Compared on public facts

8x Social vs Collabstr

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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8x Social and Collabstr both list pay per video. 8x Social also lists pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses, which Collabstr does not list publicly. Collabstr lists commission on sales and product seeding, which 8x Social does not list publicly.

6 facts known on both sides. "Not listed publicly" means we did not find it on their public pages on Nov 7, 2026; it does not mean they lack it.

Why brands pick HourlyUGC over 8x Social and Collabstr

HourlyUGC lists 7 ways to pay creators on its public pages: hourly sessions, pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding. A brand can combine them in one campaign. 1 2 3
8x Social lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and product seeding, which 8x Social does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 8x Social lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1 2 3
Collabstr lists pay per video, commission on sales and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Collabstr does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2
Meta Partnership Ads with the creators' videos, launched from inside HourlyUGC: the ad goes out from the creator's handle with the brand's budget. 8x Social and Collabstr do not list this publicly. 1 2
Who counts the sale: Counted either by the ad platform (Meta) or by HourlyUGC: a connected Shopify store or the Hourly Pixel, last touch within 7 days, with creator links and codes. 1 2 3

Start a campaign on HourlyUGCFacts checked Nov 7, 2026. HourlyUGC is held to the same sourcing rule as every other platform here.

Which pay models each one lists

Side by side

Pay model	8x Social	Collabstr
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Creators are paid a base for every approved post (sample brief: $22 per post, paid once approved). 1 2	Brands buy a creator's preset package or make a custom offer at the creator's price; a 10 % fee is added at checkout; the payment is held in escrow until the brand approves the content. 1 2
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	Affiliate income may be offered to creators as an incentive on top of a required minimum flat fee of $50 per collaboration; the commission itself is agreed in the brief, not tracked by Collabstr. 1
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per 1,000 views	A view bonus per 1,000 views on the post with no cap (sample brief: +$2 per 1,000 views; 12,408 views earn $24.82). 1	Not listed publicly
Retainers	The terms list a retainer among the structures a brand may set (flat fee, retainer, performance bonus or hybrid); no retainer amounts are published. 1	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Performance bonuses are listed in the terms as a possible pay structure; the creator page frames virality as a bonus on top of guaranteed base pay. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Free product may be offered to creators, but a minimum flat fee of $50 is still required to collaborate through a campaign. 1
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	8x Social	Collabstr
How sales are attributed	Views, not sales. Every view is counted as it lands on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube; videos are posted from new TikTok and Instagram accounts created for each campaign, not the creator's personal account. No sales attribution is described; the pitch is organic reach with zero ad spend. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Platform fee	Brand side: not published; the terms say standard pricing is per creator per month, by tier, geography and negotiated terms, billed monthly in advance, plus processing fees. Creator side: a platform service fee is deducted before payout; the percentage is not stated. 1	Brands: a 10 % fee added at checkout on every order, reducible on a monthly plan. Creators: a 15 % commission on all order payouts. 1 2
Brand pricing	Self Service: no price shown, 7-day free trial, cancel anytime. Full Service: custom pricing by campaign scope, minimum engagement from $5k/month, 8x handles briefs, sourcing, payments, contracts and usage rights. Terms: subscriptions per creator per month, non-refundable once services commence, 1.5 % monthly interest on late payment. 1 2 3	Searching and ordering is free with the 10 % checkout fee. Two subscriptions, Pro and Premium, are needed to post campaigns and raise how many campaigns can run each month; their prices are on collabstr.com/pricing, which sat behind a Cloudflare check we could not pass on 2026-11-07. 1 2
Creator payout	Payouts run monthly, in 30 countries, by bank transfer, PayPal, Stripe or crypto depending on country; the terms say typically within 14 business days of brand approval, through Stripe Connect or other processors, after identity verification and tax documentation, in US dollars with possible conversion fees. No minimum followers to join; no minimum payout stated. 1 2	Once the brand approves the content the payment is released into the creator's Collabstr balance, minus the 15 % commission. Payouts by PayPal, gift cards or local bank transfer in 150+ currencies (ACH, RTP, Venmo, Cash App, Interac, SEPA, UPI, GCash and others). 1
Regions	Creators in 140+ countries; payouts in 30 countries; examples on the brands page include the United States, Germany, Spain, India and the Middle East. Company: 8x Social, Inc., a Delaware C corporation; the terms reference the EU Digital Services Act and consumer law in the user's country. 1 2	Payout methods cover the Americas (US, Canada, Mexico), Australia, the UK and the Eurozone, Ukraine, Kenya, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, with PayPal in most countries. 1
Scale they publish	They say: They say: 250,000+ creators in 140+ countries, 12,000+ posts, 300M+ views generated with no ad spend; case claims include 62M+ views in two months for a consumer app. 1 2	They say: Their influencer directory page is titled 'Top 76,574 Influencers' in search listings (2026-11-07); their help center says brands can search thousands of influencers. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video

