Compared on public facts

Afluencer vs Trend

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Afluencer and Trend both list pay per video and product seeding.

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 Afluencer and Trend

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
Afluencer lists pay per video and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Afluencer does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1
Trend lists pay per video and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Trend 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. Afluencer and Trend 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	Afluencer	Trend
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Collabs can include a paid fee agreed in the app between the brand and the creator. 1	Creator Credits at $9.16 each; hiring a creator costs 20, 40 or 60 credits by skill level and each hired creator delivers 2 videos or 5 photos. Packages from $550 for up to 6 videos. 1
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
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	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Many collabs are paid in product, alone or with a fee; product send-outs are part of the Standard plan. 1 2	Brands ship their products to the creators; creators earn cash and keep free products. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Afluencer	Trend
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Platform fee	Not listed publicly	None stated beyond the credits: no subscriptions, software fees or contracts; credits expire 12 months after purchase. 1
Brand pricing	Brands can post collabs at no cost. Afluencer Marketplace $49 a month (60 invitation credits); Standard $649 a month and Pro $1,049 a month (Influencer Hero management tools, by demo). Creator plans: Micro $0, Macro $29, Mega $79 a month. No long-term terms. 1 2	Credit packages: $550 (60 credits, up to 6 videos), $1,045 (140 credits, up to 14), $1,980 (280 credits, up to 28), $3,872 (560 credits, up to 56). 100 % licensing and distribution rights to approved content. 1
Creator payout	Brands pay creators and send product directly, not through Afluencer; the Standard plan adds influencer payments. 1 2	Payment goes to the creator's PayPal account as soon as the brand approves the content; free for creators. 1
Regions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	They say: The home page shows 350M+ influencers and 40+ integrations (their figures; the page also says every influencer is a real, verified Afluencer user). 1	They say: They say over 1,000 brands; their home-page counters show 18,500+ videos created, 21,000+ photos created, 3,700+ creators in the network, 15K+ creators on the waitlist, 31,500+ videos delivered, 46,000+ images delivered and 20,000+ partnerships completed. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Product seeding

Afluencer lists, Trend does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Trend lists, Afluencer does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Afluencer

brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators

Trend

brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do Afluencer and Trend have in common?

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

What does Afluencer list that Trend does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model Afluencer lists, Trend lists too.

What does Trend list that Afluencer does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track.

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.

Afluencer: afluencer.com: FAQs, read 2026-11-07 · afluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “many collabs include free product, a paid fee, or both, agreed inside the app.”
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”
Afluencer: afluencer.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · afluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Trend: trend.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Free Products + Cash”
Afluencer: afluencer.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · afluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Every influencer is a real, verified Afluencer user”
Trend: trend.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Why over 1,000 brands trust us.”