Compared on public facts

HourlyUGC vs Social Snowball

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

HourlyUGC and Social Snowball both list commission on sales, flat amount per order and product seeding. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and ads launched from the platform, which Social Snowball does not list publicly. Social Snowball lists bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly.

7 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 Social Snowball

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
Social Snowball lists commission on sales, flat amount per order, bonuses and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Social Snowball does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Social Snowball lists 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. Social Snowball 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	HourlyUGCours	Social Snowball
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. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	The brand funds slots at a price and pays for each approved video. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	No base pay. The creator earns 1-50 % of each order their video brings. 1 2 3	Percentage commissions on affiliate orders, set per program or per product (product-level commissions). 1 2
Flat amount per order	A fixed $1-500 per order the creator's video brings, instead of a percent. 1 2 3	A fixed amount per product sold, through product-level commissions (requires cash or store-credit payouts). 1
Share of ad spend	1-30 % of the ad spend behind the creator's video, with an optional cap per video. Meta only today. 1 2 3	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. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Performance bonuses and tiered benefits; gift tiers reached at performance milestones. 1 2
Product seeding	Samples: the brand ships the product to the creator. On top of any base. 1 2	Product seeding: influencers redeem gifts from their affiliate dashboard; new creators can receive a gift automatically on onboarding. 1 2
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. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	HourlyUGC	Social Snowball
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. 1 2 3	Auto-generated affiliate links and discount codes. Safelinks turn an affiliate link into a unique, single-use discount code for every click, to stop coupon leaks. Attribution windows are configurable per program (lengths not published). Shopify and TikTok Shop integrations. 1 2
Platform fee	See current pricing. The plan, the platform fee and the ad spend fee are listed per plan. 1 2	Shopify App Store listing: Snow Day starts at $249/month plus 3 % of affiliate revenue; Blizzard starts at $899/month with a custom plan. Affiliates pay no service fee. The FAQ page on socialsnowball.io still describes Dusting $19/month plus 10 % of affiliate revenue, Snow Day $59/month plus 3 %, and Blizzard $499/month with no commission fees; the site's /pricing page returned 404 on 2026-11-07, so the two sources disagree. 1 2 3
Brand pricing	See current pricing. 1	Shopify App Store listing: Snow Day from $249/month plus 3 % of affiliate revenue; Blizzard from $899/month, custom. The socialsnowball.io FAQ lists older tiers (Dusting $19, Snow Day $59, Blizzard $499). No free trial is stated on the app listing. 1 2
Creator payout	The amount is held when the creator accepts and released when the brand approves. Creators withdraw by card, PayPal or wire. 1	Brands bulk-send cash, gift-card and store-credit payouts; the app listing lists PayPal, ACH, bank transfers, card payouts and multi-currency, with Tremendous as an integration. Affiliates pick how to redeem earnings in a self-serve portal with over 700 reward options. Payout timing is not published. The affiliate terms say compensation may be money, goods or services, as stated in each campaign description. 1 2 3
Regions	Not listed publicly	No country list is published. Runs as a Shopify app; the app listing mentions multi-currency payouts and gives a developer address in Miami, Florida. 1
Scale they publish	Not listed publicly	They say: They say they power programs for over 3,500 brands. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Flat amount per order
Product seeding

HourlyUGC lists, Social Snowball 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.
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

Social Snowball lists, HourlyUGC does not

Bonuses: Performance bonuses and tiered benefits; gift tiers reached at performance milestones.

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

Social Snowball

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that ship product to creators
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do HourlyUGC and Social Snowball have in common?

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

What does HourlyUGC list that Social Snowball does not?

HourlyUGC lists hourly sessions, pay per video, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and ads launched from the platform. Social Snowball does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Social Snowball list that HourlyUGC does not?

Social Snowball lists bonuses. HourlyUGC does not list it 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. 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
Social Snowball: Social Snowball help center, product-level commissions · intercom.help, checked Oct 24, 2025 · “assign either a percentage or a fixed amount for each product”
Social Snowball: Social Snowball on the Shopify App Store · apps.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
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.”
Social Snowball: Social Snowball, influencer marketing page · socialsnowball.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “tiers with gifts that can be earned by hitting performance milestones”
Social Snowball: Social Snowball home page · socialsnowball.io, 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
Social Snowball: Social Snowball FAQ page · socialsnowball.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “The Blizzard plan is $499/m, with no commission fees ever.”
Social Snowball: Social Snowball affiliate terms of service · socialsnowball.io, checked Jun 20, 2024 · “We do not currently charge Affiliates any service fee”