Compared on public facts

Aspire vs Billo

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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

8 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 Aspire and Billo

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
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
Billo 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 Billo 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. 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	Aspire	Billo
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
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. 1 2	Videos start at $99 for a 15-second video from a regular creator with basic editing; longer videos, Premium creators and extras cost more. The price covers the creator's fee, basic editing, the platform and transaction fees. 1
Commission on sales	Commission structures per creator: flat, percentage or tiered, tracked through affiliate links and promo codes. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Flat amount per order	A flat commission amount per conversion is one of the three commission structures listed (flat, percentage, tiered). 1	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	Tiered incentives that open up as creators hit conversion targets (example on the page: a free product after 50 conversions). 1	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Gifting and seeding programs; creators pick from a curated catalog or receive products, fulfilled through the Shopify integration. 1 2	The brand ships its product to the creator; the product and its shipping are not covered by the video price. Creators receive products at no cost. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	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	Meta Partnership Ads and TikTok Spark Ads as an add-on to a video order: the creator shares the partnership code (or approves a Meta account-level connection) through Billo, and the brand runs the ad from its own ad account. 1 2
Money and tracking	Aspire	Billo
How sales are attributed	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	Not listed publicly
Platform fee	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	Included in the video price: the price covers the creator's fee, basic editing, the Billo platform and transaction fees. No subscription is needed to order videos. 1
Brand pricing	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	Prepaid packs valid for 12 months, no auto-renewal: $1,000 (covers up to 10 videos), $2,500 with a $300 bonus (up to 28 videos), $5,000 with a $700 bonus (up to 57 videos), larger packs on request. Videos from $99. Optional subscriptions: CreativeOps from $149 a month, Managed Service from $2,000 a month plus video costs. 1
Creator payout	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	Earnings are credited to the creator's Billo account when the video is approved and paid twice a month via PayPal. Billo pays the creator on the brand's behalf and creators receive the full compensation shown for the job. 1 2
Regions	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	Creators must live in the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom. Videos can be ordered in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French, or silent. 1 2
Scale they publish	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	They say: They say 5,000+ vetted creators, 37,000+ brands, and performance data from 1.41M Meta ads with $1.24B in spend. 1 2

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Product seeding
Ads launched from the platform

Aspire lists, Billo does not

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).

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Billo lists, Aspire does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

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

Billo

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

Questions people ask

What do Aspire and Billo have in common?

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

What does Aspire list that Billo does not?

Aspire lists commission on sales, flat amount per order and bonuses. Billo does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Billo list that Aspire 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.

Aspire: Aspire creator page · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “paid collaborations”
Aspire: Aspire home page · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
Billo: billo.app: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · billo.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Videos start at $99, which covers a 15-second video from a regular creator”
Aspire: Aspire on the Shopify App Store · apps.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Select & send products to your creators”
Billo: billo.app: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · billo.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Products will be shipped to your address at no cost.”
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
Billo: billo.app: Partnership ads, read 2026-11-07 · billo.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Partnership ads change whose handle appears on the ad, not who runs the media.”
Billo: billo.app: Find and hire UGC creators, read 2026-11-07 · billo.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Use Meta Partnership Ads or TikTok Spark Ads to leverage creator credibility”
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
Billo: Billo blog: How Billo pricing works, 6 Nov 2026 · billo.app, checked Nov 6, 2026 · “creators receive the full compensation shown for the job”
Billo: billo.app, home, read 2026-11-07 · billo.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “based on 1.41M Meta ads, $1.24B in spend”