabs: best for top-pick

   Oxylabs opens this ranking on the size of its per-sale payment and the low bar to cash out. The model is CPA: 50% per sale up to $2000, tracked through HasOffers (TUNE), with commission at 50%. Payouts go out monthly after your balance passes $25, and the brand reaches global readers in the security and hosting field. Founded in 2015, it is well established here. The trade-off sits in the model, since recurring commission is no, so each sale pays a single time. Support also runs on email only. Bright Data, ranked below it in this ranking, shares revenue instead and keeps recurring commission on the table.

   • Commission terms: 50% per sale up to $2000
   • Networks: HasOffers (TUNE)
   • Recurring commission: No

   Pros

   • Terms of 50% per sale up to $2000 put a hard ceiling on a sale, so a small number of conversions can carry a full cycle.
   • A cpa payout at 50% is easier to model than Up to 100% first-year sales from the monday affiliate programme.
   • The programme runs on HasOffers (TUNE), so tracking and payouts sit with a network publishers already use.
   • Region is global and verticals are security and hosting, so the audience is not tied to a single market or a single niche.

   Cons

   • Recurring commission is no, so a sale pays once: 25-30% recurring for 12 months at Jasper and 25% to 35% recurring for 12 months at FirstPromoter keep paying on the same account.
   • Support runs on email only, so tracking questions travel by email between campaigns.
   • Commission under the $25 threshold waits for a cycle to close, so cash flow matters more here than on a lower bar programme.
   • The cpa model pays on the sale itself, so a growing subscriber base adds little unless new buyers keep arriving.

3. 3. Internxt Affiliate Program

   Internxt Affiliate Program holds the place below Incogniton affiliate program in this ranking as the per-sale option with a stated cap: Up to $300 per sale, with commission across 15% to 30%. The model covers CPA and per sale, the cookie window lasts 30, and that matches 30 for the range recorded here. Tracking runs through Impact, payouts are Monthly payouts by PayPal, and recurring commission applies. The brand was founded in 2020 and is run by Internxt Universal Technologies SL. Ghost Browser, ranked next, offers lifetime recurring pay rather than a per-sale cap.

   • Commission terms: Up to $300 per sale
   • Cookie window: 30 days
   • Networks: Impact

   Pros

   • Recurring commission is included, so a subscriber who renews keeps earning after the first conversion.
   • Headline terms are Up to $300 per sale, a payment tied to the sale rather than a share of what a subscriber spends.
   • The programme runs on Impact, so an approved publisher there can pick it up inside an existing account.
   • Tracking covers direct and referral, so a review link and a community referral link can both earn.
   • The offer spans hosting and security, letting one programme serve a hosting review and a security review.

   Cons

   • The cookie window is 30 days, and on the site ranking it sits 39 among 129 brands, so a reader who compares reviews first gives the credit away.
   • Payouts run through PayPal alone, so a publisher paid by another processor has to change accounts before anything clears.
   • The model is cpa and cps and pays no share of subscriber spend, where Jasper pays 25-30% recurring for 12 months.
   • Money moves on Monthly payouts, so a lone conversion waits a cycle before it counts.

4. 4. Bright Data

   Bright Data takes the slot directly below Oxylabs in this ranking because its revenue share keeps earning long after a sale is approved, and the ceiling is high: 50% revenue share up to $2.5K, a share of 15% to 50%. The cookie window runs from 30, tracking is handled by PartnerStack, and money moves on Monthly Net-30 by PayPal and Wire after your balance passes $25. Recurring commission applies, the verticals are security and hosting, and the audience is global. You can join direct or by referral. Incogniton affiliate program, ranked next, also repeats commission, but at a lower percentage and on a per-sale model.

