Dub Partners vs Rewardful (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Dub Partners if

• Fits if you already use Dub links and want partners on the same tools
• Works for developer-led teams that will use the API

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you pay out a lot: a 5% fee applies on Business and Advanced, on top of the plan
• Tight if you grow, as Business stops at $30K of payouts a year, 500 partners and 3 groups
• Watch out: the Advanced cap shows as $60K on one card and $180K in the comparison table
• Skip it if you want a monthly price, as the $81 and $270 are yearly-billing figures

Pick Rewardful if

• Fits if you run a SaaS on Stripe or Paddle and want commissions to follow each subscription
• Works for a first affiliate program under $7,500 a month of affiliate revenue

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you run a Shopify store, as it reads sales through Stripe or Paddle
• Tight if you want a branded portal on your own domain or more than one campaign, which start on Growth at $99 a month
• Not for you if you want to pick up the phone for support, which is Enterprise only
• Watch out: Starter stops at $7,500 a month of affiliate revenue, and passing it moves you up a tier
• Watch out: Managed Payouts cost 3% of payouts, and affiliates may pay withdrawal fees

Dub Partners

• Plans are capped by partner payouts per year (Business: $30K); the Advanced cap is shown as $60K on one card and $180K in the comparison table.
• Business is limited to 500 partners and 3 partner groups; the embedded dashboard and email campaigns need Advanced.
• The $81 and $270 prices are on the yearly option (10% off); the monthly-billed prices were not readable.
• Payouts carry a 5% fee on Business and Advanced, on top of the subscription.

Rewardful

• Plans are capped by affiliate-attributed revenue: Starter stops at $7,500 a month, and higher revenue moves you to a higher tier.
• Rewardful takes 0% of revenue, but optional Managed Payouts cost 3% of payouts, and affiliates may pay withdrawal fees.
• Starter has one campaign and two team members; a branded portal, custom domain and invite-only campaigns need Growth.
• Phone support and one-click PayPal payouts are on Enterprise only.

Dub Partners

Flexible rewards

Pay-per-click, pay-per-lead and revenue-share structures, program bounties, and dual-sided incentives that reward both partner and referred customer.

Global payouts

Automated payouts worldwide with tax compliance. The pricing page lists a 5% payout fee on Business and Advanced and 3% on Enterprise.

Tracking and analytics

Conversion tracking, customer insights and a real-time events stream, with event limits and data retention that rise by plan.

Partner landing pages

An AI landing page generator for the program's sign-up page, plus an embedded referral dashboard that lets users become partners inside your app (Advanced and up).

Links and domains

Dub's link features are part of each plan: custom domains, QR codes, UTM builder, deep links, geo and device targeting.

API and MCP server

REST API, native SDKs, real-time event webhooks and an MCP server on every plan, with rate limits that increase by plan.

Rewardful

Stripe and Paddle billing sync

Commissions adjust on their own when a referred customer upgrades, downgrades, cancels, gets a refund or starts a free trial, and Rewardful data shows inside the Stripe dashboard.

Links and coupon codes

Affiliate links work on any page of your site through a URL parameter such as ?via=name, and coupon codes credit influencers where links cannot be used.

Flexible commissions

Set percentage or fixed commissions, one-time or recurring, with your own cookie length, first- or last-touch attribution, double-sided incentives and minimum payout thresholds.

Affiliate portal

Affiliates sign up and find their links, codes, earnings and an assets library of logos and copy; Growth and Enterprise brand it on your own domain.

Payouts

Pay affiliates in bulk through PayPal or Wise, or hand payouts to Rewardful's Managed Payouts, which charges a 3% processing fee.

Fraud checks and API

Suspected self-referrals are flagged and deactivated automatically, and a REST API on every plan supports a white-labeled program.

Dub Partners

• Business$81

  per month for $30K payouts a year, billed yearly

  500 partners, 3 groups, 10 users, 5% payout fee, basic rewards, API and MCP server.

• Advanced$270

  per month, billed yearly

  Unlimited partners and groups, advanced rewards, embedded referral dashboard, email campaigns, risk monitoring, 20 users.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Volume discounts, SAML/SSO, audit logs, custom SLA, partner network access and dedicated Slack support.

Rewardful

• Starter$49

  per month for up to $7,500 of affiliate revenue a month

  One campaign, up to two team members, unlimited affiliates and visitors, all integrations and the REST API. No branded portal or custom domain.

• Growth$99

  per month for up to $15,000 of affiliate revenue a month

  Unlimited campaigns and team members, plus a branded affiliate portal on a custom domain, private invite-only campaigns and custom rewards.

• Enterprise$149

  per month for up to $30,000 of affiliate revenue a month

  Tiered by revenue: $299 a month up to $75,000, $499 up to $150,000 and $2,000 up to $1M. Adds phone support and one-click PayPal payouts.

Dub Partners

• Annual discount

  10% off with yearly billing

  The yearly option on the pricing page is labeled 10% off with 12 months of usage upfront.

• Nonprofit

  25% off for open-source projects and non-profits

  Dub's pricing FAQ says open-source projects and non-profits can get a 25% discount by reaching out.

Rewardful

• Annual discount

  Two months free with yearly billing

  Annual billing gives 12 months for the price of 10: Starter is $490 a year, Growth $990 a year and Enterprise from $1,490 a year.