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Open-source affiliate marketing software — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for open-source affiliate marketing software, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INiDevAffiliate entered the top 10 (#12 → #9)
▼ OUTOpenPartner left the top 10 (#6 → #12)
▼OpenPartner moved #6 → #12
▲AffiliateWP moved #10 → #6
▲iDevAffiliate moved #12 → #9
▲WordPress moved #4 → #3
▼RefearnApp moved #3 → #4
▼PayPal moved #9 → #10
▼OpenPartner -5.5pp (23.5% → 18%)
▼Stripe -4.9pp (42.6% → 37.7%)
▲Refferq +3.3pp (42.6% → 45.9%)
▲AffiliateWP +2.4pp (20.6% → 23%)
▼PayPal -2.4pp (22.1% → 19.7%)
▼Affiliate PRO -2.2pp (23.5% → 21.3%)
▼Post Affiliate Pro -2.2pp (23.5% → 21.3%)
▲WordPress +1.9pp (30.9% → 32.8%)
▲Docker +1.6pp (27.9% → 29.5%)
▼RefearnApp -1.3pp (32.4% → 31.1%)

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲ INAffiliateWP entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTWooCommerce left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▲OpenPartner moved #8 → #6
▼WooCommerce moved #9 → #11
▼Affiliate PRO moved #6 → #7
▼Post Affiliate Pro moved #7 → #8
▲PayPal moved #10 → #9
▲AffiliateWP moved #11 → #10
▼Refferq -1.7pp (44.3% → 42.6%)
▲Stripe +1.2pp (41.4% → 42.6%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INOpenPartner entered the top 10 (#11 → #8)
▲ INPayPal entered the top 10 (#14 → #10)
▼ OUTAffiliateWP left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
▼ OUTRaider left the top 10 (#10 → #14)
▲PayPal moved #14 → #10
▼Raider moved #10 → #14
▲OpenPartner moved #11 → #8
▼AffiliateWP moved #8 → #11
▲Stripe moved #4 → #2
▼WordPress moved #2 → #4
▲Docker moved #7 → #5
▼Affiliate PRO moved #5 → #6
▼Post Affiliate Pro moved #6 → #7
▲Stripe +8.8pp (32.6% → 41.4%)
▲OpenPartner +4.9pp (18% → 22.9%)
▲PayPal +4.5pp (16.9% → 21.4%)
▲Docker +3.5pp (23.6% → 27.1%)
▼Raider -3.1pp (20.2% → 17.1%)
▼Refferq -2.9pp (47.2% → 44.3%)
▼AffiliateWP -2.5pp (22.5% → 20%)
▼WordPress -1.2pp (32.6% → 31.4%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▲WordPress moved #3 → #2
▼RefearnApp moved #2 → #3
▲AffiliateWP moved #9 → #8
▼WooCommerce moved #8 → #9
▼Affiliate PRO -2.1pp (26.8% → 24.7%)
▼Post Affiliate Pro -2.1pp (26.8% → 24.7%)
▼WooCommerce -1.9pp (23.2% → 21.3%)
▲AffiliateWP +1.8pp (20.7% → 22.5%)
▼Refferq -1.6pp (48.8% → 47.2%)
▼RefearnApp -1.5pp (34.1% → 32.6%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲ INRaider entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTOpenPartner left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▼AffiliateWP moved #5 → #9
▲Docker moved #10 → #7
▲Raider moved #12 → #10
▼OpenPartner moved #9 → #11
▲RefearnApp moved #3 → #2
▼WordPress moved #2 → #3
▲Affiliate PRO moved #6 → #5
▲Post Affiliate Pro moved #7 → #6
▲Docker +6.2pp (18.2% → 24.4%)
▲Stripe +5.6pp (27.3% → 32.9%)
▼AffiliateWP -4.8pp (25.5% → 20.7%)
▲Raider +4.3pp (16.4% → 20.7%)
▲RefearnApp +3.2pp (30.9% → 34.1%)
▲Affiliate PRO +3.2pp (23.6% → 26.8%)
▲Post Affiliate Pro +3.2pp (23.6% → 26.8%)
▲Refferq +1.5pp (47.3% → 48.8%)
▲OpenPartner +1.3pp (18.2% → 19.5%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▲ INOpenPartner entered the top 10 (#16 → #9)
▼ OUTRaider left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲OpenPartner moved #16 → #9
▲Stripe moved #6 → #4
▲AffiliateWP moved #7 → #5
▼Affiliate PRO moved #4 → #6
▼Post Affiliate Pro moved #5 → #7
▼Docker moved #8 → #10
▼Raider moved #10 → #12
▲WordPress moved #3 → #2
▼RefearnApp moved #2 → #3
▲WooCommerce moved #9 → #8
▼RefearnApp -5.3pp (36.2% → 30.9%)
▼Refferq -4.9pp (52.2% → 47.3%)
▲Stripe +4.1pp (23.2% → 27.3%)
▼Raider -3.9pp (20.3% → 16.4%)
▲AffiliateWP +3.8pp (21.7% → 25.5%)
▲OpenPartner +3.7pp (14.5% → 18.2%)
▼Docker -3.5pp (21.7% → 18.2%)
▼Affiliate PRO -2.5pp (26.1% → 23.6%)
▼Post Affiliate Pro -2.5pp (26.1% → 23.6%)
▲WooCommerce +1.9pp (21.7% → 23.6%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

