Endlss vs. ShareASale (now Awin)
ShareASale Has Closed. Awin Is Where Its Brands Landed.
Awin closed the ShareASale platform at the end of 2025 and migrated merchants onto Awin. If you're comparing ShareASale today, here's what actually replaced it and how it stacks up.
About this comparison
A cross in the table means the capability is either not offered, or not publicly disclosed by the vendor. Every row was checked against Awin's own website, help centre and app store listings in August 2026, not against archived ShareASale material. We do not treat third-party review sites as evidence. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Where We Stand Out
ShareASale (now Awin)
ShareASale no longer exists as a standalone platform. Awin, which acquired it in 2017, began upgrading merchants to Awin at the end of Q2 2025 and closed the ShareASale platform by the end of 2025. The shareasale.com pricing page now redirects to Awin's onboarding, and new merchants launch directly on Awin.
What Awin is remains what ShareASale was: an affiliate network. A marketplace where brands list a program and affiliates opt in. It's a volume and reach play, and for pure affiliate distribution it works. The tradeoff is the same one it always was. You're working with affiliates who carry dozens of brands, not ambassadors who represent yours. There's no ambassador discovery, no outreach workflow, no gifting, no Smart Links, and no ambassador mobile app. It's a distribution channel, not a program you run.
Why Endlss Wins
Awin is a network you list your program in. Endlss is the platform you run one on. The difference shows up in the reply. Yes assigns their tier, gift and commission without you touching it. A question comes back as a drafted reply to approve. A no is closed politely. You gift from your own Shopify catalog rather than through a third party, commissions pay weekly, and every ambassador is yours rather than an affiliate carrying forty other brands.
Here's How We Stack Up
| Feature | Endlss | ShareASale (now Awin) |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest cost option per month | FREE | $49/mo + 3.5% per transaction (Awin Access) |
| Transaction / revenue fee | 1.5% of order subtotal | 2.5%–3.5% per transaction |
| What the variable fee is charged on | 1.5% of order subtotal (2% card) | 2.5–3.5% per transaction |
| Contract options | Monthly & Annual | 3-month minimum (Access) |
| Built for Growing Brands (<$100M) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Influencer Specific App | ✓ | ✗ |
| Onboarding time | <1hr | Days |
| Discovery / Creator Database | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discovery Chrome Extension | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI Template generator | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI Messaging CoPilot | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operable from your own AI, unmetered | ✓ (your own Claude / ChatGPT) | ✗ (no MCP; Ava is support) |
| Unified Email & In-app Chat inbox | ✓ | Partial (broadcast email) |
| Automated Weekly Commissions Payments | ✓ | Twice monthly (automated) |
| Gifting | ✓ | ✗ (via LTK, third party) |
| Smart Link Technology | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discount code attribution (alternative to links) | ✓ | ✓ (coupon attribution) |
| Analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
Ready to make the switch?
Endlss manages every moving part of your program.
No matter what type of program you're running Endlss has you covered.
Book a demo to see how it can manage your program today.