Compared on public facts

Cohley vs ShopMy

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Cohley and ShopMy both list pay per video, product seeding and ads launched from the platform. ShopMy lists commission on sales, which Cohley 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 Cohley and ShopMy

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
Cohley 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 Cohley does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2
ShopMy 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 ShopMy 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	Cohley	ShopMy
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Creator compensation per asset is set by the brand in each brief; their FAQ guidance is UGC videos from around $250 and UGC photos from around $50. Cohley says it never takes a cut of creator compensation. 1	Opportunities: the brand sets a requirement and pays a flat fee once it is met, on top of the regular affiliate commission. Gifting Opportunities pair a product with a posting commitment. 1
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	Affiliate commission through the creator's ShopMy links; they say rates typically range from 10 % to 30 %, set by the brand or retailer. 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	Not listed publicly
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Product seeding at $35 per completed creator, pay-as-you-go; the product cost is separate; shipping is automated for Shopify brands. Creators receive product rather than cash on seeding briefs. 1 2	Brands send product offers through Lookbooks and the creator picks what to accept; a gift carries no obligation to post. 1
Ads launched from the platform	Instagram Partnership Ad authorization codes are collected during the creator upload flow, so the brand can run ads through the creator's handle from its own ad account. 1	Spotlights: brands put paid Meta ad spend behind a post the creator already shared, with the creator's affiliate link attached; the creator earns commission on the sales at their existing rate. 1 2
Money and tracking	Cohley	ShopMy
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	Sales are tracked on each creator's ShopMy links (each Spotlight uses a duplicate of the creator's link, tracked apart), plus discount codes where the brand offers them. Commissions stay pending for 30 to 120 days while the retailer's return window and payment complete. 1 2 3
Platform fee	Custom pricing based on the amount of content generated; creator compensation is billed separately and never marked up, they say. Product seeding is $35 per completed creator on top of the product cost. 1 2	On creator consultations, ShopMy keeps 20 % of the fee and the creator keeps 80 %. 1
Brand pricing	Custom. A 3-month paid Pilot or a 12-month Annual package; they say the Annual includes a $6,000 creator compensation bonus. Their FAQ says most brands budget $2,500 to $3,000 per brief in creator compensation, yielding 10 to 20 pieces of content. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Creator payout	Creators are paid after the brand approves the content (their FAQ). Their creator terms say payment comes not earlier than 30 days after the campaign's end date and that creators bear PayPal fees of 2.9 % of compensation. 1	Weekly, every Friday, through Stripe or PayPal, once at least $11 is confirmed. Commissions move from pending to locked when ShopMy receives the retailer's funds; Opportunity payments go out in the Friday payout after completion. 1 2
Regions	Built for mid-market and enterprise brands selling physical products in the US and Canada, they say. 1	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	They say: They say a network of 200,000+ vetted creators and a 90 %+ completion rate on product seeding. 1 2	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Product seeding
Ads launched from the platform

Cohley lists, ShopMy does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

ShopMy lists, Cohley does not

Commission on sales: Affiliate commission through the creator's ShopMy links; they say rates typically range from 10 % to 30 %, set by the brand or retailer.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Cohley

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

ShopMy

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 Cohley and ShopMy 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 Cohley list that ShopMy does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model Cohley lists, ShopMy lists too.

What does ShopMy list that Cohley does not?

ShopMy lists commission on sales. Cohley 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.

Cohley: cohley.com: FAQ (read through search-engine snippets on 2026-11-07; the site returned 403 to direct fetches) · cohley.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “UGC videos start at around $250 and UGC photos start at around $50”
ShopMy: ShopMy guide: How do I work with brand partners in the app?, read 2026-11-07 · guide.shopmy.us, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Opportunities are flat-fee campaigns”
ShopMy: ShopMy guide: General payment questions, read 2026-11-07 · guide.shopmy.us, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Commission rates on these products typically range from 10% to 30%.”
Cohley: cohley.com: Product Seeding (read through search-engine snippets on 2026-11-07; the site returned 403 to direct fetches) · cohley.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “$35 per completed creator”
Cohley: Cohley blog: Introducing Product Seeding (read through search-engine snippets on 2026-11-07) · cohley.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Pricing is $35 per completed post.”
Cohley: Cohley blog: What Meta actually requires for creator ads in 2026 (read through search-engine snippets on 2026-11-07) · cohley.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “collects Instagram Partnership Ad authorization codes during the creator upload flow”
ShopMy: ShopMy guide: How you earn (Spotlights), read 2026-11-07 · guide.shopmy.us, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “you earn a commission on every sale you drive”
Cohley: cohley.com: Pricing and Plans (read through search-engine snippets on 2026-11-07; the site returned 403 to direct fetches) · cohley.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “all plans have custom pricing based on the amount of content you generate”
Cohley: cohley.com: Creator Terms and Conditions (read through search-engine snippets on 2026-11-07) · cohley.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “not earlier than thirty (30) days after the end date for any campaign”
Cohley: cohley.com, home (read through search-engine snippets on 2026-11-07; the site returned 403 to direct fetches) · cohley.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “selling physical products in the US and Canada”