Compared on public facts

Elev8or vs viral.app

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Elev8or and viral.app both list pay per video and pay per 1,000 views. Elev8or also lists commission on sales and product seeding, which viral.app does not list publicly. viral.app lists retainers and bonuses, which Elev8or does not list publicly.

8 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 viral.app

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
viral.app lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and product seeding, which viral.app does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). viral.app lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 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. Elev8or and viral.app 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	Elev8or	viral.app
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	Fixed pay can be a per-video fee; live jobs on the platform show a median of $15 per video (typical range $10-21) as of November 2026. 1 2
Commission on sales	Affiliate campaigns pay creators a commission on tracked sales; the tracking method is not described. 1	Not listed publicly
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	Performance pay can use CPM tiers based on tracked views of the creator's organic post; live-job median $1 per 1,000 views (typical $1-1.25), used mainly by clipping programs. 1 2
Retainers	Not listed publicly	A monthly base (fixed pay as a salary) for as long as the creator works on the job; live-job median $500 a month (typical $310-740). 1
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Flat bonuses that trigger at view thresholds (recommended ladder $100 at 100K, $250 at 250K, $500 at 500K views; each video earns only the highest reached); live-job median top bonus $250. 1 2
Product seeding	Barter or gifted collabs: product only, no cash released. 1	Not listed publicly
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Elev8or	viral.app
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	Views, not sales. Public post links are tracked on TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts and Snapchat Spotlight without account logins, refreshed every 24 hours (Pro), 12 hours (Ultra, Scale) or hourly (Enterprise). Payout rules can add caps, minimum views and an eligibility window. No sales attribution is described. 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	A flat 3 % payout management fee paid by the brand on top of each payout; none of it comes out of the creator's amount. The payout partner Talentir deducts a method fee from the creator's transfer: PayPal 2.5 %, Venmo 3.5 %, SWIFT, US wire or non-SEPA IBAN EUR 5; SEPA, UK and US ACH bank transfers and stablecoins on Base are free (fees as of September 2026). 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	Pro $99/month (1,000 tracked videos, 10 active creators, 1 live job, 1 seat); Ultra $299/month (5,000 videos, 50 creators, 2 jobs, 10 seats, API); Scale $499/month (20,000 videos, 500 creators, 3 jobs, 20 seats); Enterprise custom with hourly refreshes. Yearly billing 20 % off; 7-day free trial. Full-service from $20k/month. 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	Creators claim payouts in the dashboard; Talentir pays as merchant of record and issues the invoice in the creator's name (self-billing). Methods: SEPA, UK or US ACH bank transfer, PayPal, Venmo, USDC/EURC and other crypto. Timing from claim: stablecoins within minutes, PayPal and Venmo usually within the hour, SEPA and UK 1-2 business days, ACH 1-3, SWIFT 3-5. Campaigns pay in USD, EUR, CHF or GBP. No minimum payout is stated. EU residents may be asked for a tax ID (DAC7). 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	Creators paid in 180+ countries and 50+ currencies; campaigns in USD, EUR, CHF or GBP (JPY and KRW campaigns are paid by the brand directly); job pages for the UK, Canada and Australia; marketplace jobs are matched by country and language. Built and hosted in Germany. 1 2
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: 1M+ accounts tracked, 100B+ views tracked, 50M+ videos tracked, $5M+ payouts issued. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Pay per 1,000 views

Elev8or lists, viral.app does not

Commission on sales: Affiliate campaigns pay creators a commission on tracked sales; the tracking method is not described.
Product seeding: Barter or gifted collabs: product only, no cash released.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

viral.app lists, Elev8or does not

Retainers: A monthly base (fixed pay as a salary) for as long as the creator works on the job; live-job median $500 a month (typical $310-740).
Bonuses: Flat bonuses that trigger at view thresholds (recommended ladder $100 at 100K, $250 at 250K, $500 at 500K views; each video earns only the highest reached); live-job median top bonus $250.

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

viral.app

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 Elev8or and viral.app have in common?

Both list pay per video and pay per 1,000 views on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does Elev8or list that viral.app does not?

Elev8or lists commission on sales and product seeding. viral.app does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does viral.app list that Elev8or does not?

viral.app lists retainers and bonuses. 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
viral.app: viral.app, creator payments page · viral.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Fixed, performance, or both.”
viral.app: viral.app, what UGC jobs pay (figures as of November 2026) · viral.app, 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.”
viral.app: viral.app home page · viral.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Paste a public link. That's it.”
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”
viral.app: viral.app docs, creator payouts (fees as of September 2026) · viral.app, checked Sep 1, 2026
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.”
viral.app: viral.app blog, Canvas UGC marketplace launch (updated 6 Nov 2026) · viral.app, checked Nov 6, 2026 · “claim their payouts in the dashboard”
Elev8or: Elev8or home page · elev8or.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “12,000+ creators”