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id: "blog/dub-vs-partnerstack"
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url: "https://affitor.com/blog/dub-vs-partnerstack"
updated: "2026-10-13"
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# Dub vs PartnerStack: Pricing, Contracts and Features Compared (Checked Oct 2026)
> Dub Partners publishes its prices, from $90 a month plus a 5% payout fee, and you can cancel any time. PartnerStack prices after a demo, on one-year renewing terms, and includes its partner marketplace on the entry plan. Checked on both vendors' pages on October 12, 2026.
Pick [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing) if you want to start self-serve: $90 a month on Business plus 5% of the payouts you fund by ACH, a native Stripe integration and no minimum term. Pick [PartnerStack](https://www.partnerstack.com/pricing) if you run a B2B partner program beyond affiliates and want its partner marketplace on the entry plan; the price comes after a demo, on one-year renewing terms. Both checked on October 12, 2026.
| Tool / Platform | Entry price | Fee on top | Revenue cap
The most affiliate revenue, payouts or ARR the entry plan covers before you move up. | Minimum term
Shortest commitment on the entry plan, from the vendor's pricing page or terms. | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing)
Business, 14-day trial | $90/mo | 5% of payouts funded by ACH
8% if funded by card; 3% and 6% on Enterprise | $2,500/mo in payouts
500 partners on Business | None | Stripe, Shopify; others through the API |
| [PartnerStack](https://www.partnerstack.com/pricing)
Entry plan | Quote after demo | Not published | Not published | 1-year renewing terms | Stripe by webhook; Chargebee, Recurly, Paddle |
| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing)
until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates | $0 | 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales
after the first $10,000 per program | None | None | Stripe with no code; other billing through the API or SDK |
Entry plans as listed on each vendor's pricing page on Oct 12, 2026; the tool name links to it. PartnerStack does not publish prices, fees or caps, so those cells say so. We make Affitor; it sits in the last row of each table for reference, and the section Where Affitor fits covers it.
## Where Dub Partners is stronger
- **A published price.** Business is $90 a month and Advanced $300, with a 14-day trial and 10% off yearly. PartnerStack confirms the plan and price during a demo, based on program size, features and support.
- **No minimum term.** Dub's pricing page says you can cancel your subscription at any time. PartnerStack's [SaaS agreement](https://www.partnerstack.com/legal/saas-agreement) renews automatically for one-year terms.
- **Stripe natively.** Dub has a native Stripe integration and credits sales to Stripe promotion codes. PartnerStack listens to Stripe through a webhook integration.
- **Importers.** Dub imports partners from Rewardful, PartnerStack, FirstPromoter, Tolt, Tapfiliate and Lemon Squeezy. PartnerStack's own importer creates or updates records from a CSV file.
- **Tax forms on Business.** Dub says it handles W-9, W-8 and 1099 forms. We could not check PartnerStack's tax-form handling.
- **Links, analytics and payouts in one product**, since Dub Partners runs on Dub's link platform.
The limits to know: Business holds 500 partners and 10 users and covers $2,500 a month in partner payouts, and Dub charges 5% on payouts you fund by ACH and 8% by card (3% and 6% on Enterprise). Its marketplace listing and partner discovery are on Enterprise.
## Where PartnerStack is stronger
- **A marketplace on the entry plan.** Launch includes PartnerStack Marketplace access, where active B2B partners can discover your program. Dub's marketplace listing and partner discovery are on Enterprise.
- **Unlimited partners and internal users.** Dub Business holds 500 partners and 10 users.
- **Built for B2B partners beyond affiliates.** On Launch you pick affiliate link tracking or lead and deal registration, with onboarding and training tools, CRM integrations and an MCP connector. Growth adds a learning management system and MDF management.
- **More billing systems.** PartnerStack integrates with Chargebee, Recurly and Paddle next to Stripe. Dub connects Stripe and Shopify and takes other billing through its API.
- **One monthly invoice for payouts.** PartnerStack consolidates approved commissions into a single monthly invoice and pays partners for you; they withdraw by direct deposit, PayPal or Stripe. The fee is not stated.
The limits to know: the price comes after a demo, the agreement renews for one-year terms, and its own FAQ says most teams are up and running in weeks, depending on program complexity and integrations.
