Compared on public facts

Ainfluencer vs Influee

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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Ainfluencer and Influee both list pay per video and product seeding. Ainfluencer also lists commission on sales, which Influee does not list publicly. Influee lists ads launched from the platform, which Ainfluencer 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 Ainfluencer and Influee

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
Ainfluencer 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 Ainfluencer does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2
Influee 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 Influee 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. Ainfluencer 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	Ainfluencer	Influee
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	The brand and the creator negotiate the fee, content type and delivery date for each collaboration. 1	Creators set their own rates; brands pay per delivered video or photo at that rate, separate from the subscription. They say the average 30-second UGC video in the US is $92. Each collaboration allows unlimited content from the same creator at their prices. 1 2
Commission on sales	Affiliate collaborations with commission set by the brand; lower plans have a minimum commission rate. Pay-per-sale partnerships are offered to Amazon sellers. 1 2	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	Product seeding allowances rise with the plan; the top plan adds creator selection and shipment tracking. 1	Barter collaborations (content in exchange for a free product) are possible; products sent to creators count as part of their payment and are not returned. Paid collaborations also start with the product shipped to the creator. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Partnership Ads on Instagram and Spark Ads on TikTok are offered with the creators; Spark codes are compiled in the platform. 1
Money and tracking	Ainfluencer	Influee
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Platform fee	A transaction fee as a percentage of payments to influencers and affiliates, lower on higher plans and separate from the plan price; the rates did not load on the page. The Shopify app page says no platform fees. 1 2	A marketplace fee on top of each creator payment: 10 % on the listed plans (paying a creator $100 costs $110). 1
Brand pricing	Not listed publicly	Month-to-month subscription, cancel any time: $229 a month (up to 10 creator collaborations a month), $529 (up to 25), $999 (up to 50), custom above. 10 % marketplace fee; creator payments separate. No free trial, but the subscription is refunded in full if no collaboration starts from the first campaign. 1
Creator payout	The brand pays into Ainfluencer Trust (escrow), and the fee is released to the creator on confirmed delivery; auto-payouts are listed as a feature. 1 2	The creator's payment is kept in escrow until the content is delivered and approved by the brand; creators are then paid through Influee within 5-10 days, no invoicing. 1 2
Regions	Not listed publicly	Creators in 30+ countries; their countries page lists 33: the US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, the UK and most of Europe. 1
Scale they publish	They say: They say over 5,000,000 creators can be reached. 1	They say: They say 180,000+ creators in 30+ countries, 30,000+ vetted creators in the USA, 1,800+ brands and $11M+ paid out to creators. 1 2

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Product seeding

Ainfluencer lists, Influee does not

Commission on sales: Affiliate collaborations with commission set by the brand; lower plans have a minimum commission rate. Pay-per-sale partnerships are offered to Amazon sellers.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Influee lists, Ainfluencer does not

Ads launched from the platform: Partnership Ads on Instagram and Spark Ads on TikTok are offered with the creators; Spark codes are compiled in the platform.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Ainfluencer

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators

Influee

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

Questions people ask

What do Ainfluencer and Influee have in common?

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

What does Ainfluencer list that Influee does not?

Ainfluencer lists commission on sales. Influee does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.

What does Influee list that Ainfluencer does not?

Influee lists ads launched from the platform. Ainfluencer does not list it 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.

Ainfluencer: ainfluencer.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · ainfluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Negotiate fees, content type, and delivery date with influencers.”
Influee: influee.co: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “The Average 30s UGC Video Price in USA is $92”
Influee: influee.co: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “set your own rates”
Ainfluencer: ainfluencer.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · ainfluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Influee: influee.co, home (English), read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “within 7 to 10 days after receiving the product”
Influee: influee.co: UGC creators by country, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Find Vetted UGC Creators In 30+ Countries!”