Compared on public facts

Elev8or vs Roster

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Elev8or and Roster both list commission on sales and product seeding. Elev8or also lists pay per video and pay per 1,000 views, which Roster does not list publicly. Roster lists bonuses and ads launched from the platform, which Elev8or does not list publicly.

7 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 Elev8or and Roster

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
Elev8or lists pay per video, commission on sales, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, flat amount per order and share of ad spend, which Elev8or does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2
Roster lists commission on sales, bonuses and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Roster does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Roster 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. Elev8or does 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	Elev8or	Roster
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Collab campaigns pay a fixed fee per creator, funded up front and held until the brand approves; briefs let creators apply with their own price; bounties also carry a per-post cap (example: max $250 per post). 1 2	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Affiliate campaigns pay creators a commission on tracked sales; the tracking method is not described. 1	Commission on each sale; every ambassador gets a unique link and discount code tied to the order. 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	Pay-per-view bounties: the brand sets a rate per 1,000 views and a budget cap; views on approved posts are tracked on the creator's own account until the budget runs out. Live listings show $0.80-2.00 per 1,000 views. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Cash Rewards: a flat amount for finished campaigns and milestones, paid with commissions; points and leaderboards show placement only. 1
Product seeding	Barter or gifted collabs: product only, no cash released. 1	Product gifting for welcome gifts and seeding; ambassadors pick products and orders fulfill through Shopify. Included from the Starter plan. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Partnership Ads on Meta and Spark Ads on TikTok are part of the Pro plan. 1
Money and tracking	Elev8or	Roster
How sales are attributed	Views, mostly. Creators submit the live link; views on approved posts are tracked automatically on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts (the bounty page also lists Threads and LinkedIn) and refresh through the day; the brand reviews every submission. Affiliate campaigns pay on tracked sales, with no attribution method published. 1 2	Each ambassador's link and discount code are attributed to the order; a sales attribution feature ties posts to revenue. 1 2
Platform fee	Help center: brand-side fee at checkout of 5 % on collab jobs, 10 % on performance or bounty campaign funding, 0 % on storefront services; processing 3 % by card, 1 % by UPI, 1 % by net banking or wire, skipped when spending from a funded wallet; creator-side fee of 15 % of earnings on the free plan and 10 % on Creator Pro or Elite. The brands page says '$0 fee on self-managed campaigns'; the two statements are not reconciled on the site. 1 2	No commission and no transaction fees on referred revenue; a flat monthly price. 1 2
Brand pricing	Each product is free to start with no annual contract and no credit card: Campaigns paid plans from $99/month, Collabs from $149/month, Engage from $9.99/month, Bio from $9/month. Campaign funds are held in escrow; minimum wallet top-up and minimum single spend are $1. 1 2	Starter, Growth, Pro and Enterprise, each one flat monthly price set by program size; no dollar figures on the page, prices come with a demo. 1
Creator payout	Earnings land in an in-app wallet; a payout request the brand does not answer within 7 days is approved automatically; approved payouts are sent within 3 business days. The creator page lists PayPal, Wise, Payoneer and Stripe with a $5 minimum; the help center lists UPI, USDT (TRC20 or ERC20) and payment links from gateways such as Stripe, PayPal, Wise and Payoneer with a $10 minimum. Only released (non-escrow) funds can be withdrawn. 1 2	Commissions and cash rewards are paid in one bulk batch through PayPal or Venmo; tax forms (W-9, W-8BEN, 1099) are automated from the Growth plan. 1 2
Regions	No country list. Payment processors differ for India and the rest of the world; UPI and net banking are offered alongside cards and wires, and payout methods include UPI and USDT. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	They say: They say: 12,000+ creators, 1,000+ brands, 50,000+ brand contacts to pitch. 1 2	They say: They say 1.5M+ referred orders, $250M+ referred revenue and 1.7M+ UGC posts. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Product seeding

Elev8or lists, Roster does not

Pay per video: Collab campaigns pay a fixed fee per creator, funded up front and held until the brand approves; briefs let creators apply with their own price; bounties also carry a per-post cap (example: max $250 per post).
Pay per 1,000 views: Pay-per-view bounties: the brand sets a rate per 1,000 views and a budget cap; views on approved posts are tracked on the creator's own account until the budget runs out. Live listings show $0.80-2.00 per 1,000 views.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Roster lists, Elev8or does not

Bonuses: Cash Rewards: a flat amount for finished campaigns and milestones, paid with commissions; points and leaderboards show placement only.
Ads launched from the platform: Partnership Ads on Meta and Spark Ads on TikTok are part of the Pro plan.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Elev8or

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 that ship product to creators

Roster

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 Elev8or and Roster have in common?

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

What does Elev8or list that Roster does not?

Elev8or lists pay per video and pay per 1,000 views. Roster does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Roster list that Elev8or does not?

Roster lists bonuses and ads launched from the platform. Elev8or 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.

Elev8or: Elev8or help center, which campaign type to run · elev8or.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “A fixed fee per creator, up front, held until you approve.”
Elev8or: Elev8or, Campaigns for creators · elev8or.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
Roster: getroster.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · getroster.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Roster: getroster.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · getroster.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Elev8or: Elev8or, pay-per-view bounty page · elev8or.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Set a rate per 1,000 views and a budget cap.”
Elev8or: Elev8or help center, fees explained · elev8or.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
Elev8or: Elev8or, for brands page · elev8or.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “$0 fee on self-managed campaigns”
Elev8or: Elev8or help center, wallet, funding and escrow · elev8or.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “held in escrow until you approve the work”
Elev8or: Elev8or help center, creator payouts · elev8or.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Minimum withdrawal is $10.”
Elev8or: Elev8or home page · elev8or.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “12,000+ creators”