Compared on public facts

Creator Hero vs Refersion

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Creator Hero and Refersion both list commission on sales and bonuses. Refersion lists flat amount per order, which Creator Hero 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.

Why brands pick HourlyUGC over Creator Hero and Refersion

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
Creator Hero lists commission on sales and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding, which Creator Hero does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Creator Hero lists bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1
Refersion lists commission on sales, flat amount per order and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding, which Refersion does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Refersion lists bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1
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. Creator Hero and Refersion do 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

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	Creator Hero	Refersion
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Affiliate commission from partner brands; they say 20-50 %, against 5-12 % for traditional affiliate programs (their comparison). 1	Percent-of-sale commissions, including lifetime commissions on subscriptions, product-level (SKU) rates, and new-versus-returning customer rates. 1
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	Flat-rate commissions per sale are an offer type, alongside percentage, SKU-specific, subscription and multi-level offers. 1 2
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	A referral bonus for creators: $100 for each referred brand that becomes a partner. 1	Sign-on bonuses and tiered, incentive-based commission rates; flat-fee or bonus rewards on enterprise plans. 1 2
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Creator Hero	Refersion
How sales are attributed	Affiliate links with attribution tools; the method is not explained on the page. 1	First-party, cookieless tracking links on the merchant's own domain with no redirects; coupon codes, customer email (for lifetime commissions) and SKU rules on top. Last-touch: the last affiliate link clicked gets credit. Attribution window defaults to 90 days for link conversions (customizable on Growth and Scale); code, email and SKU conversions are not subject to the window. 1 2
Platform fee	Not listed publicly	Launch: +3 % of affiliate-driven sales; Growth: +2 %; Scale: a flat subscription with no stated percentage. The fee is charged on affiliate-driven sales only, billed monthly. 1
Brand pricing	Not listed publicly	Marketplace Listing: free (listing only). Launch: $39/month, or $29/month billed annually, plus 3 % of affiliate-driven sales. Growth: $199/month, or $159/month annually, plus 2 %. Scale: custom flat subscription. Paid plans include unlimited clicks and conversions. No free trial is mentioned. 1
Creator payout	Creators can withdraw commission at any time without asking the brand. 1	Payouts on approved conversions, monthly or on a schedule the merchant sets, automatic or manual. Methods: PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, ACH or bank transfer, Shopify gift cards, Trolley ('Restrictions apply'). 1099 forms for eligible U.S. affiliates. Minimums and currencies are not published. 1 2
Regions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	They say: They say 55K+ global brand partners. 1	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Bonuses

Creator Hero lists, Refersion does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Refersion lists, Creator Hero does not

Flat amount per order: Flat-rate commissions per sale are an offer type, alongside percentage, SKU-specific, subscription and multi-level offers.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Creator Hero

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Refersion

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do Creator Hero and Refersion have in common?

Both list commission on sales and bonuses on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does Creator Hero list that Refersion does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model Creator Hero lists, Refersion lists too.

What does Refersion list that Creator Hero does not?

Refersion lists flat amount per order. Creator Hero 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 Hero: creator-hero.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · creator-hero.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “20-50% commission”
Refersion: Refersion pricing page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “% of Sale or Subscription commissions”
Refersion: Refersion home page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Refersion: Refersion platform page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “flat-fee or bonus rewards for enterprise plans”
Refersion: Refersion help center, what is the attribution window · support.refersion.com, checked Jul 22, 2026 · “Refersion does not technically rely on browser cookies for link tracking”
Refersion: Refersion, unified payments page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026