Compared on public facts
Glewee vs Trend
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Glewee and Trend both list pay per video and product seeding. Glewee also lists commission on sales and ads launched from the platform, which Trend does not list publicly.
6 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 | Glewee | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Creator Credits at $9.16 each; hiring a creator costs 20, 40 or 60 credits by skill level and each hired creator delivers 2 videos or 5 photos. Packages from $550 for up to 6 videos. 1 |
| Commission on sales | Affiliate campaigns pay commission on tracked sales; included on the Build and Scale plans. 12 | 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 | 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. 12 | Brands ship their products to the creators; creators earn cash and keep free products. 12 |
| 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 | Trend |
| How sales are attributed | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Platform fee | 0 % platform fee on every hire, on every plan. 1 | None stated beyond the credits: no subscriptions, software fees or contracts; credits expire 12 months after purchase. 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. 12 | Credit packages: $550 (60 credits, up to 6 videos), $1,045 (140 credits, up to 14), $1,980 (280 credits, up to 28), $3,872 (560 credits, up to 56). 100 % licensing and distribution rights to approved content. 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 | Payment goes to the creator's PayPal account as soon as the brand approves the content; free for creators. 1 |
| 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 | They say: They say over 1,000 brands; their home-page counters show 18,500+ videos created, 21,000+ photos created, 3,700+ creators in the network, 15K+ creators on the waitlist, 31,500+ videos delivered, 46,000+ images delivered and 20,000+ partnerships completed. 1 |
What the facts say
Where they overlap
- Pay per video
- Product seeding
Glewee lists, Trend does not
- Commission on sales: Affiliate campaigns pay commission on tracked sales; included on the Build and Scale plans.
- 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
Trend 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
Trend
- brands that budget per approved video
- brands that ship product to creators
Questions people ask
What do Glewee and Trend have in common?
Both list pay per video and product seeding on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does Glewee list that Trend does not?
Glewee lists commission on sales and ads launched from the platform. Trend does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.
What does Trend 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.”
- Trend: trend.io: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Each creator you hire will produce 5 photos or 2 videos”
- Glewee: glewee.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · glewee.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
- Trend: trend.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Free Products + Cash”
- Trend: trend.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Why over 1,000 brands trust us.”