Alternatives, from public facts

SideShift alternatives: sorted by what the creator is paid for

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HourlyUGC is our product. Every fact links to its source. Methodology.

SideShift lists pay per video, commission on sales, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses on its public pages. 46 other platforms list at least one of the same models. The table shows which models each shares with SideShift and which it adds.

46 alternatives, by shared pay models

PlatformShares with SideShiftAddsListed
HourlyUGCOurs, disclosed ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Per 1k views HourlyPer orderAd spend shareSamples 7 of 9
Lucra ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Per 1k views✓Retainer✓Bonuses Per orderAd spend shareSamples 8 of 9
Launchpoint ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Per 1k views✓Retainer✓Bonuses Ad spend shareSamples 7 of 9
Socialync ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Per 1k views✓Retainer✓Bonuses Per order 6 of 9
Trybe ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Retainer✓Bonuses Per orderAd spend shareSamples 7 of 9
impact.com ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Retainer✓Bonuses Per orderSamples 6 of 9
JoinBrands ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Retainer✓Bonuses HourlySamples 6 of 9
8x Social ✓Per video✓Per 1k views✓Retainer✓Bonuses – 4 of 9
Aspire ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Bonuses Per orderSamples 5 of 9
Make Influence ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Bonuses Per orderSamples 5 of 9
viral.app ✓Per video✓Per 1k views✓Retainer✓Bonuses – 4 of 9
Whop Content Rewards ✓Per video✓Per 1k views✓Retainer✓Bonuses – 4 of 9
Elev8or ✓Per video✓% of sales✓Per 1k views Samples 4 of 9
Social Snowball ✓% of sales✓Bonuses Per orderSamples 4 of 9
Vidovo ✓Per video✓Bonuses Ad spend shareSamples 4 of 9
Ainfluencer ✓Per video✓% of sales Samples 3 of 9
Collabstr ✓Per video✓% of sales Samples 3 of 9
Glewee ✓Per video✓% of sales Samples 3 of 9
GRIN ✓Per video✓% of sales Samples 3 of 9
Insense ✓Per video✓% of sales Samples 3 of 9
Refersion ✓% of sales✓Bonuses Per order 3 of 9
Roster ✓% of sales✓Bonuses Samples 3 of 9
ShopMy ✓Per video✓% of sales Samples 3 of 9
Upfluence ✓Per video✓% of sales Samples 3 of 9
UpPromote ✓% of sales✓Bonuses Samples 3 of 9
Creator Hero ✓% of sales✓Bonuses – 2 of 9
GoAffPro ✓% of sales✓Bonuses – 2 of 9
Howl ✓Per video✓% of sales – 2 of 9
Later (formerly Mavely) ✓% of sales✓Bonuses – 2 of 9
Superfiliate ✓% of sales Ad spend shareSamples 3 of 9
Afluencer ✓Per video Samples 2 of 9
Billo ✓Per video Samples 2 of 9
Club (formerly Brandbassador) ✓% of sales Samples 2 of 9
Cohley ✓Per video Samples 2 of 9
Creator.co ✓% of sales Samples 2 of 9
Influee ✓Per video Samples 2 of 9
Levanta ✓% of sales Samples 2 of 9
Shopify Collabs ✓% of sales Samples 2 of 9
Trend ✓Per video Samples 2 of 9
#paid ✓Per video – 1 of 9
Agentio ✓Per 1k views – 1 of 9
Intellifluence ✓Per video – 1 of 9
LTK ✓% of sales – 1 of 9
TRIBE ✓Per video – 1 of 9
Vyro ✓Per 1k views – 1 of 9
Youdji ✓Per video – 1 of 9

Every ✓ comes from the platform's public pages; see each profile for the source links. "Adds" means a model the platform lists that SideShift does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026).

Each alternative in one line

HourlyUGC

Ours

One platform for every way to pay creators: hourly, per video, a share of sales or of ad spend, per 1,000 views and samples, combinable in the same campaign.

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Lucra

Performance creator-ads platform: brands collect creator videos, run them as ads on Meta, TikTok, Google and Snapchat from their own ad accounts, and pay creators on results with no subscription.

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Launchpoint

Managed creator distribution platform with two products: Canvas UGC (a per-video base plus view bonuses) and Performance UGC (creator ads paid on GMV or ad spend), with a 10 % fee on creator pay.

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Socialync

A social scheduling app with a UGC job board where brands post paid jobs (per post, per 1,000 views, or commission-only whitelisting deals) and pay creators directly.

