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Revenue

Trial-to-paid conversion

The moment a referred trial becomes a paying customer and may become commissionable.

Definition

Trial-to-paid conversion occurs when a user or account that started as a trial begins a paid subscription. In affiliate programs it often marks the first revenue event eligible for commission.

B2B SaaS context

Product-led SaaS teams may receive affiliate traffic weeks before revenue appears. Tracking trial-to-paid conversion lets the program reward partners for actual customers rather than unqualified trials alone.

Operator note

Connect the trial identity to the billing customer and define whether commission triggers on first invoice paid, checkout completion or subscription activation.

Turn the definition into operating rules

RefCampaign helps recurring SaaS teams translate attribution, refunds and payout policies into a partner program that can be audited.

See the SaaS affiliate playbook