Compared on public facts

8x Social vs Socialync

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

8x Social and Socialync both list pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses. Socialync lists commission on sales, flat amount per order and ads launched from the platform, which 8x Social does not list publicly.

10 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 Socialync

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
Socialync lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, share of ad spend and product seeding, which Socialync does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Socialync lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1 2 3
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

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	Socialync
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	Organic jobs can pay a rate per post, alone or with a view bonus. 1 2
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	Whitelisting and UGC ads jobs pay commission only, with no base at delivery: a percentage of attributed sales or a fixed amount per sale. 1 2
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	On a sales goal the brand can pay a fixed amount per sale instead of a percentage. 1
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	Organic jobs can pay per 1,000 views with a payout cap; whitelisting deals can also pay a fixed amount per 1,000 views. 1 2
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	A monthly guarantee set against commission; each month pays the larger of the two. 1 2
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	A view bonus at a threshold on top of a per-post rate. 1
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Whitelisting deals run as Meta partnership ads or TikTok Spark Ads, with the Meta or TikTok pixel on the brand's connected ad account. Lead and link-click goals are Meta only. 1
Money and tracking	8x Social	Socialync
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	Commission is counted on what the Meta or TikTok pixel on the connected ad account attributes. Statements go out weekly, every two weeks or monthly. No attribution window is given on the page. 1
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	Paid by the brand: 5 % of the agreed creator pay on organic campaigns; on ads campaigns 1.5 % of attributed sales or 1.25 % of ad spend instead. Billed monthly in arrears. Nothing is taken from creator pay. 1 2 3
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 subscription or seats for brands on the job board; a card is verified at sign-up with a temporary hold that is released. The scheduling app has its own plans ($20, $30 and $99 a month after a 7-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	The brand pays the creator directly on the listing's terms; Socialync never holds the money. US creators are paid on the Socialync pay page through Stripe. Payment is due 14 days after delivery is confirmed unless the listing says otherwise. 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	US creators are paid through Stripe; elsewhere the creator and the brand settle directly. Sanctioned locations are excluded and users must be 18 or older. 1 2
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 35,000+ posts a month go through the scheduling app. No creator or brand count is given for the job board. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Pay per 1,000 views
Retainers
Bonuses

8x Social lists, Socialync does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Socialync lists, 8x Social does not

Commission on sales: Whitelisting and UGC ads jobs pay commission only, with no base at delivery: a percentage of attributed sales or a fixed amount per sale.
Flat amount per order: On a sales goal the brand can pay a fixed amount per sale instead of a percentage.
Ads launched from the platform: Whitelisting deals run as Meta partnership ads or TikTok Spark Ads, with the Meta or TikTok pixel on the brand's connected ad account. Lead and link-click goals are Meta only.

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

Socialync

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that budget per approved video
brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do 8x Social and Socialync have in common?

Both list pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does 8x Social list that Socialync does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model 8x Social lists, Socialync lists too.

What does Socialync list that 8x Social does not?

Socialync lists commission on sales, flat amount per order 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
Socialync: socialync.io: UGC jobs for creators, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a rate per post”
Socialync: socialync.io: For brands, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Pay flat, per post, with a view bonus or by CPM.”
Socialync: socialync.io: Influencer whitelisting, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “A whitelisting deal pays commission only.”
8x Social: 8x Social terms of service (last updated March 2026) · 8x.social, checked Mar 1, 2026
Socialync: socialync.io: Marketplace terms (last updated 24 Oct 2026), read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a view bonus or per-thousand-view rate”
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.”
Socialync: socialync.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026