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Trybe

A performance-based UGC platform where creators submit videos, brands run them as Meta ads, and creators are paid on sales, ad metrics, flat fees, retainers or bonuses.

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impact.com

Partnership management platform for affiliate, creator and referral programs, with contract template terms, cross-device tracking and partner payouts in 70+ currencies.

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JoinBrands

UGC and TikTok Shop affiliate marketplace with fixed per-content prices, a platform fee on each creator payment, and creators in five countries.

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8x Social

Managed creator network where thousands of creators post a brand's brief from accounts created for the campaign, paid a base per approved post plus an uncapped per-1,000-views bonus, monthly.

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Aspire

Creator marketing platform with a creator marketplace, affiliate links and promo codes, gifting fulfilled through Shopify, and a CreatorAds suite for Meta Partnership Ads.

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Make Influence

A Danish performance influencer platform where brands pay creators per sale, per click, a share of sales, a fixed fee or product, plus a service fee on the commission paid.

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viral.app

German-built software for organic UGC programs: track creator accounts and videos, compute per-video and per-view payouts, hire through a Canvas UGC job board, and pay creators in 180+ countries through Talentir.

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Whop Content Rewards

Whop's marketplace where brands fund clipping and UGC campaigns and creators are paid per 1,000 verified views, per approved post, per retainer cycle or from a shared pool.

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Elev8or

Creator business suite whose Campaigns product lets brands fund pay-per-view bounties, fixed-fee collabs, gifted collabs, affiliate and contest campaigns, with funds held in escrow until the work is approved.

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Social Snowball

Shopify app for affiliate, customer-referral and influencer programs, with single-use Safelinks discount codes and bulk cash or gift-card payouts.

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Vidovo

A UGC video marketplace where creators set a fee per video, and brands can also pay a share of the Meta ad spend behind each video, read daily from the connected ad account.

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Ainfluencer

An influencer and affiliate marketplace for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube where brands negotiate fees with creators, hold payment in escrow and run affiliate commissions.

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Collabstr

An influencer and UGC marketplace where brands buy creators' preset packages or post campaigns, pay into escrow, and release the money on approval.

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Glewee

An influencer marketplace for US creators where brands hire for posts, UGC, affiliate and gifting campaigns, with a 0 % platform fee on hires and self-serve or full-service plans.

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GRIN

Creator management platform with gifting, affiliate and paid programs, an escrow wallet for creator payments, and published self-serve plans with a management fee on deposits.

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Insense

A subscription creator marketplace for UGC, influencer posts, product seeding, affiliate and TikTok Shop campaigns, with Meta Partnership Ads and TikTok Spark Ads permissions handled in the platform.

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Refersion

Affiliate tracking and management software for ecommerce stores, with first-party link tracking, flexible commission offers and automated payouts.

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Roster

Brand ambassador and creator software for Shopify brands: commissions per sale with links and codes, cash rewards, product gifting and bulk payouts, at a flat monthly price.

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ShopMy

A creator affiliate platform where creators earn commission through ShopMy links, plus flat-fee Opportunities, product gifting and Spotlights, where brands put Meta ad spend behind posts.

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Upfluence

Influencer marketing platform with creator search, affiliate tracking across Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce and Amazon, and Upfluence Pay for global creator payouts.

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22 more with at least one model in common, by how much they share

Questions people ask

What is the closest alternative to SideShift?
By shared pay models, Lucra: it lists pay per video, commission on sales, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC is our product and is listed first, disclosed.
Does SideShift offer hourly sessions or pay per 1,000 views?
Hourly sessions are not listed publicly by SideShift (checked Nov 7, 2026). It lists pay per 1,000 views.
How is this list ordered?
HourlyUGC first, because it is ours and we say so. Then by how many of SideShift's listed pay models each platform also lists, with ties broken by what it adds, then by name.
Where do the facts come from?
From each platform's public pages, linked next to the fact with the date we checked. A fact without a public source is not shown.

Sources for SideShift

Checked Nov 7, 2026. Each alternative's sources are on its profile.

  1. SideShift: sideshift.app: Creator payments and payouts, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “such as a retainer, payment per post, payment per view or a combination”
  2. SideShift: sideshift.app, home FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “the median account lands at $7 to $9 a video”
  3. SideShift: sideshift.app: Affiliate Marketing use case, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Sales measured in your affiliate reporting”
  4. SideShift: sideshift.app: For creators FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “performance bonuses ($1–$4 per 1,000 views)”
  5. SideShift: sideshift.app: Plans for brands, FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “set creator fees and any performance bonuses”