Compared on public facts

8x Social vs Levanta

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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8x Social and Levanta list no pay model in common on their public pages. 8x Social also lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses, which Levanta does not list publicly. Levanta lists commission on sales and product seeding, which 8x Social does not list publicly.

5 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 Levanta

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
Levanta lists commission on sales and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Levanta 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 and Levanta 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	Levanta
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	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	Brands set commissions on their products; the creator page shows example rates by category from 10 % to 25 %. Custom or private commissions and paid placements appear in the plan tables. 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	Product seeding can be automated; sampling is listed among creator recruitment tools. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	8x Social	Levanta
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	Affiliate links per creator, with clicks and sales tracked at the product level (a customer quote on the home page). Amazon plans list Best Seller Rank, New-to-Brand and Brand Referral Bonus reporting; some plans list creator discount codes. 1 2
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	Creators pay nothing and Levanta takes no cut of their commissions. A brand-side fee is not published on the pricing page. 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	No prices on the pricing page; brands request a demo. A separate plan exists for qualifying Amazon sellers with under $3M a year in Amazon sales. 1
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	Levanta pays creators automatically, in a single monthly payment covering all brands. 1099 handling is listed in the plan tables. 1 2
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	Marketplaces: Amazon, Shopify, Walmart and Wayfair. Countries are not named. 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	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

No pay model in common on their public pages.

8x Social lists, Levanta does not

Pay per video: Creators are paid a base for every approved post (sample brief: $22 per post, paid once approved).
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

Levanta lists, 8x Social does not

Commission on sales: Brands set commissions on their products; the creator page shows example rates by category from 10 % to 25 %. Custom or private commissions and paid placements appear in the plan tables.
Product seeding: Product seeding can be automated; sampling is listed among creator recruitment tools.

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

Levanta

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do 8x Social and Levanta have in common?

On their public pages they list no pay model in common (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does 8x Social list that Levanta does not?

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

What does Levanta list that 8x Social does not?

Levanta 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
Levanta: levanta.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Set commissions, automate product seeding, negotiate flat-fee partnerships, and more.”
Levanta: levanta.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
8x Social: 8x Social terms of service (last updated March 2026) · 8x.social, checked Mar 1, 2026
Levanta: levanta.io: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 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.”