Compared on public facts
HourlyUGC vs Shopify Collabs
HourlyUGC is our product. Every fact links to its source. Methodology.
HourlyUGC and Shopify Collabs both list commission on sales and product seeding. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and ads launched from the platform, which Shopify Collabs 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 | HourlyUGCours | Shopify Collabs |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Creators earn a percentage commission on the sales they drive; the listing names custom, product-level and tiered commissions. 12 |
| 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 | Merchants send creators product gifts or a discount on a purchase from the Gifts tab. 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 tracking | HourlyUGC | Shopify Collabs |
| 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 | 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. 12 |
| Platform fee | See current pricing. The plan, the platform fee and the ad spend fee are listed per plan. 12 | A 2.9 % processing fee on every automatic commission payment, shown on the merchant's Shopify bill. 1 |
| Brand pricing | See current pricing. 1 | 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 | The amount is held when the creator accepts and released when the brand approves. Creators withdraw by card, PayPal or wire. 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. 123 |
| Regions | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Scale they publish | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
What the facts say
Where they overlap
- Commission on sales
- Product seeding
HourlyUGC lists, Shopify Collabs 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.
- 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
Shopify Collabs 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
Shopify Collabs
- brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
- brands that ship product to creators
Questions people ask
What do HourlyUGC and Shopify Collabs have in common?
Both list commission on sales and product seeding on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does HourlyUGC list that Shopify Collabs does not?
HourlyUGC lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views 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 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.
- 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”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC blog: Hourly UGC sessions vs paying per video · hourlyugc.com, checked Oct 28, 2026 · “book hours, and every session ends in videos”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC blog: Commission-based UGC, paying creators a share of ad spend · hourlyugc.com, checked Oct 28, 2026 · “A slot pays on approval.”
- 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.”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC product, checked in the app (the 1-50 % range) · hourlyugc.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%”
- 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”
- 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.”
- Shopify Collabs: Shopify Help Center: Shopify Collabs, read 2026-11-07 · help.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC help · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “The plan, the platform fee and the ad spend fee, per plan.”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC pricing · hourlyugc.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”