How Kinsta's affiliate program works — and how to launch one like it
Partners earn One-time bonus up to $500 plus 10% monthly for life.
Cloud & hosting · Lifetime revenue share · Verified October 20, 2026
Kinsta affiliate program terms
| Partner earns | One-time bonus up to $500 plus 10% monthly for life |
|---|---|
| Earned when | A referred customer signs up for Managed Hosting for WordPress |
| Limits | One-time bonus is up to $500 |
| Who can join | Open to developers, agencies, publishers, educators and Kinsta customers; approval required (customers are approved automatically) |
| Payout | Monthly payouts; 60-day tracking cookie with last-touch attribution |
Source: Kinsta Hosting Affiliate Program, read on October 20, 2026. Terms change and can differ by country; the source page decides.
More from Kinsta's terms
The page does not list the one-time bonus per plan, only the maximum.
The same terms in a RefRef Referral Widget. An illustration built by RefRef, not Kinsta's own widget.
What this structure costs on your numbers
Take a plan of $50 a month: $600 in the first 12 months, at a 70% gross margin. Keeping half of the gross profit leaves a reward budget of $210 for each referred customer. These are example figures, not Kinsta's.
With Kinsta's structure, the rewards for one referred customer cost $60. For 100 referred customers, if 50% would not have bought anyway, the program returns $15,000 of net contribution (250% ROI). It breaks even when 14.3% of referred customers are new because of it.
Lifetime revenue share
Start from the “Lifetime revenue share” template
Partners earn a percentage of every payment from the customers they send, for as long as those customers pay.
- Create a free RefRef account and add your Project.
- Create a Program from the “Lifetime revenue share” template.
- Set the rewards: 10% for life for the partner, or your own amounts.
- Install the landing script and send the signup and purchase Events. RefRef connects each customer to their referrer and records the Rewards.
Questions about Kinsta's affiliate program
01What does Kinsta's affiliate program give?
Partners earn One-time bonus up to $500 plus 10% monthly for life. RefRef summarized this from Kinsta's own page on October 20, 2026; check that page for the current terms.
02When is the Kinsta reward earned?
A referred customer signs up for Managed Hosting for WordPress.
03Is there a limit on Kinsta referral rewards?
One-time bonus is up to $500.
04How do I launch a program like Kinsta's?
Create a RefRef Program from the "Lifetime revenue share" template, then set the amounts to your own: 10% for life for the partner. RefRef tracks each referral from the shared link to the paid customer and records the Rewards that your rules give.
05Is RefRef affiliated with Kinsta?
No. RefRef is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Kinsta. This page describes Kinsta's public program terms to show how the same structure works in RefRef. To join Kinsta's program, use Kinsta's own site.
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Kinsta is a trademark of its owner. RefRef is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Kinsta. This page summarizes Kinsta's public program terms in RefRef's words to explain the program's structure; it is not an offer, and it has no referral codes.
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