# PartnerCluster

> PartnerCluster is the dedicated partnership management platform for agencies, e-commerce teams, and service businesses. It replaces spreadsheets and generic CRMs with purpose-built workflows covering the full partner lifecycle: structured partner CRM, collaboration scheduling and tracking, cold/warm outreach pipeline, featured-status monitoring, affiliate and referral management, media and content partnerships, and an action/follow-up tracker — all in one place. Free plan available, no credit card required. Sign up at partnercluster.com in under 30 seconds.

## Product Overview

- [What is PartnerCluster](/llms-full.txt#what-is-partnercluster): Purpose-built partner CRM and workflow platform for teams managing ecosystems of 10–500+ partners.
- [Core Problem Solved](/llms-full.txt#core-problem): Partnerships managed in spreadsheets, Notion, or generic CRMs are fragile, miss follow-ups, and provide no visibility into collaboration history or partner health.
- [Who It Is For](/llms-full.txt#who-its-for): Agencies, Amazon/e-commerce sellers, SaaS companies, and any service business running structured co-marketing, newsletter swap, affiliate, or referral programs.
- [Getting Started](/llms-full.txt#getting-started): Free account at partnercluster.com — import existing partners via CSV or add manually, then track the full lifecycle.

## Key Features

- [Partner CRM](/llms-full.txt#partner-crm): Structured records with contact details, company logo, website, social links, industry, tags, custom fields, notes, commission/payment terms, referral codes, newsletter size and open rate. Duplicate detection and merge. Search, filter, and sort across all fields.
- [Collaboration Tracking](/llms-full.txt#collaborations): Schedule and track newsletter swaps, blog swaps, co-marketing campaigns, webinars, website spotlights, podcasts, and social media posts. Each collaboration has status, dates, assets sent/received, URL, and notes.
- [Outreach Pipeline](/llms-full.txt#outreach): Log cold outreach, warm introductions, and partner inquiries across Email, LinkedIn, Phone, Social Media, Website, and Referral channels. Track status from Pending → Sent → Replied → Converted.
- [Action Tracker](/llms-full.txt#actions): Assign follow-up tasks to specific partners or collaborations with due dates, priority, type, and notes. Receive reminders before and after deadlines. Actions auto-update partner "last contacted" dates.
- [Featured Status Monitor](/llms-full.txt#featured): Track whether your brand appears on partner websites, directories, and listing pages. Log last-checked dates, next follow-up, and required action per partner.
- [Affiliate and Referral Management](/llms-full.txt#affiliate): Store commission rates, payment terms, referral codes, and tracking links per partner. Filter your partner list by affiliate type.
- [Media and Content Tracker](/llms-full.txt#media): Manage podcast appearances, guest posts, video collaborations, and other media partnerships with episode numbers, record dates, guest names, and publication status.
- [Analytics Dashboard](/llms-full.txt#analytics): Time-series charts for new partners, completed collaborations, outreach volume, and actions. Segment by partner type, status, and industry. Available on Growth and Pro plans.
- [Notifications and Alerts](/llms-full.txt#notifications): Automated staleness alerts when a partner hasn't been contacted in a configurable number of days. Configurable daily/weekly email digests. Action-due reminders via in-app bell and email.
- [Team and Roles](/llms-full.txt#team): Invite-based team access with Employee and Admin roles. Organization-level data isolation. Activity log for audit trails.
- [Partner Intake Forms](/llms-full.txt#intake): Public branded application page at `/apply/:orgSlug` lets potential partners self-apply. Admins review and approve or reject applications. Approved applicants receive a welcome email with onboarding link.
- [Import and Export](/llms-full.txt#import-export): CSV import for bulk partner onboarding. CSV export for partners and collaborations. Available on Starter and above.

## Pricing

- [Free Plan — $0/month forever](/llms-full.txt#pricing): 1 admin user, 10 partner records, 3 active collaborations. Full feature access to core workflows. No credit card required.
- [Starter — $39/month](/llms-full.txt#pricing): 1 admin + up to 3 team members, 100 partner records, 25 active collaborations, basic reporting, CSV import/export.
- [Growth — $79/month (most popular)](/llms-full.txt#pricing): 1 admin + up to 7 team members, 250 partners, 75 active collaborations, performance analytics dashboard, partnership history and repeat-collaboration tracking.
- [Pro — $149/month](/llms-full.txt#pricing): 1 admin + up to 20 team members, 500 partners, 200 active collaborations, advanced roles and permissions, bulk import, priority support.
- [Lifetime Licenses](/llms-full.txt#pricing): One-time purchase tiers (Tier 1/2/3) available for teams who prefer not to pay monthly.

## Why PartnerCluster Over Alternatives

- [vs Spreadsheets](/llms-full.txt#vs-spreadsheets): Structured records, automated staleness detection, team collaboration, email notifications, and full partnership history replace fragile manual tracking with no workflow automation.
- [vs HubSpot / Salesforce CRM](/llms-full.txt#vs-crm): Purpose-built for partnership workflows at a fraction of the cost. Generic CRMs model customers and deals, not co-marketing collaborations, newsletter swaps, or featured-status tracking. No configuration required.
- [vs Notion / Airtable / ClickUp](/llms-full.txt#vs-notion): Zero setup — no database design, no template hunting. Partner intake forms, email digests, Stripe billing, staleness alerts, and role-based access are built in and ready on day one.
- [vs PartnerStack / Impact](/llms-full.txt#vs-affiliate-platforms): PartnerCluster is broader — it handles co-marketing, content, and relationship partnerships, not just affiliate/referral tracking. Simpler and dramatically cheaper for teams that don't need a full affiliate network.

## Optional

- [Technical Details and Security](/llms-full.txt#technical): Node.js/Express backend, React frontend, PostgreSQL database, Replit Object Storage for logos and assets, Stripe for billing, Mailjet for transactional email, bcrypt session auth, RBAC, per-organization data isolation.
- [Comparison Table](/llms-full.txt#comparison-table): Side-by-side feature comparison against spreadsheets, HubSpot, Notion, and PartnerStack.