Compared on public facts

Howl vs Influee

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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Howl and Influee both list pay per video. Howl also lists commission on sales, which Influee does not list publicly. Influee lists product seeding and ads launched from the platform, which Howl 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.

Why brands pick HourlyUGC over Howl and Influee

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
Howl lists pay per video and commission on sales publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding, which Howl does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2
Influee lists pay per video and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Influee does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1
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. Howl 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	Howl	Influee
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Content flat fees and licensing paid upfront; brands can also mix in pay per click (CPC) and pay per lead (PPL) offers. 1 2	Creators set their own rates; brands pay per delivered video or photo at that rate, separate from the subscription. They say the average 30-second UGC video in the US is $92. Each collaboration allows unlimited content from the same creator at their prices. 1 2
Commission on sales	Commission on sales with flexible structures set by the brand; creators can get higher rates based on results. 1 2	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	Not listed publicly	Barter collaborations (content in exchange for a free product) are possible; products sent to creators count as part of their payment and are not returned. Paid collaborations also start with the product shipped to the creator. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Partnership Ads on Instagram and Spark Ads on TikTok are offered with the creators; Spark codes are compiled in the platform. 1
Money and tracking	Howl	Influee
How sales are attributed	Engagement, conversion, GMV and ROI tracked in real time, with attribution windows from 1 to 90 days. The tracking method is not described on the page. 1	Not listed publicly
Platform fee	Howl handles payment processing with no minimum threshold or hidden fees for creators. A brand-side fee is not stated. 1	A marketplace fee on top of each creator payment: 10 % on the listed plans (paying a creator $100 costs $110). 1
Brand pricing	Not listed publicly	Month-to-month subscription, cancel any time: $229 a month (up to 10 creator collaborations a month), $529 (up to 25), $999 (up to 50), custom above. 10 % marketplace fee; creator payments separate. No free trial, but the subscription is refunded in full if no collaboration starts from the first campaign. 1
Creator payout	Earnings are paid in the next payout cycle after a transaction clears, often net 30, 60 or 90 days, straight to the creator's bank account. 1 2	The creator's payment is kept in escrow until the content is delivered and approved by the brand; creators are then paid through Influee within 5-10 days, no invoicing. 1 2
Regions	Not listed publicly	Creators in 30+ countries; their countries page lists 33: the US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, the UK and most of Europe. 1
Scale they publish	They say: They say thousands of creators; no brand or sales totals are given. 1	They say: They say 180,000+ creators in 30+ countries, 30,000+ vetted creators in the USA, 1,800+ brands and $11M+ paid out to creators. 1 2

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video

Howl lists, Influee does not

Commission on sales: Commission on sales with flexible structures set by the brand; creators can get higher rates based on results.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Influee lists, Howl does not

Product seeding: Barter collaborations (content in exchange for a free product) are possible; products sent to creators count as part of their payment and are not returned. Paid collaborations also start with the product shipped to the creator.
Ads launched from the platform: Partnership Ads on Instagram and Spark Ads on TikTok are offered with the creators; Spark codes are compiled in the platform.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Howl

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that budget per approved video

Influee

brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do Howl and Influee have in common?

Both list pay per video on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does Howl list that Influee does not?

Howl lists commission on sales. Influee does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.

What does Influee list that Howl does not?

Influee lists product seeding and ads launched from the platform. Howl does not list them 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.

Sources

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

Howl: howl.link, home (creators), read 2026-11-07 · howl.link, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Get paid upfront for what you create.”
Howl: howl.link: For brands, read 2026-11-07 · howl.link, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “mix and match CPC, PPL, or Flat Fee offers to fit your strategy.”
Influee: influee.co: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “The Average 30s UGC Video Price in USA is $92”
Influee: influee.co: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “set your own rates”
Influee: influee.co, home (English), read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “within 7 to 10 days after receiving the product”
Influee: influee.co: UGC creators by country, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Find Vetted UGC Creators In 30+ Countries!”