## Partners and payouts
How many partners and teammates the entry plan holds, whether the vendor helps you find partners, and who sends the money. Hover a column for what it checks.
| Tool / Platform | Partners
No limit on affiliates on the entry plan. | Seats
No limit on team members on the entry plan. | Marketplace
The vendor lists your program in a marketplace or directory affiliates browse. | Finds affiliates
A network, matching or outreach service that recruits partners. | Payouts
The vendor sends money to affiliates for you. | PayPal
Affiliates can be paid by PayPal through the tool. | Tax forms
Collects W-9/W-8 forms or files 1099s. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing) | Partial
500 on Business | Partial
10 on Business | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
Enterprise | Partial
5% payout fee | Partial
14 countries | Yes
Business plan |
| [PartnerStack](https://www.partnerstack.com/pricing) | Yes
all plans | Yes
all plans | Yes
Launch | Yes
Marketplace, Launch | Yes
fee not stated | Yes
direct deposit, PayPal | Not checked |
| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
unlimited | Yes
unlimited | Yes
every live program | Yes
team service | Yes
bank or Wise | No
bank or Wise | No
not stated publicly |
## Tracking and setup
Both read sales from Stripe, Dub natively and PartnerStack through a webhook. The differences are coupon tracking, other billing systems and importing. Hover a column for what it checks.
| Tool / Platform | Stripe
Reads sales from Stripe natively. | Other billing
Native support for Paddle, Chargebee, Recurly, Braintree or others. | Coupons
Credits a sale to an affiliate by coupon or promo code. | REST API
A public REST API on the entry plan. | MCP
An official MCP server for AI agents. | Importer
Imports affiliates, links or history from another affiliate tool. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dub Partners](https://dub.co/pricing) | Yes
native | Partial
Shopify; else API | Yes
Stripe promo codes | Yes
Business | Yes
Business | Yes
Rewardful, Tolt +4 |
| [PartnerStack](https://www.partnerstack.com/pricing) | Yes
webhook | Yes
Chargebee, Recurly, Paddle | Not checked | Yes
plan not stated | Yes
Launch | Partial
CSV |
| [Affitor](https://affitor.com/pricing) | Yes
native, OAuth | Partial
via API/SDK | No
not stated publicly | Yes
every program | Partial
beta | Partial
CSV invites |
## Which one should you pick?
Choose Dub Partners when you want to launch on a published price, keep the option to leave any month, and have Dub send payouts and handle tax forms; budget $90 a month plus 5% of payouts funded by ACH, and $300 a month on Advanced once payouts pass $2,500 a month. Choose PartnerStack when the partners you need are B2B affiliates, resellers and co-sell partners, you want them to find you in a marketplace from the entry plan, and a demo, a quote and a one-year term fit how you buy software.
## Where Affitor fits
Like PartnerStack, Affitor lists your program where affiliates look; like Dub, it publishes its price and has no minimum term. Our marketplace is young and much smaller than PartnerStack's network. Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: $0 until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue and no limit on partners or seats. Every program is listed on the [Affitor marketplace](https://affitor.com/marketplace), and the Affitor team helps you recruit, onboard and train partners ([affitor.com/join](https://affitor.com/join)). It reads Stripe sales with no code, takes other billing systems through its API or SDK, and lets you run a test sale before launch.
The trade-offs are in the tables above: there is no importer, so you invite partners by email or CSV and they get new links; payouts go out by bank transfer or Wise after a review, not PayPal; and Affitor does not track coupon codes or collect tax forms. Details are on the [pricing page](https://affitor.com/pricing).
## FAQ
### How much does PartnerStack cost compared with Dub?
PartnerStack does not publish prices: its Launch, Growth and Enterprise plans are priced after a demo, based on program size, features and support, on one-year renewing terms. Dub Partners publishes its prices: Business is $90 a month with up to $2,500 a month in partner payouts and Advanced is $300 with up to $15,000, plus 5% on payouts funded by ACH or 8% by card. Checked October 12, 2026.
### Which one helps you find partners?
PartnerStack includes access to the PartnerStack Marketplace on its Launch plan, where active B2B partners can discover your program. Dub Partners lists your program in its marketplace and helps you discover partners on Enterprise, its custom annual plan (as of October 12, 2026).
### Can I move from PartnerStack to Dub?
Yes. Dub Partners imports partners from Rewardful, PartnerStack, FirstPromoter, Tolt, Tapfiliate and Lemon Squeezy. PartnerStack's own importer creates or updates records from a CSV file.
### Do Dub and PartnerStack work with Stripe?
Both do. Dub Partners has a native Stripe integration and can credit sales to Stripe promotion codes. PartnerStack connects to Stripe through a webhook integration and also integrates with Chargebee, Recurly and Paddle (as of October 12, 2026).
### Is there an option with no monthly fee?
Affitor, which we make, has no subscription: it costs nothing until a program has made $10,000 through affiliates, then 3.5% of affiliate-driven sales, with no cap on affiliate revenue. It lists every program on its marketplace and reads Stripe sales with no code. It has no importer, so partners get new links, and it pays partners by bank transfer or Wise rather than PayPal (as of October 12, 2026).
## More comparisons
Every head-to-head and alternatives page is on the [comparison hub](/blog/compare). Related: [PartnerStack vs Rewardful](/blog/partnerstack-vs-rewardful), [PartnerStack alternatives](/blog/partnerstack-alternatives), [Rewardful vs Dub](/blog/rewardful-vs-dub), [Dub vs Tolt](/blog/dub-vs-tolt) and the [19-tool comparison of affiliate software and pricing](/blog/best-affiliate-software-saas).