Tradedoubler

Swedish affiliate network founded in 1999 by Spotify co-founder Martin Lorentzon, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 2005

Quick Overview

CompanyTradedoubler AB
CategoryAffiliate & Partner Marketing
HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
Founded1999
EU PresenceEU (Sweden)
Open SourceNot stated; closed-source SaaS
ComplianceNot stated in the facts verified for this review
PricingOverride/commission-based network pricing, not published
Free OptionNo subscription tier; advertisers pay a network override, not a flat fee
ReplacesCJ Affiliate, Rakuten Advertising, Impact.com

Detailed Review

Tradedoubler is a Swedish affiliate network headquartered in Stockholm, established in 1999 by Felix Hagnö and Martin Lorentzon (later a co-founder of Spotify). The company has been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 2005, and today states it operates across more than 90 countries with a team of over 350 employees.

As a long-established network, Tradedoubler brings its own existing publisher base to an advertiser's programme, in exchange for an override percentage that is not published publicly and requires a direct conversation to price. Its Nordic roots and multi-decade operating history give it particular strength in Nordic and broader European retail affiliate relationships.

For a European brand that values a publicly listed, financially transparent network operator over a privately held one, Tradedoubler is a distinct option among the EU-headquartered networks in this category, alongside Awin, TradeTracker and Daisycon.

What Tradedoubler does well

  • Publicly listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 2005 — public financial disclosure
  • EU (Sweden) headquartered, founded 1999
  • Operates across 90+ countries per the vendor, with 350+ employees
  • Established Nordic and European retail publisher relationships

Where Tradedoubler falls short

  • Override/commission pricing is not published — requires a direct sales conversation to size a programme
  • No named third-party compliance certification found in the facts verified for this review
  • Smaller scale than Awin in overall publisher reach

Standout feature. Publicly listed since 2005 on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, which gives an advertiser a level of public financial disclosure most privately held networks and SaaS tools in this category do not offer.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Publicly listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 2005 — public financial disclosure
  • EU (Sweden) headquartered, founded 1999
  • Operates across 90+ countries per the vendor, with 350+ employees
  • Established Nordic and European retail publisher relationships

Cons

  • Override/commission pricing is not published — requires a direct sales conversation to size a programme
  • No named third-party compliance certification found in the facts verified for this review
  • Smaller scale than Awin in overall publisher reach

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tradedoubler?

Tradedoubler is a swedish affiliate network founded in 1999 by spotify co-founder martin lorentzon, listed on the stockholm stock exchange since 2005.

Where is Tradedoubler based?

Tradedoubler is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, which places it under EU (Sweden) law.

What does Tradedoubler cost?

Network override/commission pricing is not published on the vendor's own site; advertisers negotiate terms directly.

Who is Tradedoubler best for?

Publicly listed since 2005 on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, which gives an advertiser a level of public financial disclosure most privately held networks and SaaS tools in this category do not offer.

Is Tradedoubler a good alternative to CJ Affiliate or Impact.com?

Tradedoubler is built as a European alternative to US-based affiliate and partner marketing platforms like CJ Affiliate and Impact.com. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where it genuinely differs before switching.

How does Tradedoubler compare to other Affiliate & Partner Marketing tools?

Tradedoubler is one of several European Affiliate & Partner Marketing tools covered on this site. See the full Affiliate & Partner Marketing category page for how it ranks against its closest European competitors.

Who worked on this review

Three people touch every tool page: one writes it, a second edits it, and a third checks the compliance and pricing claims against the vendor's own documentation.

Marta Kowalczyk
Written by

Marta Kowalczyk

Senior Analyst, Infrastructure & Developer Tools · Warsaw, Poland

Covers hosting, developer tooling and the practical side of moving workloads to European providers.

Ingrid Halvorsen
Edited by

Ingrid Halvorsen

Managing Editor · Oslo, Norway

Runs the review process and decides when a page is ready to publish or needs another pass.

Daniel Brandt
Fact-checked by

Daniel Brandt

Privacy & Compliance Researcher · Berlin, Germany

Checks the compliance claims: where the company is established, where the data sits, and what the DPA actually says.

Read our editorial process for how we source, verify and update these pages — and how we keep affiliate income separate from what we recommend.

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