DocsBilling
Referrals & partners
Anyone can refer a friend - no application, no minimum plan. Businesses and individuals who want to refer customers at scale can apply for a paid partner tier instead.
Your referral link
Settings > Plan & Billing has a "Refer a friend" card with your personal link. Share it however you like - social, email, a blog post. Clicking it starts a 30-day window: if the person signs up and then upgrades to a paid plan within that window, the referral counts.
- They get 20% off their first month.
- You get a month of Plus in credit.
Credits show up as a running balance on the same card, and are applied automatically to your next invoice on an individual monthly plan - no need to ask. A Teams/Enterprise plan or an annual subscription keeps the balance on your card for now; reach out to support to have one of those applied by hand.
The partner program
Affiliate and Agency are paid tiers for anyone referring customers regularly - a content creator, a consultancy, an agency reselling access. Applying needs a Plus plan or above; apply from the same "Refer a friend" card.
| Tier | Commission | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliate | 20% of every payment | First 12 months of each referral |
| Agency | 30% of every payment | Ongoing, no cap |
Applications are reviewed by hand, not auto-approved. Once approved, your commission is calculated automatically every time a customer you referred pays, and a monthly statement is available on request.
Keeping it fair
A referral is only credited or commissioned once it passes a few basic checks:
- You can't refer yourself.
- The same payment card can't be used to fake a referral between two accounts.
- An unusual burst of sign-ups through one link is flagged for a manual look before anything pays out.
A flagged referral still appears in your stats so nothing silently disappears - it's simply held back from credit until reviewed.