{"status":"insufficient_data","category":{"id":"90c55dfa-c763-4e6b-aa6a-ace1ca077b1a","slug":"open-source-affiliate-marketing-software","label":"Open-source affiliate marketing software"},"window":{"weeks":4,"from":"2026-08-21T18:44:59.296Z","to":"2026-09-18T18:44:59.296Z","prior_from":"2026-07-24T18:44:59.296Z"},"sample_size":0,"prior_sample_size":89,"independent_sample_size":0,"prior_independent_sample_size":89,"min_sample":20,"engine_samples":{"grok":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-08-20T07:58:51.918757+00:00"},"gemini":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-08-20T07:57:15.509729+00:00"},"openai":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-08-20T07:58:04.557337+00:00"},"anthropic":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-08-21T06:01:02.193647+00:00"},"perplexity":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-08-20T07:58:02.121722+00:00"}},"volatility":{"score":null},"integrity":null,"entries":[],"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","editorial":[{"id":"c1525d2f-ed97-45a2-aff8-cf50fe049ed0","section":"how_to_choose","body_md":"Buyer prompts in this window split across self-hosting a SaaS referral program, ecommerce data control, alternatives to hosted networks, commission tiers and payouts, and coupon-based multi-level tracking. The recommendation leaders differ by intent. Refferq led best_in_category at 61.1% of 18 runs and recommendation at 50% of 16 runs. RefearnApp led alternatives at 55.6% of 9 runs. Stripe led comparison at 44.4% of 9 runs. Docker and Refferq both led problem_solving at 55.6% of 9 runs.\n\nOver-indexing is sharpest at the prompt level. Refferq was recommended in 100% of the 9 runs on the self-hosted SaaS referral prompt. Published prices, last verified 2026-09-05, run from WordPress at Personal: $9 a month (free tier available) to RefearnApp at Pro: $199 a year (free tier available), with Refferq at Managed Cloud: $29 a month (free tier available) and Docker at Pro: $11 a month, $9 a year (free tier available).","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:05:08.964Z"},{"id":"85909de5-5b4b-4276-b3c1-d96ee33096f7","section":"top_products","body_md":"Refferq ranks first with a recommendation share of 45.9% of 61 sampled answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05. It was recommended in 100% of the 9 runs on the prompt about self-hosting affiliate software for a SaaS referral program. Across all runs it was listed 19 times and recommended 9 times. Highest engine share was Grok at 71.4% of Grok's 7 answers, lowest was Claude at 28.6% of Claude's 14 answers. Managed Cloud: $29 a month (free tier available), last verified 2026-09-05.\n\nStripe ranks second at 37.7% of 61 sampled answers in the same window. Its strongest prompt was running a partner program with hundreds of affiliates, where it was recommended in 75% of 8 runs. Listed 15 times, recommended 8 times. Grok gave it 85.7% of Grok's 7 answers, Claude 21.4% of Claude's 14 answers.\n\nWordPress ranks third at 32.8% of 61 sampled answers, recommended in 77.8% of the 9 runs on the ecommerce full-data-control prompt. Listed 9 times, recommended 11 times. Claude and Grok both at 42.9%, of Claude's 14 answers and Grok's 7 answers, with ChatGPT lowest at 21.4% of ChatGPT's 14 answers. Personal: $9 a month (free tier available), last verified 2026-09-05.\n\nRefearnApp ranks fourth at 31.1% of 61 sampled answers, recommended in 77.8% of the 9 runs on alternatives to hosted affiliate network platforms. Listed 15 times, recommended 4 times. ChatGPT reached 50% of ChatGPT's 14 answers, Claude 7.1% of Claude's 14 answers. Pro: $199 a year (free tier available), last verified 2026-09-05.\n\nDocker ranks fifth at 29.5% of 61 sampled answers, recommended in 77.8% of the 9 runs on the self-hosted SaaS referral prompt. Listed 17 times, recommended once. Grok at 57.1% of Grok's 7 answers, Gemini at 16.7% of Gemini's 12 answers. Pro: $11 a month, $9 a year (free tier available), last verified 2026-09-05.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:05:08.968Z"},{"id":"59cb9ad0-f8a8-4c2b-b500-068fb0e5f6ba","section":"engine_disagreement","body_md":"The five engines split four ways among the top five. Claude recommended WordPress most across its 14 answers. Gemini recommended Refferq most across its 12 answers. Grok recommended Stripe most across its 7 answers. ChatGPT recommended RefearnApp most across its 14 answers. Perplexity recommended Refferq most across its 14 answers.\n\nStripe carries the widest gap. It was recommended in 21.4% of Claude's 14 answers and 85.7% of Grok's 7 answers, a spread of 64.3 points. No single product held the lead everywhere, so a shortlist built from one assistant looks different from one built from another. Grok ran 7 answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05, the smallest engine sample here, which is worth noting before treating its leader as settled.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:05:08.972Z"},{"id":"7d7facc0-583c-4403-8568-3470ecc91e5f","section":"what_moved","body_md":"This is the first measured window on record for open-source affiliate marketing software. It covers 2026-08-08 to 2026-09-05, 61 sampled answers across 5 engines. There is no prior window to compare against, so no entries, exits or share moves are reported yet.\n\nRefferq leads the window with a recommendation share of 45.9% of those 61 answers, followed by Stripe at 37.7%, WordPress at 32.8%, RefearnApp at 31.1% and Docker at 29.5%. Confidence intervals are wide at this sample size. Refferq runs from 34 to 58.3, Docker from 19.6 to 41.9, so the ordering between the middle ranks is not separated. Eighty products were ranked in total. The next resample, roughly a month on, gives the first comparison point.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:05:08.976Z"}]}