What Dub Partners offers
Dub Partners handles partner recruiting, real-time conversion tracking, mixed rewards such as pay-per-click, pay-per-lead, and revenue share, discounts for referred customers, global payouts, and tax forms.
Alternatives / PartnerStack
1 open-source alternative
1 Best Open Source PartnerStack Alternatives in 2026
Looking for an open source PartnerStack alternative? Only one project we verified fits: Dub Partners. Dub's repository is open core, so some code is under a commercial license.
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Best PartnerStack alternatives at a glance
| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Dub Partners | Partner programs with attribution and payouts | AGPL-3.0 + commercial parts |
How we chose these PartnerStack alternatives
We looked for open-source tools that run partner and affiliate programs. 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 is AGPL-3.0 with commercial parts, and some partner features are in paid plans. Its time-saving claims are the vendor's own.
Maintenance status
Dub had commits within days of this update.
Why look for a PartnerStack alternative?
PartnerStack is a proprietary partner management platform. An open-core alternative gives more control of tracking and data, but payouts and tax forms rely 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 PartnerStack alternatives
| Alternative | Type | License | Self-hosted | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dub Partners | Partner platform | AGPL-3.0 + commercial parts | Core only | SaaS partner programs |
Which one should you choose?
Want to run a SaaS partner program
Dub Partners covers recruiting, tracking, payouts, and tax forms.