Compared on public facts

Aspire vs Upfluence

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

9 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 Upfluence

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
Upfluence 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 Upfluence does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2 3
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. Upfluence 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	Upfluence
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	Flat fee: a set rate for a sponsored post, video or other piece of content; hybrid deals add commission on top. 1
Commission on sales	Commission structures per creator: flat, percentage or tiered, tracked through affiliate links and promo codes. 1 2	Affiliate commissions as a percentage of sales from unique links or discount codes; can be mixed with flat fees. 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	Product gifting campaigns ship products from Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce or Magento catalogs (or manual upload) in exchange for possible posts; posts are not guaranteed. Upfluence says 60 % of gifted influencers share content on average. 1
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	Upfluence
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	Individual tracking links per influencer showing clicks and sales; auto-generated promo codes with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce and Amazon stores; Amazon Attribution supported. No attribution window is published. 1
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	A fixed platform fee; Upfluence says it takes no percentage of sales and Upfluence Pay carries a 0 % fee. No mandatory setup fee; optional paid onboarding packages exist. 1 2
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	Custom-quoted by module (Find High-Impact Creators; Scale Creator Programs; Run Programs on Autopilot), based on team size and program volume. Minimum contract 12 months; a free trial is offered after an initial call. No prices published. 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	Payments through PayPal or Upfluence Pay (bank transfer or direct deposit), in the creator's preferred currency, in bulk, with built-in KYC, W-9 and W-8 collection and automatic 1099s. Available on the Autopilot module. Payout timing is not published. 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	Global payouts in local currencies; no country list is published. The site is offered in English, Italian, French, German and Simplified Chinese. 1
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: 12+ million creators in the database. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Commission on sales
Product seeding

Aspire lists, Upfluence does not

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

Upfluence 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

Upfluence

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

Questions people ask

What do Aspire and Upfluence have in common?

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

What does Aspire list that Upfluence does not?

Aspire lists flat amount per order, bonuses and ads launched from the platform. Upfluence does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Upfluence 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
Upfluence: Upfluence Pay page · upfluence.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Upfluence: Upfluence home page · upfluence.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “flat fees, affiliate commissions, promo codes, or any mix”
Aspire: Aspire on the Shopify App Store · apps.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Select & send products to your creators”
Upfluence: Upfluence help center, product gifting campaign · help.upfluence.co, checked Oct 6, 2025 · “Product gifting campaigns do not guarantee influencer posts.”
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
Upfluence: Upfluence pricing page · upfluence.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Upfluence takes no percentage of sales.”
Aspire: Aspire plans page (demo form) · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026