Compared on public facts

Glewee vs Shopify Collabs

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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Glewee and Shopify Collabs both list commission on sales and product seeding. Glewee also lists pay per video and ads launched from the platform, which Shopify Collabs 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 Glewee and Shopify Collabs

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
Glewee 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 Glewee does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1
Shopify Collabs lists commission on sales 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 Shopify Collabs does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 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. Shopify Collabs 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

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Which pay models each one lists

Side by side

Pay model	Glewee	Shopify Collabs
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Influencer and UGC campaigns: the brand sets a budget and creators set their rates. 1	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Affiliate campaigns pay commission on tracked sales; included on the Build and Scale plans. 1 2	Creators earn a percentage commission on the sales they drive; the listing names custom, product-level and tiered commissions. 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	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Gifting campaigns: 10 gifting collaborations a month on Build, unlimited on Scale. 1 2	Merchants send creators product gifts or a discount on a purchase from the Gifts tab. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Usage rights and whitelisting come with every campaign, so approved creator content can run as paid ads on Meta and TikTok. 1	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Glewee	Shopify Collabs
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	Sales are tracked through each creator's affiliate links and discount codes in the merchant's Shopify store. Commissions sit in a holding period set by the merchant (default 30 days) before they are billed. 1 2
Platform fee	0 % platform fee on every hire, on every plan. 1	A 2.9 % processing fee on every automatic commission payment, shown on the merchant's Shopify bill. 1
Brand pricing	Build $150 a month billed yearly ($1,800); Scale $375 a month billed yearly ($4,500); annual billing saves 25 %; Full-Service is custom. Month to month, with a 30-day trial. 1 2	Free to install from the Shopify App Store; additional charges may apply, including the 2.9 % processing fee on automatic payments. Charges billed in USD. 1
Creator payout	Brands pay creators through Glewee, which handles tax forms; creators withdraw from a Glewee Wallet to a bank account. No schedule is given. 1	After the holding period the commission is added to the merchant's next Shopify bill, then paid to creators who activated automatic payouts (Hyperwallet: PayPal or bank transfer). Payouts run twice a month, in USD, once the balance is at least $25. 1 2 3
Regions	US creators. 1	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	They say: They say 6,000+ brands and tens of thousands of vetted US creators. 1	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Product seeding

Glewee lists, Shopify Collabs does not

Pay per video: Influencer and UGC campaigns: the brand sets a budget and creators set their rates.
Ads launched from the platform: Usage rights and whitelisting come with every campaign, so approved creator content can run as paid ads on Meta and TikTok.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Shopify Collabs lists, Glewee does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Glewee

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators

Shopify Collabs

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do Glewee and Shopify Collabs have in common?

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

What does Glewee list that Shopify Collabs does not?

Glewee lists pay per video and ads launched from the platform. Shopify Collabs does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Shopify Collabs list that Glewee does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track.

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.

Glewee: glewee.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · glewee.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “You set your budget and creators set their rates, with a 0% platform fee.”
Glewee: glewee.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · glewee.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Shopify Collabs: Shopify App Store: Shopify Collabs listing, read 2026-11-07 · apps.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Track & pay affiliate commissions automatically via your Shopify bill.”
Shopify Collabs: Shopify Help Center: Collabs, paying creators (merchants), read 2026-11-07 · help.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “commission earned by the creator is 10%”
Shopify Collabs: Shopify Help Center: Shopify Collabs, read 2026-11-07 · help.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Shopify Collabs: Shopify Help Center: Collabs, getting paid (creators), read 2026-11-07 · help.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Automatic payouts are then scheduled to be paid out twice per month”