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HourlyUGC vs Influencer Hero

Updated

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

HourlyUGC and Influencer Hero both list product seeding. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and ads launched from the platform, which Influencer 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.

Which pay models each one lists

HourlyPer video% of salesPer orderAd spendPer 1k viewsRetainerBonusesSamplesRuns ads HourlyUGCInfluencer Hero listed publiclysays nonot listed publicly, checked Nov 7, 2026

Side by side

Pay modelHourlyUGCoursInfluencer Hero
Hourly sessions The brand books hours at a rate and each session ends in videos; the money is held when the offer is sent and paid when the session is marked done. 12 Not listed publicly
Pay per video The brand funds slots at a price and pays for each approved video. 12 Not listed publicly
Commission on sales No base pay. The creator earns 1-50 % of each order their video brings. 123 Not listed publicly
Flat amount per order A fixed $1-500 per order the creator's video brings, instead of a percent. 123 Not listed publicly
Share of ad spend 1-30 % of the ad spend behind the creator's video, with an optional cap per video. Meta only today. 123 Not listed publicly
Pay per 1,000 views A rate per 1,000 views of the creator's own organic post. It can be added on top of any base. 12 Not listed publicly
Retainers Not listed publicly Not listed publicly
Bonuses Not listed publicly Not listed publicly
Product seeding Samples: the brand ships the product to the creator. On top of any base. 12 Product seeding and gifting workflow on every plan: products and samples shipped to creators with delivery tracking, and gifting cost tracked. 12
Ads launched from the platform 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. 12 Not listed publicly
Money and trackingHourlyUGCInfluencer Hero
How sales are attributed 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. 123 Affiliate links and discount codes per creator on all plans, with clicks and conversions reported; leaked codes are detected and rotated. 12
Platform fee See current pricing. The plan, the platform fee and the ad spend fee are listed per plan. 12 Not listed publicly
Brand pricing See current pricing. 1 Standard $649, Pro $1,049 and Business $2,490 a month on quarterly terms; $519 / $839 / $1,992 a month semi-annually; $454 / $734 / $1,743 a month yearly. Enterprise on request. Quarterly plans need a 3-month commitment. 1
Creator payout The amount is held when the creator accepts and released when the brand approves. Creators withdraw by card, PayPal or wire. 1 Automated creator payouts in batches, including international, capped by plan (20, 200 or 500 a month; unlimited on Enterprise). Their product screen shows a 0.5 % fee on batch payouts; the page does not say which plans it applies to. 12
Regions Not listed publicly Not listed publicly
Scale they publish Not listed publicly They say: They say 1,200+ brands and 150+ agencies, and a database of 450M+ creators. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

  • Product seeding

HourlyUGC lists, Influencer Hero does not

  • Hourly sessions: The brand books hours at a rate and each session ends in videos; the money is held when the offer is sent and paid when the session is marked done.
  • Pay per video: The brand funds slots at a price and pays for each approved video.
  • Commission on sales: No base pay. The creator earns 1-50 % of each order their video brings.
  • Flat amount per order: A fixed $1-500 per order the creator's video brings, instead of a percent.
  • Share of ad spend: 1-30 % of the ad spend behind the creator's video, with an optional cap per video. Meta only today.
  • Pay per 1,000 views: A rate per 1,000 views of the creator's own organic post. It can be added on top of any base.
  • Ads launched from the platform: 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.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Influencer Hero lists, HourlyUGC does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

HourlyUGC

  • brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
  • brands running Meta ads with creator videos
  • brands that want booked sessions ending in videos
  • brands that budget per approved video
  • brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views
  • brands that ship product to creators

Influencer Hero

  • brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do HourlyUGC and Influencer Hero have in common?
Both list product seeding on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does HourlyUGC list that Influencer Hero does not?
HourlyUGC lists hourly sessions, pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and ads launched from the platform. Influencer Hero does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.
What does Influencer Hero list that HourlyUGC 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. HourlyUGC is our product and is held to the same rule.

Sources

Each fact above links to one of these. Checked Nov 7, 2026.

  1. HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC: the platform, hire, brief, pay, keep · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Book hours. Every session ends in videos, and you pay for the session”
  2. HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC blog: Hourly UGC sessions vs paying per video · hourlyugc.com, checked Oct 28, 2026 · “book hours, and every session ends in videos”
  3. HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC blog: Commission-based UGC, paying creators a share of ad spend · hourlyugc.com, checked Oct 28, 2026 · “A slot pays on approval.”
  4. HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC: Affiliate Marketing, pay creators a share of sales · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “A percent of every order, or what every order pays.”
  5. HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC product, checked in the app (the 1-50 % range) · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
  6. HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC: UGC for Paid Ads, build the ad and pay a share of spend · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a cut of what you spend running their video as an ad”
  7. HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC: Influencer Marketing, organic posts and partnership ads · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “A price a post, or a rate per 1,000 views on what they post.”
  8. Influencer Hero: influencer-hero.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · influencer-hero.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Automatically ship products and samples to your creators and track every delivery.”
  9. Influencer Hero: influencer-hero.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · influencer-hero.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Product seeding & gifting workflow”
  10. HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC help · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “The plan, the platform fee and the ad spend fee, per plan.”
  11. HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC pricing · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026