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Should I use Dub?

The Modern Link Attribution Platform - dub.co

Depends. Buy if you're a SaaS or growth team needing branded short links, attribution analytics, and an affiliate program via API. Skip if you need enterprise support, a long track record, or a spotless security record.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 12 usable public sources. Most 'Dub' search results were unrelated products (investing app, anime, bike parts) and were excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for moneySources lack concrete pricing verdicts
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0 (Guess)

Hobby

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
ProSee site
EnterpriseCustom

Best for

  • SaaS growth teams needing branded short links
  • Marketing teams tracking campaign attribution
  • SaaS running affiliate/partner programs
  • Developers wanting API-first link infrastructure

Not for

  • Enterprises needing SLAs and 24/7 support
  • Security-sensitive teams routing untrusted URLs
  • Casual users who just need a few short links
  • Anyone researching dub, the copy-trading app — different product

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

2026 open-redirect and SSRF (CVSS 7.5) CVEs — risky with untrusted URLs

medium

Entry paid tiers only include basic email support — no SLA

medium

Partners product is priced separately from links — budget both

low

Small review base makes long-term reliability hard to judge

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Ease of use tops the G2 pros list
  • API-first with event webhooks for link events
  • Built-in affiliate platform via Dub Partners
  • 138 companies detected using it
  • Called 'modern open-source' even in competitor reviews

Cons

  • Open-redirect and SSRF CVEs disclosed in 2026
  • Only basic email support on entry tiers
  • Tiny public review base: 22 Trustpilot, ~24 G2
  • Links and Partners priced separately — costs can stack

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/03/2026 - 12 sources - Two 2026 CVEs disclosed (open redirect, SSRF CVSS 7.5); product maintains a security page.

official x4review x4security x2news x2
  • CVE-2026-85676 — Open redirect, Open redirect vulnerability in the redir_url query parameter.
  • CVE-2026-72552 — SSRF, Server-side request forgery vulnerability, CVSS 7.5.

Key stats

  • Ease of use: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0 (Guess)

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. Sources lack concrete pricing verdicts
  • Ease of use: 5/5. Ease of use is top G2 pro
  • Feature depth: 4/5. API, webhooks, affiliate program per docs
  • Support quality: 2/5. Basic email support on paid tiers
  • Security posture: 3/5. Two 2026 CVEs; public security page
  • 22 Trustpilot reviews dub.co on Trustpilot
  • 24 G2 reviews per G2 listing
  • 138 Companies detected Bloomberry customer scan
  • Yes Free tier per public pricing tiers

Pricing

Hobby

$0 (Guess)

  • Free short links and basic analytics (Guess)

Pro

See site

  • Custom domains (Guess)
  • Basic email support per pricing page

Enterprise

Not disclosed

  • Advanced security and support (Guess)

Security

Two 2026 CVEs disclosed (open redirect, SSRF CVSS 7.5); product maintains a security page.

  • CVE-2026-85676 — Open redirectOpen redirect vulnerability in the redir_url query parameter.10
  • CVE-2026-72552 — SSRFServer-side request forgery vulnerability, CVSS 7.5.11

What users say

Users consistently praise ease of use, but the review base is small (22 Trustpilot, ~24 G2).

Full analysis

Based on 12 usable public sources. Most 'Dub' search results were unrelated products (investing app, anime, bike parts) and were excluded.

Modern API-first link shortener with analytics and affiliates. Good for growth teams; small review base, two 2026 CVEs.

Methodology

Based on 12 usable public sources. Most 'Dub' search results were unrelated products (investing app, anime, bike parts) and were excluded.

Sources

  1. Dub Pricingdub.co
    official
  2. Dub Links Pricingdub.co
    official
  3. Dub Partnersdub.co
    official
  4. Dub Product Security Pagedub.co
    official
  5. Companies that use Dub (customer list)bloomberry.com
    news
  6. Dub Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  7. Dub.co Reviews on Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  8. Dub.co Review 2026 — Linklylinklyhq.com
    review
  9. Dub.co Review 2026: Pricing, Pros, Cons & Verdictfilipkonecny.com
    review
  10. CVE-2026-85676: Dub URL Shortener Open Redirectrapid7.com
    security
  11. CVE-2026-72552: Dub SSRF Vulnerabilitynvd.nist.gov
    security
  12. Dub Pricing Explained (2026)referly.so
    news

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