Compared on public facts

Aspire vs Club (formerly Brandbassador)

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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Aspire and Club (formerly Brandbassador) both list commission on sales and product seeding. Aspire also lists pay per video, flat amount per order, bonuses and ads launched from the platform, which Club (formerly Brandbassador) 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 Aspire and Club (formerly Brandbassador)

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
Club (formerly Brandbassador) lists commission on sales 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 Club (formerly Brandbassador) 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. Club (formerly Brandbassador) 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	Aspire	Club (formerly Brandbassador)
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	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Commission structures per creator: flat, percentage or tiered, tracked through affiliate links and promo codes. 1 2	Commission rates and rewards are set per ambassador group, and commission payments are automated. 1 2
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	Automatic product seeding to creators; ambassadors can also be rewarded with gift cards and product. 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	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Aspire	Club (formerly Brandbassador)
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	Affiliate discount codes and tracking links per ambassador (the Affiliate module lists a discount code engine and tracking links). 1 2
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	Not listed publicly
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	No prices published; plans are scaled to the number of active ambassadors and missions, and a demo is booked for a quote. 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	Not listed publicly
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	Not listed publicly
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 100+ ready-made ambassador missions and name Samsung, Celsius, Daniel Wellington and Fabletics as brands that use it. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Product seeding

Aspire lists, Club (formerly Brandbassador) 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.
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).
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.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Club (formerly Brandbassador) 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

Club (formerly Brandbassador)

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do Aspire and Club (formerly Brandbassador) have in common?

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

What does Aspire list that Club (formerly Brandbassador) does not?

Aspire lists pay per video, flat amount per order, bonuses and ads launched from the platform. Club (formerly Brandbassador) does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Club (formerly Brandbassador) 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
Club (formerly Brandbassador): club.co, home, read 2026-11-07 · club.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Set personalised rewards and commission rates for each group.”
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
Club (formerly Brandbassador): club.co: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · club.co, checked Nov 7, 2026
Aspire: Aspire plans page (demo form) · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026