NordLayer

NordLayer is the business-focused network security product from Nord Security, the Lithuanian privacy company behind NordVPN and NordPass. It positions against Cloudflare One, Perimeter 81, Twingate, and Tailscale Business as a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) product for SMBs and mid-market IT teams rather than consumer VPN. Core capabilities include site-to-site VPN, cloud firewall with allowlists, dedicated servers with fixed IPs for whitelisting SaaS tools, device posture checks, Single Sign-On with Azure AD, Google Workspace, Okta, and OneLogin, biometric login on mobile, DNS filtering, Deep Packet Inspection Lite threat protection, and a browser extension. Plans span Lite, Core, Premium, and Enterprise, with ZTNA, IdP integrations, and dedicated account management unlocking higher up the stack.

Typical buyers are 10-500 person companies that need a clean remote-access story without deploying Cisco AnyConnect or building a homegrown WireGuard mesh. Common use cases include SaaS IP allowlisting for developers, compliance-driven network segmentation for SOC 2 or HIPAA, contractor access with short-lived credentials, and replacing a legacy hardware VPN concentrator. Content creators in the IT admin, MSP, and cybersecurity niches convert well on NordLayer because the typical reader is researching a paid business control rather than a personal consumer VPN, and NordLayer publishes per-seat pricing transparently, which makes comparison content credible against Cloudflare and Twingate tiers.

NordLayer runs its affiliate program on Impact (impact.com), the same publisher network Nord Security uses for NordVPN, NordPass, NordStellar, and Saily. Publishers apply at nordlayer.com/affiliates, which routes into Impact's partner signup; applicants provide website, audience, and promotion details, and the NordLayer team reviews the application within about three working days per the official help article. Approved partners get tracking links, banners, a product feed, and reporting inside Impact; a single Nord Security Impact account can unlock other Nord brand offers once approved.

Commission pays up to 50% of the first monthly-plan subscription, up to 40% of the first yearly-plan subscription, and 30-40% on subsequent renewals depending on plan cadence, so the economics favour both one-shot and recurring content. Cookie duration is 30 days click-to-signup. Payouts follow Impact's net-30 monthly cycle via direct deposit, wire transfer, PayPal, or BACS, with no minimum payout threshold published specific to NordLayer beyond Impact's own defaults. Self-referrals, incentivised traffic, and coupon-site channels are excluded, and NordLayer may disqualify conversions tied to refunded, cancelled, or fraudulent subscriptions before commissions lock.