When Multiple Rules Match

Your portal can have many rules. A single line item may match more than one. Partnersify always picks one rule per line item.

How rules are filtered

Before comparing, rules are filtered by:

1. Your Partnersify plan: some rule types require Growth or Advanced
2. Affiliate performance tier: rules may target specific tiers only
3. Active rules: only rules from your portal settings or the active campaign
4. Line item filters: product and payment eligibility

Rules that fail any filter are ignored entirely.

Highest commission amount wins

Among remaining eligible rules, Partnersify calculates what each would pay and selects the highest amount.

This is intentional; affiliates get the best applicable rate, and you don't accidentally stack duplicate commissions.

Tie-breaking

If two rules produce the same commission amount, the rule with the higher affiliate tier wins (tier 3 beats tier 2).

Worked examples

Example A: overlapping percents

• Rule 1: 20% on any product
• Rule 2: 30% on annual subscriptions
• Annual $100 sale → Rule 2 wins ($30 > $20)

Example B: percent vs flat

• Rule 1: 10% on any product → $10 on $100 sale
• Rule 2: $25 flat on a new customer's first payment → $25 wins

Example C: tier-specific

• Tier 1 affiliate: 20% rule applies
• Tier 2 affiliate: 30% tier-2 rule applies; only one matches their tier, no conflict

Configure rules in Portal or Campaigns.