Compared on public facts

Ainfluencer vs UpPromote

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Ainfluencer and UpPromote both list commission on sales and product seeding. Ainfluencer also lists pay per video, which UpPromote does not list publicly. UpPromote lists bonuses, 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 UpPromote

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
UpPromote lists commission on sales, bonuses 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 UpPromote does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). UpPromote lists bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 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 and UpPromote 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

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Which pay models each one lists

Side by side

Pay model	Ainfluencer	UpPromote
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	Not listed publicly
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	Commission on referred orders, with commission tiers; orders are recorded and commission is calculated automatically. 1
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	A performance bonus feature next to commission tiers and multi-level networks. 1
Product seeding	Product seeding allowances rise with the plan; the top plan adds creator selection and shipment tracking. 1	Product gifting and free product samples for partners. 1
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Ainfluencer	UpPromote
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	Links, coupons, connected customers and connected products, used together. No cookie window is given on the home page. 1
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 performance fee on sales from approved referrals tracked in the app: 2 % (Growth), 1.5 % (Professional), 1 % (Enterprise); none on the Free plan. Charged monthly. 1
Brand pricing	Not listed publicly	Free $0; Growth $29.99 a month ($24.99 billed yearly); Professional $89.99 ($74.99); Enterprise $199.99 ($166.66). 14-day trial on every paid plan. Marketplace listing from Growth up. 1 2
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	Payouts by PayPal or store credit, scheduled by date or cycle or sent on approval, with minimum thresholds the brand sets. PayPal auto-pay is listed under Professional; a Wise bank transfer integration is also listed. 1 2
Regions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	They say: They say over 5,000,000 creators can be reached. 1	They say: They say 250,000+ customers, 3,500+ Shopify Plus stores, $2.05B+ partner GMV tracked and $110M in commissions paid. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Product seeding

Ainfluencer lists, UpPromote does not

Pay per video: The brand and the creator negotiate the fee, content type and delivery date for each collaboration.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

UpPromote lists, Ainfluencer does not

Bonuses: A performance bonus feature next to commission tiers and multi-level networks.

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

UpPromote

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

Questions people ask

What do Ainfluencer and UpPromote have in common?

Both list commission on sales and product seeding on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does Ainfluencer list that UpPromote does not?

Ainfluencer lists pay per video. UpPromote does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.

What does UpPromote list that Ainfluencer does not?

UpPromote lists bonuses. 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.”
Ainfluencer: ainfluencer.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · ainfluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
UpPromote: uppromote.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · uppromote.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “New orders get recorded and commissions get calculated accordingly.”
UpPromote: uppromote.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · uppromote.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “applies only to sales from approved referrals tracked in app.”