Compared on public facts

Billo vs Insense

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Billo and Insense both list pay per video, product seeding and ads launched from the platform. Insense lists commission on sales, 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 Billo and Insense

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
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
Insense 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 Insense does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2
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	Billo	Insense
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	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	Creators are hired per deal and paid per delivered content; their FAQ says UGC campaigns start at $100 per video. Creator payments are separate from the subscription. 1
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	Affiliate campaigns: find influencers already in affiliate programs or enrol them in your own, and pay commissions on sales through Insense. Included on the Brand and Agency plans, not on the Trial. 1 2
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	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	Product seeding with a Shopify integration and bulk shipping exports; barter (product-only) campaigns are allowed and then only the subscription is paid. On the Brand and Agency plans. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	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	Meta Partnership Ads: request account-level access from eligible influencers in one click; TikTok Spark Ad codes delivered through Insense. Partnership Ads connections are limited by plan (1 on Trial, 10 on Brand, unlimited on Agency). The ads run from the brand's ad account. 1 2
Money and tracking	Billo	Insense
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Platform fee	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	A marketplace fee added to each creator payment: 20 % on Trial, 10 % on Brand, 7 % on Agency (pricing page). Their FAQ page instead says a 15 % / 20 % fee on content produced through the platform. 1 2
Brand pricing	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	Trial from $650 for one month (upgrades to Brand unless cancelled 48 hours before it ends); Brand from $500 a month ($1,500 billed quarterly) or $400 a month billed yearly ($4,800); Agency from $800 a month ($2,400 quarterly) or $640 a month yearly ($7,680). Extra seats $30 a month, extra brands $100 a month, 5 extra Partnership Ads connections $125 a month. Creator payments not included. 1
Creator payout	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	When a brand hires a creator the agreed payment is deducted from the brand's account and held by Insense; once the brand approves the content and completes the deal it moves to the creator's Insense wallet. Withdrawals to PayPal take about 4 business days, to a bank account about 7. 1
Regions	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	They say 115k+ creators across 57+ countries. 1
Scale they publish	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	They say: They say 115k+ responsive creators across 57+ countries and 3,500+ DTC brands, mobile apps and advertising agencies. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Product seeding
Ads launched from the platform

Billo lists, Insense does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Insense lists, Billo does not

Commission on sales: Affiliate campaigns: find influencers already in affiliate programs or enrol them in your own, and pay commissions on sales through Insense. Included on the Brand and Agency plans, not on the Trial.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Billo

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

Insense

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 Billo and Insense 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 Billo list that Insense does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model Billo lists, Insense lists too.

What does Insense list that Billo does not?

Insense lists commission on sales. Billo 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.

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”
Insense: insense.pro: Pricing FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · insense.pro, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “UGC campaigns start at $100 per video.”
Insense: insense.pro, home, read 2026-11-07 · insense.pro, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “enrol them into your own program and easily pay commissions through Insense”
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.”
Insense: insense.pro: FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · insense.pro, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Yes, you compensate creators by providing them with products or services”
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”
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”
Insense: Insense creator help: A detailed guide of how payments work on Insense, read 2026-11-07 · help-creators.insense.pro, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Withdrawals to PayPal typically take 4 business days to reach your account.”
Billo: billo.app, home, read 2026-11-07 · billo.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “based on 1.41M Meta ads, $1.24B in spend”