Rightlander vs the compliance tools built into your affiliate network.
Most affiliate networks ship some level of compliance functionality: a banner library, a creative approval flow, perhaps a partner blacklist. Compliance is not their core product, and it stops at the edge of the network. Rightlander runs across all your networks at once, watches what affiliates publish on the open web, and gives compliance teams the regulator-ready evidence networks were never built to deliver.
Two platforms, two approaches.
Networks excel at tracking, attribution and payment. Compliance is a feature, not the product. Rightlander is the opposite: a compliance specialist that plugs into every network you run.
Affiliate compliance and intelligence
- Web, social and PPC monitoring across 30+ jurisdictions
- Regulator-ready evidence with screenshots and timestamps
- Partner scoring on 60+ signals through the Quality module
- Network-agnostic, integrates with your existing tracking
Tracking and payment platforms with compliance modules
Banner libraries, creative approval flows, partner blacklists and basic violation reporting bundled into the network you already use.
Rightlander vs Affiliate Networks, feature by feature.
| Capability | Rightlander | Affiliate Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Affiliate compliance and intelligence | Tracking, attribution and partner payment |
| Web page monitoring | Yes, 1.2M+ pages daily | Limited or none, depending on network |
| PPC monitoring | Yes, geo-targeted across global engines | Rare, usually trademark-only |
| Social monitoring | Yes, profiles, posts, stories, video, messaging | Limited or none |
| Cross-network coverage | Yes, all networks at once | Only the network's own partners |
| Unauthorised affiliate detection | Yes, surfaces partners not attached to any tracking | No, networks only see their own |
| Jurisdictional rulesets | UKGC, MGA, AGCO, AAMS, ANJ, FCA out of the box | Generic policy lists, not regulator-tied |
| Partner scoring | 60+ signals, ongoing | Basic reputation flags |
| Regulator-ready evidence | Screenshots, HTML, redirect chain, geo, timestamps | Internal logs only |
| Independent of network commercials | Yes | No, network has commercial interest in keeping partners live |
| Pricing | Custom by programme size | Bundled with network fees |
| Best for | Compliance teams running regulated programmes across one or many networks | Programmes with no regulatory exposure that only need basic policy enforcement |
When each platform is the right call.
No vendor wins every scenario. Here is where each platform fits best.
Choose Rightlander when
- You answer to a regulator and need timestamped, screenshot-backed evidence of every violation.
- You run partners across more than one network and need a single view.
- You suspect unauthorised affiliates promoting your brand outside any network's tracking.
- You want compliance independent of the commercial party that earns when partners stay live.
Choose Affiliate Networks when
- Your programme is small, sits inside one network, and has no regulatory exposure.
- Your only compliance need is a basic creative approval flow and a banner library.
- You are happy for compliance reporting to live inside the platform that also takes a margin on partner traffic.
How teams move from Affiliate Networks to Rightlander, or run both.
Most teams keep their network in place and add Rightlander as the compliance layer. We sit on top of Income Access, Everflow, Impact, Awin, Affise, PartnerStack and Cellxpert, pulling partner lists in and scanning the open web for compliance signals the network cannot see.
Connect your network or networks
Income Access, Everflow, Impact, Awin, Affise, PartnerStack, Cellxpert and custom tracking through CSV or API.
Layer your jurisdictions on top
Pick the regulators you operate under. UKGC, MGA, AGCO, AAMS, ANJ and FCA rulesets are ready out of the box.
Surface what your network cannot
Within days, see unauthorised affiliates, multi-network duplicates, paid search infringers and social channels promoting your brand.