Compared on public facts
Creator.co vs UpPromote
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Creator.co and UpPromote both list commission on sales and product seeding. UpPromote lists bonuses, which Creator.co 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.
Which pay models each one lists
Side by side
| Pay model | Creator.co | UpPromote |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly sessions | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Pay per video | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Commission on sales | Affiliate programs: creators get assigned links, conversions are tracked and commissions are automated in the dashboard. 1 | Commission on referred orders, with commission tiers; orders are recorded and commission is calculated automatically. 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 | A performance bonus feature next to commission tiers and multi-level networks. 1 |
| Product seeding | Product seeding is one of the campaign workflows next to tracking, payments and sales attribution. 1 | Product gifting and free product samples for partners. 1 |
| Ads launched from the platform | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Money and tracking | Creator.co | UpPromote |
| How sales are attributed | Affiliate links assigned per creator, with tracked conversions; reporting covers affiliate sales and total revenue. 12 | Links, coupons, connected customers and connected products, used together. No cookie window is given on the home page. 1 |
| Platform fee | Not listed publicly | A performance fee on sales from approved referrals tracked in the app: 2 % (Growth), 1.5 % (Professional), 1 % (Enterprise); none on the Free plan. Charged monthly. 1 |
| Brand pricing | Self Serve $299 a month (3-month minimum) or $199 a month billed yearly; Managed $2,199 a month (6-month minimum) or $1,499 a month billed yearly; Enterprise custom with an annual commitment. 14-day trial on Self Serve with no card; extra contact credits $99 per 100; Jumpstart onboarding $395; 30 days cancellation notice. 12 | Free $0; Growth $29.99 a month ($24.99 billed yearly); Professional $89.99 ($74.99); Enterprise $199.99 ($166.66). 14-day trial on every paid plan. Marketplace listing from Growth up. 12 |
| Creator payout | Not listed publicly | Payouts by PayPal or store credit, scheduled by date or cycle or sent on approval, with minimum thresholds the brand sets. PayPal auto-pay is listed under Professional; a Wise bank transfer integration is also listed. 12 |
| Regions | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Scale they publish | They say: They say more than 270K registered creators in the marketplace and a search across 400M+ creator profiles. 12 | They say: They say 250,000+ customers, 3,500+ Shopify Plus stores, $2.05B+ partner GMV tracked and $110M in commissions paid. 1 |
What the facts say
Where they overlap
- Commission on sales
- Product seeding
Creator.co lists, UpPromote does not
Nothing in the models we track.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
UpPromote lists, Creator.co does not
- Bonuses: A performance bonus feature next to commission tiers and multi-level networks.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
Which brand each one fits
From the models each lists, nothing else.
Creator.co
- brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
- brands that ship product to creators
UpPromote
- brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
- brands that ship product to creators
- brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses
Questions people ask
What do Creator.co and UpPromote have in common?
Both list commission on sales and product seeding on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does Creator.co list that UpPromote does not?
Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model Creator.co lists, UpPromote lists too.
What does UpPromote list that Creator.co does not?
UpPromote lists bonuses. Creator.co 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.
- Creator.co: creator.co: FAQs, read 2026-11-07 · creator.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “automate commissions all inside your dashboard”
- UpPromote: uppromote.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · uppromote.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “New orders get recorded and commissions get calculated accordingly.”
- Creator.co: creator.co: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · creator.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “affiliate sales, and total revenue”
- UpPromote: uppromote.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · uppromote.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “applies only to sales from approved referrals tracked in app.”
- Creator.co: creator.co, home, read 2026-11-07 · creator.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “more than 270K registered creators”