Compared on public facts
Club (formerly Brandbassador) vs SideShift
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Club (formerly Brandbassador) and SideShift both list commission on sales. Club (formerly Brandbassador) also lists product seeding, which SideShift does not list publicly. SideShift lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers, bonuses and ads launched from the platform, which Club (formerly Brandbassador) does not list publicly.
4 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.
Which pay models each one lists
Side by side
| Pay model | Club (formerly Brandbassador) | SideShift |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly sessions | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Pay per video | Not listed publicly | Payment per post; the brand sets the base fee and creators apply at that rate. They say the median account lands at $7 to $9 a video over the last 90 days. 12 |
| Commission on sales | Commission rates and rewards are set per ambassador group, and commission payments are automated. 12 | A creator affiliate program with commission terms in the partner agreement; sales are measured in the brand's own affiliate tracking (links or codes), not inside SideShift. 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 | Payment per view and view bonuses on top of a base fee; their creator FAQ cites performance bonuses of $1-$4 per 1,000 views. 123 |
| Retainers | Not listed publicly | A retainer can be the campaign's payment terms, alone or combined with per-post or per-view pay. 1 |
| Bonuses | Not listed publicly | Performance bonuses set by the brand, typically tied to views. 1 |
| Product seeding | Automatic product seeding to creators; ambassadors can also be rewarded with gift cards and product. 12 | Not listed publicly |
| Ads launched from the platform | Not listed publicly | Partnership ad codes from creators are kept with the creator agreement and usage rights; the brand runs the ads in its own ad account. 1 |
| Money and tracking | Club (formerly Brandbassador) | SideShift |
| How sales are attributed | Affiliate discount codes and tracking links per ambassador (the Affiliate module lists a discount code engine and tracking links). 12 | Affiliate sales are measured in the brand's own affiliate tracking with links or codes. SideShift reports ROAS and revenue per creator (attributed ad revenue divided by ad spend) and syncs attribution from App Store Connect and Stripe. 12 |
| Platform fee | Not listed publicly | A software subscription paid by the brand; creator payments are separate and funded by the brand. They say SideShift charges brands, not creators, with small fees on creator bank withdrawals; brands review payment-processing charges when funding the wallet. 12 |
| Brand pricing | No prices published; plans are scaled to the number of active ambassadors and missions, and a demo is booked for a quote. 1 | Starter $299, Growth $499, Scale $999 a month; or $210, $349 and $699 a month billed yearly ($2,520, $4,188, $8,388). 14-day free trial on monthly plans only. Plans differ by creators live at once (15 / 50 / unlimited), job listings (1 / 2 / 3), invites a day (30 / 100 / 500) and tracked videos a month (600 / 2,000 / unlimited); extra invites $0.10 each. Managed service from a $20,000 monthly campaign budget. 1 |
| Creator payout | Not listed publicly | Creators are paid through SideShift after each campaign, with funds released to a creator wallet within a few days; nothing is paid until the brand approves the work; identity checks before payouts; 1099s handled. 12 |
| Regions | Not listed publicly | Creators based in the US, Canada, UK and Australia; they say more countries are coming. 1 |
| Scale they publish | They say: They say 100+ ready-made ambassador missions and name Samsung, Celsius, Daniel Wellington and Fabletics as brands that use it. 1 | They say: They say: trusted by 3,000+ brands; 71,472,850,048 views on live posts created in the 90 days before 8 Sep 2026; $10 million+ paid to creators in the past 30 days (reported 26 Sep 2026); 2,692,829 creator posts tracked in 90 days. 1 |
What the facts say
Where they overlap
- Commission on sales
Club (formerly Brandbassador) lists, SideShift does not
- Product seeding: Automatic product seeding to creators; ambassadors can also be rewarded with gift cards and product.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
SideShift lists, Club (formerly Brandbassador) does not
- Pay per video: Payment per post; the brand sets the base fee and creators apply at that rate. They say the median account lands at $7 to $9 a video over the last 90 days.
- Pay per 1,000 views: Payment per view and view bonuses on top of a base fee; their creator FAQ cites performance bonuses of $1-$4 per 1,000 views.
- Retainers: A retainer can be the campaign's payment terms, alone or combined with per-post or per-view pay.
- Bonuses: Performance bonuses set by the brand, typically tied to views.
- Ads launched from the platform: Partnership ad codes from creators are kept with the creator agreement and usage rights; the brand runs the ads in its own ad account.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
Which brand each one fits
From the models each lists, nothing else.
Club (formerly Brandbassador)
- brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
- brands that ship product to creators
SideShift
- brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
- brands that budget per approved video
- brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views
- brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses
Questions people ask
What do Club (formerly Brandbassador) and SideShift have in common?
Both list commission on sales on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does Club (formerly Brandbassador) list that SideShift does not?
Club (formerly Brandbassador) lists product seeding. SideShift does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.
What does SideShift list that Club (formerly Brandbassador) does not?
SideShift lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers, bonuses and ads launched from the platform. Club (formerly Brandbassador) does not list them 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.
- SideShift: sideshift.app: Creator payments and payouts, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “such as a retainer, payment per post, payment per view or a combination”
- SideShift: sideshift.app, home FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “the median account lands at $7 to $9 a video”
- 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.”
- SideShift: sideshift.app: Affiliate Marketing use case, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Sales measured in your affiliate reporting”
- SideShift: sideshift.app: For creators FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “performance bonuses ($1–$4 per 1,000 views)”
- SideShift: sideshift.app: Plans for brands, FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “set creator fees and any performance bonuses”
- SideShift: sideshift.app: Ambassador Marketing use case, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Keep usage rights, creator agreements and partnership ad codes together.”
- Club (formerly Brandbassador): club.co: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · club.co, checked Nov 7, 2026