Compared on public facts

HourlyUGC vs Superfiliate

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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

8 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 Superfiliate

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
Superfiliate lists commission on sales, share of ad spend and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order and pay per 1,000 views, which Superfiliate does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 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. 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

Start a campaign on HourlyUGCFacts checked Nov 7, 2026. HourlyUGC is held to the same sourcing rule as every other platform here.

Which pay models each one lists

Side by side

Pay model	HourlyUGCours	Superfiliate
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	Commission payouts on sales referred through a creator's landing page, link or promo code; brands can combine commission with a flat fee. 1 2
Flat amount per order	A fixed $1-500 per order the creator's video brings, instead of a percent. 1 2 3	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. 1 2 3	Creators can be paid a percentage of the ad spend behind their content; the UGC ads page lists flat fees, link or code commissions and a share of ad spend, and shows an example at 5 % of spend. 1
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	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Samples: the brand ships the product to the creator. On top of any base. 1 2	Gifting and seeding: creators get a one-click link and the gift order is placed automatically in Shopify. 1
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	Meta Partnership Ads launched from the Meta Ads Suite with bulk ad creation; creators approve access from a deep link into Instagram. Meta only; TikTok is covered only as TikTok Shop collaboration. 1 2
Money and tracking	HourlyUGC	Superfiliate
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	Discount codes, affiliate links, cobranded creator landing pages and Meta Partnership Ads reported in one dashboard. The brand terms define a covered transaction as a sale referred from a creator's Superfiliate microsite or made with a Superfiliate-provided promo code. Shopify stores only. No attribution window is published. 1 2 3
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: 3 % of the revenue generated by affiliates on every tier, on top of the monthly subscription. Brand terms (last updated 22 Jun 2022): a subscription fee plus a Covered Transaction Fee of 0-10 % of the gross covered transaction amount excluding shipping and taxes, agreed per brand and not refunded on returns. 1 2
Brand pricing	See current pricing. 1	No prices on superfiliate.com; the only call to action is a demo. Shopify App Store listing: Tier 1 $1,500/month, Tier 2 $2,499/month, Tier 3 $3,499/month, All access $5,000/month, each plus 3 % of affiliate-generated revenue, 21-day free trial, billed in USD every 30 days. 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	Commission or flat-rate payouts via ACH, Venmo, PayPal, store credit and more, with tax filings automated. Payout timing is not published. Compensation is governed by a separate brand-creator agreement; the terms say Superfiliate is not a party to it. 1 2
Regions	Not listed publicly	Shopify stores only. No country list is published. Fees are payable in US dollars; the brand terms carry a notice for U.S. customers and California governing law. 1 2
Scale they publish	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Share of ad spend
Product seeding
Ads launched from the platform

HourlyUGC lists, Superfiliate 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.
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.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Superfiliate 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

Superfiliate

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands running Meta ads with creator videos
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do HourlyUGC and Superfiliate have in common?

Both list commission on sales, share of ad spend, product seeding and ads launched from the platform on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does HourlyUGC list that Superfiliate does not?

HourlyUGC lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order and pay per 1,000 views. Superfiliate does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Superfiliate 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
Superfiliate: Superfiliate home page · superfiliate.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Offer commission or flat rate payouts”
Superfiliate: Superfiliate brand terms, section 7 · superfiliate.com, checked Jun 22, 2022
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”
Superfiliate: Superfiliate, UGC ads platform use case · superfiliate.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Ad Spend Commissions”
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.”
Superfiliate: Superfiliate Meta Ads Suite · superfiliate.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Superfiliate: Superfiliate Influencer Hub · superfiliate.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “We only support Shopify today”
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
Superfiliate: Superfiliate on the Shopify App Store · apps.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “3% of the revenue generated by your affiliates”