Compared on public facts

Agentio vs Aspire

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Agentio and Aspire both list ads launched from the platform. Agentio also lists pay per 1,000 views, which Aspire does not list publicly. Aspire lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, bonuses and product seeding, which Agentio does not list publicly.

4 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 Agentio and Aspire

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
Agentio lists pay per 1,000 views publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and product seeding, which Agentio does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1
Aspire lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, bonuses and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Aspire does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Aspire lists bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 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. 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	Agentio	Aspire
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Not listed publicly	Paid collaborations and UGC programs with a negotiated fee per deliverable; creators set their own rates on their profile. Per-video pricing is not itemised publicly. 1 2
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	Commission structures per creator: flat, percentage or tiered, tracked through affiliate links and promo codes. 1 2
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	A flat commission amount per conversion is one of the three commission structures listed (flat, percentage, tiered). 1
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per 1,000 views	Each creator placement is priced at a standardized CPM based on the creator's audience data. The page does not say whether pay follows actual views. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Tiered incentives that open up as creators hit conversion targets (example on the page: a free product after 50 conversions). 1
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Gifting and seeding programs; creators pick from a curated catalog or receive products, fulfilled through the Shopify integration. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Creator-led Partnership Ads on Meta, launched through Agentio (a newer product next to YouTube integrations). 1	CreatorAds suite: request ad rights, publish to Meta or save a draft for Ads Manager, review in an ads dashboard. Meta only; included in the subscription; ad-rights fees are negotiated with the creator separately. 1 2
Money and tracking	Agentio	Aspire
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	Unique tracking links per creator and campaign, promo codes tied to creator performance, and shoppable Shopify storefronts. Commission payouts are sent from Reporting > Sales Tracking. No attribution window is published. 1 2
Platform fee	No fees for creators. A brand-side fee is not stated on the pages read. 1	Not published. Brands pay a payment processing fee on each creator payment (amounts on a separate fees page, not listed). Creators receive 100 % of the agreed amount with no PayPal fee; the platform is free for creators. 1 2
Brand pricing	Not listed publicly	Not published; sales-led. The /pricing and /plans pages lead to a demo form. The Shopify App Store listing says free to install, with external charges billed by Aspire separately. 1 2
Creator payout	Payment is automated by Agentio along with sourcing, shipping and tracking; no schedule or method is given. 1 2	PayPal only. After the brand submits a payment, Aspire's accounting team sends the funds within 7 business days; payments are USD only and PayPal converts for international creators. Creators without a PayPal email on file are reminded every two weeks. PayPal issues 1099-K forms where thresholds apply. 1 2
Regions	Not listed publicly	No country list is published. Payouts are in USD only, converted by PayPal for international creators; the home page shows United States and LA-based creator filters. 1 2
Scale they publish	They say: They say thousands of vetted creators opted in and brands approve 90 % of the creators Agentio matches; they also announced a $40M Series B. 1 2	They say: They say: trusted by 800+ brands, $52M+ in affiliate sales driven, 300K creators activated, $100M+ in influencer payouts (home page); $80M paid out to creators in the last 12 months (creator page). 1 2

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Ads launched from the platform

Agentio lists, Aspire does not

Pay per 1,000 views: Each creator placement is priced at a standardized CPM based on the creator's audience data. The page does not say whether pay follows actual views.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Aspire lists, Agentio does not

Pay per video: Paid collaborations and UGC programs with a negotiated fee per deliverable; creators set their own rates on their profile. Per-video pricing is not itemised publicly.
Commission on sales: Commission structures per creator: flat, percentage or tiered, tracked through affiliate links and promo codes.
Flat amount per order: A flat commission amount per conversion is one of the three commission structures listed (flat, percentage, tiered).
Bonuses: Tiered incentives that open up as creators hit conversion targets (example on the page: a free product after 50 conversions).
Product seeding: Gifting and seeding programs; creators pick from a curated catalog or receive products, fulfilled through the Shopify integration.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Agentio

brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views

Aspire

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do Agentio and Aspire have in common?

Both list ads launched from the platform on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does Agentio list that Aspire does not?

Agentio lists pay per 1,000 views. Aspire does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.

What does Aspire list that Agentio does not?

Aspire lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, bonuses and product seeding. Agentio 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.

Aspire: Aspire creator page · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “paid collaborations”
Aspire: Aspire home page · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
Agentio: agentio.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · agentio.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “each priced at a transparent and standardized CPM”
Agentio: agentio.com: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · agentio.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “prices your inventory based on actual data from your audience”
Aspire: Aspire on the Shopify App Store · apps.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Select & send products to your creators”
Aspire: Aspire help center, CreatorAds FAQ · help.aspireiq.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Currently, CreatorAds supports Meta ads. TikTok Ads support is coming soon.”
Aspire: Aspire CreatorAds suite · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
Aspire: Aspire help center, how payments work · help.aspireiq.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Aspire: Aspire plans page (demo form) · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026