What Dub Partners offers
Dub Partners handles partner recruiting, real-time attribution, flexible rewards such as pay-per-click, pay-per-lead, and revenue share, global payouts, and tax form handling for W-9, 1099, and W-8.
Alternatives / Affonso
1 open-source alternative
1 Best Open Source Affonso Alternatives in 2026
Looking for an open source Affonso alternative? Only one project we verified fits: Dub Partners, the affiliate and referral product from Dub. Dub's repository is open core, so part of the code is under a commercial license.
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Best Affonso alternatives at a glance
| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Dub Partners | Affiliate programs with attribution and payouts | AGPL-3.0 + commercial parts |
How we chose these Affonso alternatives
We looked for open-source tools that run an affiliate or referral program like Affonso, with partner tracking and payouts. We verified Dub's license, recent activity, stars, and self-hosting in its repository. See our methodology for the full criteria.
Important: open core
Dub's repository is AGPL-3.0 with commercial parts. Check which partner features are in the paid plans before planning a self-hosted setup.
License details
Dub is AGPL-3.0 with commercial parts.
Maintenance status
Dub had commits within days of this update and has about 25,000 stars.
Why look for a Affonso alternative?
Affonso is a proprietary hosted service, so your partner data and payouts depend on its platform and pricing. An open-core alternative gives you more control of tracking and data, but payouts, tax forms, and partner discovery still depend on hosted services.
dub.co
Dub Partners is the affiliate and referral product of Dub, an open-core link platform. It covers partner recruiting, real-time attribution, global payouts, and tax forms. The repository is AGPL-3.0 with commercial parts, and some partner features are part of paid plans.
24.9K3.3KAGPL-3.0 + commercial partsSelf-hosted
Pricing: Free to self-host the core; Dub plans are paid.
- Flexible reward structures
- Real-time attribution
- Global payouts and tax forms
- Open core with commercial parts
- Check which partner features are in paid plans
Compare Affonso alternatives
| Alternative | Type | License | Self-hosted | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dub Partners | Affiliate platform | AGPL-3.0 + commercial parts | Core only | SaaS affiliate programs |
Which one should you choose?
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