We love Dub. They're a great link platform — for marketers running partner programs. Here's the honest breakdown for engineers shipping AI agents.
Different buyers. Different questions.
| Dimension | Dub.co | Go2 (after pivot) |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer | Partner-program manager at a scaled SaaS | Technical founder / ML eng at a 1–20p AI startup |
| Core data model | Partner clicks → conversions → payouts | Agent run → click → conversion (per-run granularity) |
| MCP server | ||
| Per-run agent attribution | ||
| Pricing entry | $25/mo · 1K links | $9/mo · 2K links |
| Free tier | 25 links/mo | 50 links/mo · 2K clicks/mo |
| Self-host | Possible, not first-class | First-class · single wrangler deploy |
| License | Muddy AGPL + commercial | Pure AGPL · clear $5K/yr commercial |
| Roadmap focus | Affiliate / partner programs | Agent-side primitives |
Use Dub if your buyer-question is "what attribution did Justin's tweet drive?" Use Go2 if your buyer-question is "what did the Claude run my user just had do?"
Pick Dub if
Pick Go2 if