Compared on public facts

Howl vs Levanta

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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Howl and Levanta both list commission on sales. Howl also lists pay per video, which Levanta does not list publicly. Levanta lists product seeding, 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 Levanta

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
Levanta lists commission on sales and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Levanta 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 and Levanta do 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

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	Howl	Levanta
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	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Commission on sales with flexible structures set by the brand; creators can get higher rates based on results. 1 2	Brands set commissions on their products; the creator page shows example rates by category from 10 % to 25 %. Custom or private commissions and paid placements appear in the plan tables. 1 2
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	Product seeding can be automated; sampling is listed among creator recruitment tools. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Howl	Levanta
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	Affiliate links per creator, with clicks and sales tracked at the product level (a customer quote on the home page). Amazon plans list Best Seller Rank, New-to-Brand and Brand Referral Bonus reporting; some plans list creator discount codes. 1 2
Platform fee	Howl handles payment processing with no minimum threshold or hidden fees for creators. A brand-side fee is not stated. 1	Creators pay nothing and Levanta takes no cut of their commissions. A brand-side fee is not published on the pricing page. 1 2
Brand pricing	Not listed publicly	No prices on the pricing page; brands request a demo. A separate plan exists for qualifying Amazon sellers with under $3M a year in Amazon sales. 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	Levanta pays creators automatically, in a single monthly payment covering all brands. 1099 handling is listed in the plan tables. 1 2
Regions	Not listed publicly	Marketplaces: Amazon, Shopify, Walmart and Wayfair. Countries are not named. 1
Scale they publish	They say: They say thousands of creators; no brand or sales totals are given. 1	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales

Howl lists, Levanta does not

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.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Levanta lists, Howl does not

Product seeding: Product seeding can be automated; sampling is listed among creator recruitment tools.

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

Levanta

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do Howl and Levanta have in common?

Both list commission on sales on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does Howl list that Levanta does not?

Howl lists pay per video. Levanta does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.

What does Levanta list that Howl does not?

Levanta lists product seeding. Howl 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.

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.”
Levanta: levanta.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Set commissions, automate product seeding, negotiate flat-fee partnerships, and more.”
Levanta: levanta.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
Levanta: levanta.io: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 2026