It refers to software which provides affiliate links that enables reporting and tracking of actions like registrations, sales and clicks.

Affiliate software is a must for affiliate merchants who run a complete in-house program. There will be great need to find customized software that in turn will help the merchant to handle all his transactions including reporting tracking. The solutions pertaining to this software varies a great deal from offering free to expensive services. There is no need to monitor and use the affiliate software directly by the affiliate merchant. This is particularly so for those merchants who participate in affiliate networks actively. However, there need to be an integrated mechanism that will connect network’s software to the merchant’s site.