OpenPartner vs Tapfiliate
Tapfiliate is a mid-market affiliate platform with a longer history than most — good general-purpose fit if you're running Shopify, WooCommerce, and SaaS together. OpenPartner takes a different angle: open-source partner program software with a marketplace, multi-model attribution, and direct payouts.
| OpenPartner | Tapfiliate | |
|---|---|---|
| Product framing | Partner program software + built-in marketplace | Mid-market affiliate platform |
| Open-source core | MIT-licensed, full source on GitHub | Closed source |
| Self-host option | Available — Docker Compose template | Not available |
| Attribution scope | Click → identity → revenue with stitching | Click → conversion by last click; recurring and lifetime commissions then follow a customer ID |
| Attribution models | Last-click, first-click, linear, position-based; auditable back to the click | Last-click by default |
| Billing rails | Stripe through the hosted Stripe App (beta); any other billing system as server-side events | Stripe, Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, Wix, plus a REST API and server-to-server postbacks |
| Compound commission rules | First-sale bonus + recurring + trigger bonuses as one campaign, plus two-tier commissions (two levels, on every plan, turned on per program) | Group, item and category rates, bonuses and multi-level commissions (Scale and up) |
| Dual-sided customer rewards | Optional customer discount per partner code: created in your Stripe for you with Stripe connected, otherwise honored manually | Coupon codes can be tracked to affiliates; automatic customer-discount setup not verified |
| Direct payouts | Brand-to-partner (your own rail on hosted, Stripe Connect on self-host), no platform skim on creator earnings | You pay from PayPal or SEPA export files; automated payouts through your own Trolley account from Scale |
| Partner discovery | OpenPartner Network marketplace included | Affiliate marketplace in beta, free for public programs on paid plans |
| Data portability | CSV per table; a JSON or SQL bundle that restores into a self-hosted instance | CSV export |
| Hosted entry price | $0/month on Revshare (3% platform fee), $49/month on Flex (1.5%). Where 10% of the commission (5% on Flex) is higher, as on commissions above 30% or bounties, that's the fee | $89/month (Launch), or $74/month billed annually, as of October 2026; plans are metered on clicks and conversions |
| Best fit | SaaS that wants attribution flexibility, marketplace, and an open exit path | Multi-platform programs that need Shopify/WooCommerce alongside SaaS |
Tapfiliate has a real edge in a few areas.
E-commerce coverage
Tapfiliate's Shopify and WooCommerce integrations are mature and battle-tested. If your program spans physical and digital goods, that breadth matters.
Mid-market product surface
Years of iteration on the everyday operational details — affiliate tiers, manual approval workflows, asset libraries — show up in the UX.
OpenPartner pulls ahead on architecture.
Open-source core
MIT-licensed source you can read, fork, and self-host. Tapfiliate is closed-source hosted-only.
Auditable attribution
Raw clicks and events are append-only, and every attribution traces back to the click that earned it. Both layers export, so you can run your own analysis on the raw events. A model change applies to new conversions, not past ones.
Compound commission rules
First-sale bonus plus recurring percentage plus trigger-specific bonuses as one campaign. Most platforms model commissions as a single number; OpenPartner doesn't.
Partner marketplace built in
The OpenPartner Network surfaces your program to creators actively looking, included on every hosted plan. Tapfiliate's affiliate marketplace is still in beta, for public programs on paid plans (as of October 2026).
Direct payouts, no skim
Brands pay partners directly: we calculate what each is owed and never touch the money. No platform cut on creator earnings.
Open exit path
Export the raw layers in CSV, JSON, or SQL dump; re-import into a self-hosted copy. Migrating off OpenPartner is supported, not a rebuild.
Looking at other tools? Compare against Rewardful, Dub Partners, PartnerStack, or Post Affiliate Pro.