Compared on public facts

8x Social vs Glewee

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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8x Social and Glewee both list pay per video. 8x Social also lists pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses, which Glewee does not list publicly. Glewee lists commission on sales, product seeding and ads launched from the platform, 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 Glewee

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
Glewee 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 Glewee does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1
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 does 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

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Which pay models each one lists

Side by side

Pay model	8x Social	Glewee
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	Influencer and UGC campaigns: the brand sets a budget and creators set their rates. 1
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	Affiliate campaigns pay commission on tracked sales; included on the Build and Scale plans. 1 2
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	Gifting campaigns: 10 gifting collaborations a month on Build, unlimited on Scale. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Usage rights and whitelisting come with every campaign, so approved creator content can run as paid ads on Meta and TikTok. 1
Money and tracking	8x Social	Glewee
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	0 % platform fee on every hire, on every plan. 1
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	Build $150 a month billed yearly ($1,800); Scale $375 a month billed yearly ($4,500); annual billing saves 25 %; Full-Service is custom. Month to month, with a 30-day trial. 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	Brands pay creators through Glewee, which handles tax forms; creators withdraw from a Glewee Wallet to a bank account. No schedule is given. 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	US creators. 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: They say 6,000+ brands and tens of thousands of vetted US creators. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video

8x Social lists, Glewee 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

Glewee lists, 8x Social does not

Commission on sales: Affiliate campaigns pay commission on tracked sales; included on the Build and Scale plans.
Product seeding: Gifting campaigns: 10 gifting collaborations a month on Build, unlimited on Scale.
Ads launched from the platform: Usage rights and whitelisting come with every campaign, so approved creator content can run as paid ads on Meta and TikTok.

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

Glewee

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 Glewee have in common?

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

What does 8x Social list that Glewee does not?

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

What does Glewee list that 8x Social does not?

Glewee lists commission on sales, product seeding and ads launched from the platform. 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
Glewee: glewee.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · glewee.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “You set your budget and creators set their rates, with a 0% platform fee.”
Glewee: glewee.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · glewee.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
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.”
8x Social: 8x Social, full service page · 8x.social, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Minimum engagement starts at $5k/month.”