Usher
Usher is an open-source partnerships platform for performance-based Web3 referral marketing.
What Usher is
Usher is an open-source partnerships platform for performance-based Web3 referral marketing. Brands define web or smart-contract conversion events, then track referrals and reward partners when those events occur. Partners share invite links, refer people to a service, and earn rewards after qualifying conversions. Campaigns can offer flat or percentage-based rewards in ETH, MATIC, a brand’s own token, or an NFT. Described use cases include NFT campaigns, Web3 infrastructure, digital wallets, decentralized finance, metaverse projects, and gaming. The public repository identifies the project as GPL-3.0 licensed and describes a self-hosted Next.js web app with an optional blockchain listener. Named technical components include Ceramic for decentralized storage, ArangoDB for graph data, and Humanode Sybil resistance with OAuth. Operators are responsible for storing encrypted wallet private keys in their database. Usher says it is sunsetting operations for Usher Referrals while making the source code available to deploy. Usher Labs offers contact-based guidance on use cases, integration, and engineering support.
Good
- Open-source GPL-3.0 project
- Supports web and smart-contract conversion events
- Rewards can use ETH, MATIC, tokens, or NFTs
- Self-hosted deployment is documented
- Includes referral links and fraud controls
Watch out
- Usher Referrals is sunsetting operations
- Operators manage encrypted wallet private keys
- Self-hosting requires technical deployment work
- Decentralized funds management was only planned
Who it suits
Usher suits teams running Web3 referral campaigns for NFTs, wallets, decentralized finance, metaverse projects, gaming, or related infrastructure. It is intended for operators able to self-host and manage blockchain-related components.
Verdict
Usher provides an open-source, self-hosted framework for Web3 referral campaigns and reward payouts. Its sunset status and operator-managed wallet custody are central considerations before deployment.
The facts
Each one read from Usher's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Campaign tracking
- Brands can define web-based or smart-contract conversion events and use them to track referrals and reward partners.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Deployment
- The repository describes a self-deployed Usher instance with a Next.js web app and optional blockchain listener service.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Open source
- The maker links the referral project’s source code on GitHub, where the repository is described as an open-source referrals and partnerships platform with Web3 integration and crypto remittance.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Open-source license
- The public source repository identifies the project as GPL-3.0 licensed.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Partner flow
- Partners can share invite links, refer people to a brand’s service, and earn rewards when referred users trigger campaign conversion events.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Partner workflow
- The site describes creating a campaign, choosing a reward, onboarding partners, and topping up campaign rewards as partners refer or resell the technology.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Product
- Usher is an open-source partnerships platform for performance-based Web3 referral marketing.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Reward custody
- The repository says the operator is responsible for storing encrypted wallet private keys in its database and that decentralization of funds management was planned as coming soon.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Rewards
- Campaigns can offer flat or percentage-based rewards in ETH, MATIC, a brand’s own token, or an NFT.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Status
- Usher says it is sunsetting operations for Usher Referrals and makes the project source code available to deploy.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Support
- The referrals page invites visitors to join Usher on Discord.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Technical components
- The repository describes Ceramic for decentralized data storage, ArangoDB for graph data, and Humanode Sybil resistance with OAuth.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Tracking
- The platform tracks performance-based partnerships using smart contract and web events as conversion triggers, with real-time data and insights.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Use cases
- The site describes referral campaigns for NFTs, Web3 infrastructure, digital wallets, decentralized finance, metaverse projects, and gaming.checked 11 Oct 2001
The company
- Company
- Usher Labs says it was founded with the launch of Usher, a Web3-integrated referral marketing solution for NFT and DeFi projects.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Company history
- Usher Labs says it was founded with the launch of Usher, a Web3-integrated referral marketing solution supporting NFT and DeFi projects.checked 11 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Security approach
- Usher Labs says its original referral technology was designed to reduce reliance on a centralised authority that handles referral data, which it identified as vulnerable to tampering and mismanagement.checked 11 Oct 2001
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