Affiliate Disclosure
How SteamAnalyst Makes Money
Our Commitment to Transparency
SteamAnalyst is a free service. We believe everyone should have access to accurate CS2 skin pricing data. To keep our platform running and continually improving, we earn revenue through affiliate partnerships with CS2 skin marketplaces.
How Affiliate Links Work
When you click on a marketplace link on SteamAnalyst (for example, a link to buy a skin on Skinport, DMarket, or CS.Money), we may earn a small commission if you complete a transaction. This commission comes from the marketplace, not from you — you pay the same price whether you use our link or go directly to the marketplace.
Where You Will Find Affiliate Links
- Skin pages: Marketplace price comparison tables and buy buttons
- Market overview pages: Links to individual marketplaces
- Hot Deals and Lowest Price pages: Links to discounted items on specific marketplaces
- Sponsored marketplace banners: Logo buttons in the navigation bar
- Guide pages: Links to marketplaces mentioned in our guides
Our Marketplace Partners
We partner with a variety of CS2 skin marketplaces including (but not limited to):
- Skinport
- DMarket
- CS.Money
- BitSkins
- Waxpeer
- ShadowPay
- SkinsMonkey
- TradeIt.gg
- Clash.gg
- Lis-Skins / SkinLand
- SkinBaron
- SkinSwap
- SkinRave
- PirateSwap
Editorial Independence
Our affiliate partnerships do not influence our pricing data, rankings, or editorial content in any way:
- Prices are calculated independently from real market data using our transparent methodology
- No pay-for-placement: Marketplaces cannot pay to appear higher in our price comparison tables. The lowest price is always highlighted regardless of affiliate status
- Honest recommendations: Our guide content reflects our genuine opinions based on years of trading experience
- All marketplaces tracked equally: We display prices from all major markets, not just partners
Why We Use Affiliate Links
Running SteamAnalyst requires significant resources:
- Servers processing millions of price updates daily
- Engineering team maintaining and improving the platform
- Database infrastructure tracking 100,000+ items across 30+ marketplaces
- Content creation and guide research
Affiliate revenue allows us to keep SteamAnalyst free for everyone while continuing to invest in accuracy, features, and content.
Questions?
If you have questions about our affiliate relationships or how we make money, please contact us. We are always happy to be transparent about how SteamAnalyst operates.
