Alternatives, from public facts

Trend alternatives: sorted by what the creator is paid for

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

Trend lists pay per video and product seeding on its public pages. 42 other platforms list at least one of the same models. The table shows which models each shares with Trend and which it adds.

42 alternatives, by shared pay models

PlatformShares with TrendAddsListed
HourlyUGCOurs, disclosed ✓Per video✓Samples Hourly% of salesPer orderAd spend sharePer 1k views 7 of 9
Lucra ✓Per video✓Samples % of salesPer orderAd spend sharePer 1k viewsRetainerBonuses 8 of 9
Launchpoint ✓Per video✓Samples % of salesAd spend sharePer 1k viewsRetainerBonuses 7 of 9
Trybe ✓Per video✓Samples % of salesPer orderAd spend shareRetainerBonuses 7 of 9
impact.com ✓Per video✓Samples % of salesPer orderRetainerBonuses 6 of 9
JoinBrands ✓Per video✓Samples Hourly% of salesRetainerBonuses 6 of 9
Aspire ✓Per video✓Samples % of salesPer orderBonuses 5 of 9
Make Influence ✓Per video✓Samples % of salesPer orderBonuses 5 of 9
Socialync ✓Per video % of salesPer orderPer 1k viewsRetainerBonuses 6 of 9
Elev8or ✓Per video✓Samples % of salesPer 1k views 4 of 9
SideShift ✓Per video % of salesPer 1k viewsRetainerBonuses 5 of 9
Vidovo ✓Per video✓Samples Ad spend shareBonuses 4 of 9
8x Social ✓Per video Per 1k viewsRetainerBonuses 4 of 9
Ainfluencer ✓Per video✓Samples % of sales 3 of 9
Collabstr ✓Per video✓Samples % of sales 3 of 9
Glewee ✓Per video✓Samples % of sales 3 of 9
GRIN ✓Per video✓Samples % of sales 3 of 9
Insense ✓Per video✓Samples % of sales 3 of 9
ShopMy ✓Per video✓Samples % of sales 3 of 9
Social Snowball ✓Samples % of salesPer orderBonuses 4 of 9
Upfluence ✓Per video✓Samples % of sales 3 of 9
viral.app ✓Per video Per 1k viewsRetainerBonuses 4 of 9
Whop Content Rewards ✓Per video Per 1k viewsRetainerBonuses 4 of 9
Afluencer ✓Per video✓Samples – 2 of 9
Billo ✓Per video✓Samples – 2 of 9
Cohley ✓Per video✓Samples – 2 of 9
Influee ✓Per video✓Samples – 2 of 9
Roster ✓Samples % of salesBonuses 3 of 9
Superfiliate ✓Samples % of salesAd spend share 3 of 9
UpPromote ✓Samples % of salesBonuses 3 of 9
Club (formerly Brandbassador) ✓Samples % of sales 2 of 9
Creator.co ✓Samples % of sales 2 of 9
Howl ✓Per video % of sales 2 of 9
Levanta ✓Samples % of sales 2 of 9
Shopify Collabs ✓Samples % of sales 2 of 9
#paid ✓Per video – 1 of 9
Influencer Hero ✓Samples – 1 of 9
Intellifluence ✓Per video – 1 of 9
Stack Influence ✓Samples – 1 of 9
Statusphere ✓Samples – 1 of 9
TRIBE ✓Per video – 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 Trend 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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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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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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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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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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SideShift

A subscription creator marketplace for high-volume organic UGC, where brands set per-post fees and view bonuses, track views and CPM per creator, and pay creators from a wallet.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Afluencer

An influencer marketplace, now part of Influencer Hero, where brands post collabs that verified creators apply to, paid in product, a fee or both, agreed in the app.

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

Questions people ask

What is the closest alternative to Trend?
By shared pay models, Lucra: it lists pay per video and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC is our product and is listed first, disclosed.
Does Trend offer hourly sessions or pay per 1,000 views?
Hourly sessions are not listed publicly by Trend (checked Nov 7, 2026). Pay per 1,000 views is not listed publicly either.
How is this list ordered?
HourlyUGC first, because it is ours and we say so. Then by how many of Trend'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 Trend

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

  1. Trend: trend.io: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Each creator you hire will produce 5 photos or 2 videos”
  2. Trend: trend.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Free Products + Cash”