# Grow Your Partnerships with Essentials Edition

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When you upgrade from Starter Edition to Essentials Edition, you’ll get more features like advanced partner discovery, greater tracking flexibility, more contract customization, robust workflow tools, and seamless services to elevate your team.

Our Essentials Edition gives you extra horsepower to fast-track your partnerships program from fledgling to mature.

* **Get unlimited access to impact.com’s partner marketplace**

  Access 110,000+ partners across affiliates, influencers, premium publishers, and more, and recruit them directly to your partnerships program.
* **Go beyond online conversions – track any event you want**

  Essentials Edition allows you to track any event whether it’s leads, installs, offline conversions, or bookings.
* **Customize contracts to your needs, without limitations**

  Configure performance bonuses, cost-per-click payouts, and advanced payout rules to optimize results.

#### Unlock more features

Check out this feature-by-feature comparison of the Starter and Essentials editions to identify key differences between the two tiers.

| Features                                                                                                                                                                                                              |               Starter Edition              |              Essentials Edition              |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------: | :------------------------------------------: |
| Pricing                                                                                                                                                                                                               |              Starts at $30/mo              |               Starts at $500/mo              |
| [Access to Discover Marketplace](https://help.impact.com/brand/performance-program/recruiting-partners/discover/discover-overview)                                                                                    | <mark style="color:$danger;">**No**</mark> | <mark style="color:$success;">**Yes**</mark> |
| [Application Workflow Automation](https://help.impact.com/brand/platform-features/review-partner-applications/automate-partner-application-processing/create-workflows-to-automatically-process-partner-applications) |                 **Limited**                | <mark style="color:$success;">**Yes**</mark> |
| Access to Agency Partners                                                                                                                                                                                             | <mark style="color:$danger;">**No**</mark> | <mark style="color:$success;">**Yes**</mark> |
| [CPC Payouts](https://help.impact.com/brand/platform-features/tracking/set-up-tracking/cost-per-click-v1-and-pending-clicks-explained)                                                                                | <mark style="color:$danger;">**No**</mark> | <mark style="color:$success;">**Yes**</mark> |
| [Payout Groups](https://help.impact.com/brand/platform-features/contracts-and-template-terms/template-terms/set-payout-rules-using-payout-groups)                                                                     |                 **Limited**                | <mark style="color:$success;">**Yes**</mark> |
| [Performance Bonuses](https://help.impact.com/brand/platform-features/contracts-and-template-terms/performance-bonus/add-a-performance-bonus-to-a-contract)                                                           | <mark style="color:$danger;">**No**</mark> | <mark style="color:$success;">**Yes**</mark> |
| [Partner Funds Transfers](https://help.impact.com/brand/platform-features/finance/partner-funds-transfer/transfer-funds-to-a-partner)                                                                                 | <mark style="color:$danger;">**No**</mark> | <mark style="color:$success;">**Yes**</mark> |
| [Chained Events](https://help.impact.com/brand/platform-features/actions-and-payouts/actions/track-your-conversion-funnel-using-chained-actions)                                                                      | <mark style="color:$danger;">**No**</mark> | <mark style="color:$success;">**Yes**</mark> |
| [Data Lab](https://help.impact.com/en/support/solutions/articles/48001217456)                                                                                                                                         | <mark style="color:$danger;">**No**</mark> | <mark style="color:$success;">**Yes**</mark> |

Want to learn how impact.com can help your brand grow? [Request a demo](https://impact.com/request-a-demo-for-brands/) to learn more.

#### Upgrade to Essentials

If you'd like to upgrade from starter to essentials edition:

1. From the top navigation bar, select **your balance \[Drop-down menu] → Subscription**.
2. Select **Upgrade Subscription** at the bottom of the *Subscription* page. Alternatively, select **Upgrade Subscription** at the start of this article.
   * This button can also be found on your *My Partners* page or on the dashboard homepage.
3. Then select **Choose Plan** under the *Performance Essentials* tile.
   * You can also select **Book Demo** in the top right corner if you want to see a demo of the product first, or select **Contact Us** in the top right corner to book a session with an impact.com representative to discuss the program types first.
4. Once you select the plan, you'll be asked to review your subscription choice. Select ![](https://4048883401-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwMLlMoFBtKJa8ptd3zaw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b5e1740618ed6571d97b8fed7c25a7678f85d375%2F299632fb6f4f91fbf9847471754cc6180e4284a65b4960af4c4ea472a159f552.svg?alt=media) **\[Checkbox]** **Performance Essentials** under the *Authorization* section once ready and then select **Accept New Subscription** to confirm the upgrade.
5. You should then see an interstitial window to confirm your request has been submitted and that the upgrade is in progress. You'll be required to log out of the account and log back in, in order to see your new upgraded account.