   • Commission terms: 50% revenue share up to $2.5K
   • Cookie window: from 30 days
   • Networks: PartnerStack

   Pros

   • Revenue share of 15% to 50% runs above the per-signup models that make up 34% of the offers here.
   • Recurring commission means a subscriber who stays keeps paying on the same account.
   • A from 30 cookie window covers a considered business decision and matches the 30 median here.
   • Tracking, reporting and the payment run sit in PartnerStack, one network for links and payouts.
   • Coverage is global, so a review written for a single market can still earn from buyers elsewhere.

   Cons

   • The window is the floor, not the ceiling: programmes here reach 365, so a slow enterprise deal can fall outside from 30.
   • Payouts run Monthly Net-30, so commission earned late in a cycle waits for the next one.
   • A balance of $25 is needed before a transfer goes out, above the €17.54 common at the lower end.
   • Revenue share ties earnings to what the buyer spends, unlike the fixed percentage at FirstPromoter with 25% to 35% recurring for 12 months.

5. 5. Ghost Browser

   Ghost Browser sits in this ranking on lifetime recurring commission at a flat percentage, 20% recurring lifetime commissions at 20%, so a subscriber can keep paying you long after signup. The cookie window runs 30, payouts are Monthly by PayPal after your balance clears $100, and support comes through help centre. Joining is direct, the audience is global, and the contract is with Webatix, Inc. The catch is that threshold, which sits above the ones set by the programmes at the top of this ranking. ProxyEmpire affiliate program, ranked next, keeps a lower percentage but names a fixed payout day each month.

   • Commission terms: 20% recurring lifetime commissions
   • Cookie window: 30 days
   • Recurring commission: Yes

   Pros

   • Recurring commission is part of the deal, so a single referral keeps paying for as long as the customer stays subscribed.
   • 20% on every referred sale, a flat rate that applies to each conversion.
   • A 30 cookie matches the 30 median window across programmes on the site, so attribution behaves predictably.
   • The programme runs as a direct arrangement rather than through a network, so the terms sit in one place.
   • global reach, so the same link works for audiences outside the US.

   Cons

   • Payouts wait for $100, which sits above the €43.85 median threshold across programmes on the site.
   • PayPal is the only method listed, and bank transfer is not among its payout methods, so withdrawal options are narrow.
   • 20% sits below the 25% to 35% recurring for 12 months offered by FirstPromoter and the 25-30% recurring for 12 months offered by Jasper.
   • Email, phone and chat are not among its support channels (help centre), so partner questions run through written documentation.

6. 6. ProxyEmpire affiliate program

   ProxyEmpire affiliate program sits just below Ghost Browser in this ranking with the clearest payout rhythm of the recurring group: monthly on the 15th, on a fixed day each month. Commission is 15% on a revenue share and recurring model, 15% recurring lifetime revenue share, tracked through Tapfiliate. You can be paid by PayPal, Bank Wire Transfer and Cryptocurrency after your balance passes $100, and support runs on email. Joining is by referral. BlockerX affiliate program, ranked next, sits lower in this ranking, so the timed payouts and the choice of payment routes are the practical draw here.

   • Commission terms: 15% recurring lifetime revenue share
   • Networks: Tapfiliate
   • Recurring commission: Yes

   Pros

   • Pays 15% recurring lifetime revenue share, and recurring commission is confirmed, so a subscriber who renews keeps producing the same share.
   • Payouts go out monthly on the 15th, so earnings follow a predictable rhythm rather than an approval queue.
   • The programme runs on the Tapfiliate network, giving publishers one named operator for tracking and payment history.
   • Higher starting rates elsewhere stop after a stated period, as in 25% to 35% recurring for 12 months, while the ProxyEmpire share keeps running.

   Cons

   • Support runs on email only, so anything urgent waits on a written reply.
   • The rate trails FirstPromoter, whose terms read 25% to 35% recurring for 12 months.
   • Payouts wait for $100, above the €43.85 minimum typical across programmes here.
   • The programme covers security only, so a generalist publisher has little else to link to from the same account.

