Affiliate and partner management · September 2026 Edition
impact.com vs Trackdesk
Two of twelve models named impact.com first on the direct prompt; zero named Trackdesk. impact.com was named by eleven of the twelve models and Trackdesk by eight and impact.com carries 43 labels and Trackdesk 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share11%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate21%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels4310A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, impact.com reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.PartnerStack was named alongside these two in twelve of the twelve direct answers. PartnerStack vs impact.com · PartnerStack vs Trackdesk · impact.com vs Tapfiliate
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the affiliate and partner management page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
impact.comFirst choices, of twelve modelsTrackdesk
Direct201 against impact.com
Paraphrase014 against impact.com
Comparative20
Budget-constrained013 against impact.com
Scale-constrained40
Negative201 against impact.com
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where impact.com and Trackdesk stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |
impact.com Trackdesk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, impact.com on the left and Trackdesk on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where impact.com and Trackdesk stood in it.
impact.com first, Trackdesk an alternative
2 of 12 modelsTrackdesk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity Sonarimpact.com alternatives: FirstPromoter, PartnerStack, Trackdesk
MiniMax M2.5PartnerStack, impact.com alternatives: Modash, ShareASale
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5PartnerStack alternatives: ShareASale, impact.com
Grok 4.1 FastPartnerStack alternatives: FirstPromoter, Rewardful, impact.com
Mistral SmallPartnerStack alternatives: FirstPromoter, Rewardful, impact.com
DeepSeek V4 FlashPartnerStack alternatives: FirstPromoter, Reditus, Rewardful, impact.com
Qwen 3.7 FlashPartnerStack alternatives: Post Affiliate Pro, impact.com
Kimi K2PartnerStack alternatives: impact.com
GLM 4.7 FlashXPartnerStack alternatives: impact.com
Neither was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniPartnerStack alternatives: Everflow, TUNE
Gemini 3.5 FlashPartnerStack alternatives: FirstPromoter, Reditus
Llama 4 MaverickPartnerStack alternatives: Awin, ShareASale
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
impact.com2%#9 of 13Trackdesk2%#– of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
impact.com leads by eight points.
impact.com11%#2 of 13Trackdesk4%#4 of 13Enterprise
impact.com leads by forty-two points.
impact.com44%#1 of 10Trackdesk2%#– of 10What the models said about impact.com
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Avoid joining massive networks like Awin, CJ Affiliate, or Impact.com early on” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise platforms (PartnerStack, Impact) - Start at $1,000+/month” Mistral Small · budget prompt · hard negative
“The industry giant for enterprise partnerships. Incredible automation, contract management, and influencer integrations, though pricing can be premium” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“A Mid-Market/Enterprise DTC Brand | Impact.com | Centralizes traditional affiliates, influencers, and creators with modern tracking.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Impact.com is the strongest all-around choice if you want one platform to manage multiple partner types at scale” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Trackdesk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“the recommended affiliate program management tool for a mid-sized B2B company is Trackdesk, as it is considered the best mid-market balance” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you have virtually no budget to start, GoAffPro or Trackdesk are excellent choices.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose Trackdesk if you care most about mid-market value, simplicity, and transparent pricing” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.