# Rakuten Advertising alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 201 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Rakuten Advertising holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/rakuten-advertising/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- PartnerStack: 55
- impact.com: 40
- Tapfiliate: 24
- GoAffPro: 10
- Rewardful: 6
- ShareASale: 6

## Affiliate and partner management

**Small business**: 69 of 72 answers did not name Rakuten Advertising.

- Tapfiliate: first choice in 16 of those 69
- PartnerStack: first choice in 13 of those 69
- Rewardful: first choice in 6 of those 69
- GoAffPro: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Refersion: first choice in 4 of those 69
- FirstPromoter: first choice in 3 of those 69
- ShareASale: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Awin: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Mid-market**: 69 of 72 answers did not name Rakuten Advertising (Rakuten Advertising is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- PartnerStack: first choice in 26 of those 69
- impact.com: first choice in 10 of those 69
- GoAffPro: first choice in 6 of those 69
- Tapfiliate: first choice in 6 of those 69
- Amazon Associates: first choice in 3 of those 69
- ShareASale: first choice in 3 of those 69
- LinkJolt: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Trackdesk: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Rakuten Advertising (Rakuten Advertising is #8 of 10 at 0%).

- impact.com: first choice in 30 of those 63
- PartnerStack: first choice in 16 of those 63
- CJ Affiliate: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Partnerize: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Post Affiliate Pro: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Tapfiliate: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Awin: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Everflow: first choice in 1 of those 63

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