High performing vendors tend to offer 20-25% for commissions

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Best Performing Offer Ranges Among Top 25 Vendors in 2023
Source: PartnerStack | March 2024
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Wondering how much to pay out in commissions to partners that get customers? Well, across our top 25 highest performing vendors, the highest performing offers based on total commissions paid out are 20%, 25% and 30% (in order). Certain software industries, like ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), paid out up to 30-35% on average.

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