8x Social lists, Collabstr does not

Pay per 1,000 views: A view bonus per 1,000 views on the post with no cap (sample brief: +$2 per 1,000 views; 12,408 views earn $24.82).
Retainers: The terms list a retainer among the structures a brand may set (flat fee, retainer, performance bonus or hybrid); no retainer amounts are published.
Bonuses: Performance bonuses are listed in the terms as a possible pay structure; the creator page frames virality as a bonus on top of guaranteed base pay.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Collabstr lists, 8x Social does not

Commission on sales: Affiliate income may be offered to creators as an incentive on top of a required minimum flat fee of $50 per collaboration; the commission itself is agreed in the brief, not tracked by Collabstr.
Product seeding: Free product may be offered to creators, but a minimum flat fee of $50 is still required to collaborate through a campaign.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

8x Social

brands that budget per approved video
brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Collabstr

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do 8x Social and Collabstr have in common?

Both list pay per video on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does 8x Social list that Collabstr does not?

8x Social lists pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses. Collabstr does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Collabstr list that 8x Social does not?

Collabstr lists commission on sales and product seeding. 8x Social does not list them publicly.

Where do these facts come from?

From each platform's public pages, linked next to every fact with the date we checked. A fact without a public source is not shown.

Sources

Each fact above links to one of these. Checked Nov 7, 2026.

8x Social: 8x Social home page · 8x.social, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “paid for every approved post, plus a bonus on your views”
8x Social: 8x Social, for creators page · 8x.social, checked Nov 7, 2026
Collabstr: Collabstr help center: How to Place an Order With an Influencer (updated 15 Oct 2025) · help.collabstr.com, checked Oct 15, 2025 · “Collabstr holds your payment until you approve the work.”
Collabstr: Collabstr help center: What is Collabstr? (updated 20 Aug 2025) · help.collabstr.com, checked Aug 20, 2025 · “connects brands with influencers for paid collaborations”
Collabstr: Collabstr help center: Post a Campaign (updated 22 Sep 2025) · help.collabstr.com, checked Sep 22, 2025 · “you are welcome to offer affiliate income to influencers as an incentive”
8x Social: 8x Social terms of service (last updated March 2026) · 8x.social, checked Mar 1, 2026
8x Social: 8x Social, for brands page · 8x.social, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “You see every view the moment it lands.”
Collabstr: Collabstr help center: Supported Payout Methods (updated 9 Oct 2025) · help.collabstr.com, checked Oct 9, 2025 · “Collabstr charges a 15% commission on all order payouts.”
8x Social: 8x Social, full service page · 8x.social, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Minimum engagement starts at $5k/month.”
Collabstr: Collabstr help center: Choosing and Updating Your Subscription (updated 22 Sep 2026) · help.collabstr.com, checked Sep 22, 2026 · “Collabstr offers two subscription plans, Pro and Premium.”
Collabstr: collabstr.com: Find and hire influencers (page title as listed by search engines on 2026-11-07; the page itself sat behind a Cloudflare check) · collabstr.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Top 76,574 Influencers”