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Affiliate Disclosure
The Best Rowing Machine is reader supported. Some of the links on this site are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission when you buy through one of them. Here is exactly how that works, and just as importantly, what it does not change.
How affiliate links work here
When you follow one of our links to a product and then buy it, the retailer may pay us a small commission on the sale. The price you pay is exactly the same whether you use our link or go to the store yourself. The commission is paid by the retailer and is never added to your cost.
The Amazon Associates program
The Best Rowing Machine is a participant in the Amazon Associates program, an affiliate advertising program. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. When you buy a rower through an Amazon link on this site, that purchase may earn us a commission, again at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate networks and brand partners
Some of the links here are tracked through affiliate networks and brand partner programs rather than set up directly with a single store. That is just another route by which a qualifying purchase on Amazon can earn the site a commission. It works the same way for you: the price never changes, and the link still takes you to the normal product page.
Commissions do not influence our scores
This is the part that matters most. Our rankings are set before we check prices or commissions. Every rower runs through the same scorecard and is scored on resistance feel, build, comfort, console, footprint, noise, and value. Only once those scores are locked do we add prices and links. A higher commission never moves a product up the page, and we feature only rowers we would recommend to a friend.
What the commissions pay for
The commissions keep the site running. They cover the time it takes to compare rowers, write each guide, and keep prices and ratings current. This is what lets the site stay free to read and stay independent, with no brand paying for placement.
More about the site
You can read about who is behind the site and how we test on the about page, and see how we handle your information in our privacy policy. To start comparing rowers, head back to our guide to the best rowing machines for home.
Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Taking part in these programs does not make the site owned, run, or endorsed by Amazon or by any brand, and it never shapes our scores or rankings.
Last updated June 2026.