Numok

Numok is open source affiliate software for SaaS businesses that take payments through Stripe. It suits teams prepared to host and maintain their own application; its Stripe tracking and affiliate portal handle core program tasks, while deployment and security remain the operator’s responsibility.

Overview

Numok links Stripe sales to affiliate commissions, with revenue and conversion reporting for operators and an earnings portal for affiliates. The combination gives a Stripe-based program a place to track partner activity and review what it earns, without adding a per-seat charge on the Open Source plan.

Commissions are calculated automatically and payouts are queued. That can reduce manual bookkeeping, but a queue is a step in the payout workflow, not a promise of automatic disbursement. The dashboard and affiliate portal demo is open without signup and uses live data, making it possible to inspect both sides of the service before setting up a program.

Key features

Stripe tracking and revenue analytics

Stripe sync records sales and commissions, while analytics cover conversion rates, revenue by affiliate and click-to-sale timelines. This is useful for SaaS operators who want to connect partner activity to Stripe revenue. Setup does require configuring the webhook events checkout.session.completed, payment_intent.succeeded and invoice.paid, so the integration assumes someone can handle the deployment and Stripe configuration.

Affiliate portal and payout workflow

Affiliates receive tracking links, an earnings dashboard and payout history. Together with automatic commission calculation and queued payouts, these tools make the partner-facing side more complete than a tracking-only setup. Operators still need to manage the payout queue; Numok does not describe this as an end-to-end automatic transfer.

Pricing

The Open Source plan has no listed price and includes unlimited affiliates with no per-seat fees. Its free plan is self-hosted and includes the full source code for customization. That makes the economics attractive for teams with the capacity to run it, but the software is not a hosted free tier: operators supply a server and meet the installation requirements, including PHP 8.1 or higher, MySQL 5.7 or higher, Apache or Nginx, Composer, SSL and a Stripe account.

The project says an affiliate program can be launched in under 15 minutes, but that target does not remove the server and security work. The security checklist calls for HTTPS, secure file permissions, changed default database credentials and a firewall. Bug reports and feature requests go through GitHub Issues.

Platforms

Numok is available as self-hosted software and on the web. The self-hosted requirement is central to the free plan: teams control the source and deployment, but also take on installation and ongoing server responsibility.

Who it's for

Numok is a good fit for a SaaS team using Stripe that wants affiliate sales attribution, commission calculation and a partner portal without per-seat fees, and has the technical ability to self-host. It is a weaker fit for operators looking for a managed service or payouts that require no queue management. The unlimited affiliate allowance helps avoid seat-based costs as a program grows, while the hosting and security workload remains with the operator.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Stripe sales sync and commission calculation automate core tracking work.
• Pros: Unlimited affiliates and no per-seat fees remove two common sources of scaling cost.
• Pros: Affiliates can review links, earnings and payout history in a dedicated portal.
• Pros: The live-data demo is accessible without signup.
• Cons: The free plan requires self-hosting, a configured Stripe account and a server stack that meets its requirements.
• Cons: Secure deployment requires attention to HTTPS, permissions, database credentials and firewall configuration.
• Cons: Payouts are queued, so operators should not treat commission automation as fully automated disbursement.

Alternatives

Affiliate Analytics Software and Affiliate Marketing Software offer broader category comparisons for buyers still weighing their options.

OpenPartner is worth comparing for teams seeking a freemium alternative with API, self-hosted and web platforms, a free trial, or a $3 a month Revshare plan billed at 3% of GMV with no monthly fee.

Refersion is another freemium option, with API and web platforms, a free trial and a Marketplace Listing plan for publishing a percent-of-sale offer. Refferq may suit teams comparing free self-hosting or a managed cloud option; its self-hosted plan includes unlimited affiliates, referrals and conversions, and 38+ API endpoints.

UpPromote is a freemium alternative with an API platform and a free plan covering one affiliate program and $3,000 referral review per month. Simple Kuma is a free alternative with self-hosted, web and API platforms.

CAKE is a paid option with web, Android, iOS and API platforms. SliceWP is worth considering for teams wanting a freemium alternative with self-hosted, web and API platforms; its Pro plan is $229 a year for one site, with annual renewal at full price. Tracknow is a paid alternative with a free trial and API and web platforms.

Verdict

Choose Numok if you run a Stripe-based SaaS affiliate program, want a partner portal and automatic commission calculation, and can take responsibility for hosting and securing the software. Its strongest case is the combination of unlimited affiliates, no per-seat fees and Stripe-focused tracking. Look elsewhere if you need managed hosting or a payout process that completes without operator involvement.