▲ INAffiliateWP entered the top 10 (#11 → #7)
▼ OUTRefgrow left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲AffiliateWP moved #11 → #7
▼Raider moved #7 → #10
▼Refgrow moved #10 → #11
▼RefearnApp -4.1pp (40.3% → 36.2%)
▲AffiliateWP +4pp (17.7% → 21.7%)
▲WordPress +2.7pp (30.6% → 33.3%)
▼Refferq -2.6pp (54.8% → 52.2%)
▼Refgrow -2pp (19.4% → 17.4%)
▼Affiliate PRO -1.3pp (27.4% → 26.1%)
▼Post Affiliate Pro -1.3pp (27.4% → 26.1%)
▼Stripe -1pp (24.2% → 23.2%)

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Sep 7, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Sep 6, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Sep 5, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Sep 4, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Sep 3, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Sep 2, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Sep 1, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Aug 31, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Aug 30, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Aug 29, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Aug 28, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Aug 27, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Aug 26, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Aug 25, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7

#1Refferq45.9%
#2Stripe37.7%
#3WordPress32.8%
#4RefearnApp31.1%
#5Docker29.5%
#6AffiliateWP23%
#7Affiliate PRO21.3%
#8Post Affiliate Pro21.3%
#9iDevAffiliate19.7%
#10PayPal19.7%

Aug 24, 202668 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq42.6%
#2Stripe42.6%
#3RefearnApp32.4%
#4WordPress30.9%
#5Docker27.9%
#6OpenPartner23.5%
#7Affiliate PRO23.5%
#8Post Affiliate Pro23.5%
#9PayPal22.1%
#10AffiliateWP20.6%

Aug 23, 202668 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq42.6%
#2Stripe42.6%
#3RefearnApp32.4%
#4WordPress30.9%
#5Docker27.9%
#6OpenPartner23.5%
#7Affiliate PRO23.5%
#8Post Affiliate Pro23.5%
#9PayPal22.1%
#10AffiliateWP20.6%

Aug 22, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq44.3%
#2Stripe41.4%
#3RefearnApp32.9%
#4WordPress31.4%
#5Docker27.1%
#6Affiliate PRO24.3%
#7Post Affiliate Pro24.3%
#8OpenPartner22.9%
#9WooCommerce21.4%
#10PayPal21.4%

Aug 21, 202689 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq47.2%
#2WordPress32.6%
#3RefearnApp32.6%
#4Stripe32.6%
#5Affiliate PRO24.7%
#6Post Affiliate Pro24.7%
#7Docker23.6%
#8AffiliateWP22.5%
#9WooCommerce21.3%
#10Raider20.2%

Aug 20, 202682 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq48.8%
#2RefearnApp34.1%
#3WordPress32.9%
#4Stripe32.9%
#5Affiliate PRO26.8%
#6Post Affiliate Pro26.8%
#7Docker24.4%
#8WooCommerce23.2%
#9AffiliateWP20.7%
#10Raider20.7%

Aug 19, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq47.3%
#2WordPress32.7%
#3RefearnApp30.9%
#4Stripe27.3%
#5AffiliateWP25.5%
#6Affiliate PRO23.6%
#7Post Affiliate Pro23.6%
#8WooCommerce23.6%
#9OpenPartner18.2%
#10Docker18.2%

Aug 18, 202669 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq52.2%
#2RefearnApp36.2%
#3WordPress33.3%
#4Affiliate PRO26.1%
#5Post Affiliate Pro26.1%
#6Stripe23.2%
#7AffiliateWP21.7%
#8Docker21.7%
#9WooCommerce21.7%
#10Raider20.3%

Aug 17, 202669 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq52.2%
#2RefearnApp36.2%
#3WordPress33.3%
#4Affiliate PRO26.1%
#5Post Affiliate Pro26.1%
#6Stripe23.2%
#7AffiliateWP21.7%
#8Docker21.7%
#9WooCommerce21.7%
#10Raider20.3%

Aug 16, 202669 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq52.2%
#2RefearnApp36.2%
#3WordPress33.3%
#4Affiliate PRO26.1%
#5Post Affiliate Pro26.1%
#6Stripe23.2%
#7AffiliateWP21.7%
#8Docker21.7%
#9WooCommerce21.7%
#10Raider20.3%

Aug 15, 202669 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq52.2%
#2RefearnApp36.2%
#3WordPress33.3%
#4Affiliate PRO26.1%
#5Post Affiliate Pro26.1%
#6Stripe23.2%
#7AffiliateWP21.7%
#8Docker21.7%
#9WooCommerce21.7%
#10Raider20.3%

Aug 14, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-7

#1Refferq54.8%
#2RefearnApp40.3%
#3WordPress30.6%
#4Affiliate PRO27.4%
#5Post Affiliate Pro27.4%
#6Stripe24.2%
#7Raider21%
#8Docker21%
#9WooCommerce21%
#10Refgrow19.4%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/open-source-affiliate-marketing-software/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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