Affiliate, reseller, widget or API: choose an eSIM partner model
Affiliate is the lightest referral route; no-code resale, widget and API add control along with operational responsibility. Start from the job you can own.
Choose affiliate when referral is the job, no-code resale when a branded selling flow matters without integration, widget when an embedded Letisim flow fits, and API when your team can own integration and operations. Verify current capability status before planning.
Start with observable evidence
The Letisim Partner Hub separates four routes because they require different customer ownership, implementation and support work. [partner-hub]
Affiliate can validate audience fit with the least product work. More embedded routes move additional funnel and operational control to the partner. [partner-capabilities]
Do not choose from projected revenue alone. Map who owns checkout, customer communication, first response, integration monitoring and incident recovery. [partner-capabilities] [affiliate-terms]
Choose the operating path
The right route is determined by operating responsibility, not commission copy alone.
REFERRAL
Affiliate
- Send disclosed traffic and measure qualified outcomes without owning checkout.
BRANDED SALE
No-code or widget
- Add more control while keeping integration bounded by the current route.
PRODUCT INTEGRATION
API
- Use when engineering and operations can own the contract and failure paths.
Verification matrix
| Route | Partner owns | Verify before launch |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliate | Content and referral | Terms and attribution |
| No-code/widget | Placement and customer journey | Current route status |
| API | Integration and monitoring | Docs, credentials and support |
Check before acting
Which eSIM partnership model fits a travel publisher or business?
- Define the customer job
- Assign checkout and support ownership
- Check the capability registry date
- Estimate engineering and operations work
- Start with a measurable reversible pilot
Sources
Updated: 2026-08-23
- Letisim Partner Hub — Letisim · 2026-08-23
- Letisim partner capability registry — Letisim · 2026-08-23
- Letisim affiliate program — Letisim · 2026-08-23
- Letisim Connect documentation — Letisim · 2026-08-23