7. 7. BlockerX affiliate program

   BlockerX affiliate program appears in this ranking because it sits in the same field as the programmes above it: security is the vertical every member of this ranking shares, and the whole group is drawn from it. Ranked below ProxyEmpire affiliate program, it is the point where readers move from comparing pay structures to checking the terms of a specific programme, using the commission rates, models and payout rhythms set out higher up as a benchmark. Security is a small corner of the wider site, at 1.3% of programmes, which is why a dedicated ranking in this field is worth reading to the end.

   • Verticals: Security

8. 8. Takedown Piracy

   Takedown Piracy sits in this ranking as a security name with a clearly stated contracting entity. The programme is operated by Takedown Piracy Inc, and it works in the security vertical that every member of this ranking shares. Knowing which business pays your commission is a practical filter, and this entry supplies it in a line. Ranked below BlockerX affiliate program, it suits readers whose priority is the legal side of a security offer rather than the headline rate. Trisor, ranked next, goes further and names the country it is based in as well.

   • Verticals: Security
   • Legal entity: Takedown Piracy Inc

9. 9. Trisor

   Trisor earns a place in this ranking because the people behind it are easy to find and easy to reach. The operator is Trisor GmbH, based in DE, and support runs on email and phone, so a question about a payment can get a human answer. Its vertical is security, the field shared by every member here. Phone is the rarest support channel in this category, present in 20% of the programmes in this ranking, which is what separates Trisor from Takedown Piracy above it. Vision Browser, ranked next, describes its offer as progressive referral program.

   • Verticals: Security
   • Legal entity: Trisor GmbH
   • Headquarters: Germany

10. 10. Vision Browser

    Vision Browser closes this ranking as a referral entry. Its offer is described as progressive referral program, joining works through referral, and the programme sits in the security vertical. Referral entry is the most common route in this field, accounting for 71.4% of the programmes here against 57.1% for direct sign-ups, so this structure is the norm rather than an exception. Against Trisor, ranked above it, Vision Browser leads with the earning structure. Readers who want a named counterparty and a stated payout rhythm will find more to work with higher up the list.

    • Commission terms: progressive referral program
    • Verticals: Security

    Pros

    • Covers referral partnerships tied to a browser in security.
    • Serves security vertical with a referral based partner structure.
    • Keeps attention on one partnership model for clear evaluation.

What to look for

Recurring commission

Security buyers tend to stay, so a programme that pays again can be worth more here than a headline rate suggests. Recurring commission is on in 83.3% of programmes in this ranking, well clear of the site average of 44.5%. Check that the repeat is written into the terms rather than implied.

The model behind the payment

CPA, revenue share, per sale and recurring pay reward different audiences. In this ranking per sale and recurring each account for 50% and 50%, while CPA and revenue share sit at 33.3% and 33.3%. Match the model to how your readers actually buy.

How you sign up

Direct programmes hand you the tracking link yourself, while referral programmes pay for the introduction. Referral entry covers 71.4% of the programmes here and direct entry 57.1%, so most publishers will meet both in the same field.

The payout threshold

This decides how long you wait for a first transfer. The median minimum payout across programmes on the site is €43.85, with €17.54 at the lower end and €87.70 at the upper end. A bar set too high can stall a new account for months.

Cookie window

Short windows are normal in this niche. The range recorded across these programmes is 30, and the median across the wider site is 30. Pick a programme whose audience decides quickly rather than one built for a long consideration period.

Support when a payment stalls

Email carries most enquiries in this category at 80%, with a help centre behind it at 40%. Phone appears in 20% of the programmes here, and chat barely registers at 0%.

Frequently asked questions

Affiliate programs compared head to head

• Incogniton affiliate program vs Oxylabs
• Incogniton affiliate program vs Internxt Affiliate Program
• Incogniton affiliate program vs Bright Data
• Oxylabs vs Internxt Affiliate Program
• Oxylabs vs Bright Data
• Internxt Affiliate Program vs Bright Data

The data behind this ranking

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