Compared on public facts

impact.com vs Trybe

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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impact.com and Trybe both list pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, retainers, bonuses and product seeding. Trybe lists share of ad spend and ads launched from the platform, which impact.com does not list publicly.

12 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 impact.com and Trybe

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
impact.com lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, retainers, bonuses and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which impact.com does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). impact.com lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1 2 3
Trybe lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, retainers, bonuses and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions and pay per 1,000 views, which Trybe does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Trybe lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1 2 3
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. impact.com 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	impact.com	Trybe
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Sponsored posts with a fixed fee negotiated per deliverable, paid through performance campaigns or a partner funds transfer. 1 2	Flat per approved submission: paid for content that gets approved, before it runs as an ad. Trybe's fee on flat payments is 1.5 % of creator earnings. 1 2
Commission on sales	Commission on actions as a percentage of the order (help example: 10 % of a $200 sale); dynamic commissioning pays more for new customers, high-margin SKUs or subscribers. 1 2	A percent of GMV: the creator earns a share of what their content sells. Trybe's fee on it is 1.5 % of attributed sales. 1 2
Flat amount per order	A fixed dollar amount per action (sale, signup, install, free trial), set in template terms. 1	A fixed dollar amount every time the creator's content is tied to a sale. 1
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Meta performance based: paid on ad metrics such as clicks, impressions or ad spend. Trybe's fee on it is 1.25 % of ad spend. 1 2
Pay per 1,000 views	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Retainers	Ambassador deals with recurring fees; placement fees in template terms can be a monthly payout for regular promoters. 1 2	A guaranteed payment tied to a volume goal; the brand tops the creator up if commission falls short. Trybe calls these smart retainers. 1 2
Bonuses	Tiered bonuses and performance-bonus tiers layered on a default payout (help example: 4 % per order rising to 6 % past $200 revenue); placement fees for accepting terms or a first event. 1 2	One-time payouts on top of everything else for hitting a specific goal. 1
Product seeding	Product gifting as a creator compensation method: creators pick from the brand's catalog (Shopify-synced or uploaded) after being hired; can be the only compensation or combined with a flat fee or performance payout. 1	Built-in sample requests: creators request product and the brand ships it, tied to a Shopify order. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Connect Meta and launch whitelisted / Partnership Ads from any approved submission in one click. 1
Money and tracking	impact.com	Trybe
How sales are attributed	Cross-device, cookieless affiliate tracking with links; promo-code attribution for social and offline purchases; full-funnel attribution beyond last click, with automatic deduplication across channels (they say 10-25 % lower commission spend on average). Online Sale/CPA event types with locking and payout periods set in template terms. 1 2	Server-side last-click attribution built in, from click to checkout, tied to the creator, submission and sale in the store. Brands can instead pay creators on Meta attribution. Each video carries a unique Trybe ID and URL parameters must be on the ad. 1 2
Platform fee	Starter: $30/month plus 2.5 % of revenue (the page does not define the base). Essentials, Pro and Enterprise list no percentage; setup and onboarding at $250 per hour; 12-month contract; partner payouts above the included monthly amount are billed a la carte with no overage fees. 1	1.5 % of attributed sales on sales-based commissions (% of GMV or per order); 1.25 % of ad spend on ad-performance commissions; 1.5 % of creator earnings on flat payments (per submission, retainers, bonuses). Never stacked. 1
Brand pricing	Starter $30/month plus 2.5 % (Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce, Squarespace, Ecwid, Shoplazza, nopCommerce, Zoho Commerce only; 30-day free trial). Essentials $500/month, includes up to $2,500/month in partner payouts. Pro $2,500/month, includes up to $14,300/month. Enterprise custom. Free for creators and affiliate publishers. 1 2	Free to start; no seats, no contracts, no minimums. The fee above applies as money moves to creators. 1
Creator payout	Free for creators. Withdrawals to a bank account or PayPal in 70+ currencies, with a $10 minimum balance. Autopay by balance threshold (processed the following Tuesday or Thursday) or on a fixed day (1st or 15th); Anytime PayPal for immediate withdrawal of smaller balances. 1 2	Payouts run automatically on Stripe. Creators are paid direct to their bank through Stripe Connect with $0 withdrawal fees; currency conversion is handled; free for creators. 1
Regions	Brands are billed in USD; Canada and Australia in local currency; regional pricing for the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and China expected by December 2026. Partner payouts in 70+ currencies; the creator page addresses international and global creators. 1 2	Payouts through Stripe in 170+ countries, they say. 1
Scale they publish	They say: They say: 6,500+ brands, 250K+ partners, 25m+ creator profiles searchable, 1m+ active partnerships. 1 2	They say: They say brands launch 100+ ads in fewer than 10 clicks. Their home-page case studies cite, for example, Final Boss Sour going from $300K to $2.1M a month in Meta-attributed revenue in 6 months. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Commission on sales
Flat amount per order
Retainers
Bonuses
Product seeding

impact.com lists, Trybe does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Trybe lists, impact.com does not

Share of ad spend: Meta performance based: paid on ad metrics such as clicks, impressions or ad spend. Trybe's fee on it is 1.25 % of ad spend.
Ads launched from the platform: Connect Meta and launch whitelisted / Partnership Ads from any approved submission in one click.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

impact.com

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

Trybe

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands running Meta ads with creator videos
brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do impact.com and Trybe have in common?

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

What does impact.com list that Trybe does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model impact.com lists, Trybe lists too.

What does Trybe list that impact.com does not?

Trybe lists share of ad spend and ads launched from the platform. impact.com 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.

Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: six ways brands pay creators (thread opening) · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “that's only one of six ways brands actually pay creators here”
impact.com: impact.com, for creators page · impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a flat fee for each piece of content”
impact.com: impact.com help center, payouts and incentives for influencer partnerships · help.impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: flat per approved submission · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “flat per approved submission - you get paid just for making content”
Trybe: jointrybe.com, brand FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · jointrybe.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Flat rate payments (per submission, retainers and bonuses): 1.5% of creator earnings.”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: percent of GMV · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “percent of GMV - you earn a share of whatever your content sells”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: flat per order · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “flat per order - a fixed dollar amount every time”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: Meta performance based · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “paid on ad metrics like clicks, impressions or ad spend”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: retainers · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “retainers - a guaranteed payment tied to hitting a volume goal”
impact.com: impact.com help center, performance bonus FAQ · help.impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: bonuses · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “bonuses - one time payouts on top of everything else”
impact.com: impact.com help center, configure product gifting for your creator campaign · help.impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a creator compensation method that rewards creators with free products”
Trybe: Trybe help center: How Sample Requests Work in Trybe (updated 16 Jan 2026) · trybe.crisp.help, checked Jan 16, 2026 · “Sample requests allow creators to receive products for content creation.”
impact.com: impact.com home page · impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Cross-device affiliate tracking with cookieless attribution”
impact.com: impact.com, influencer marketing page · impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Trybe: Trybe help center: Understanding Video Tracking in Trybe (updated 15 Jan 2026) · trybe.crisp.help, checked Jan 15, 2026 · “Trybe tracks performance at the individual video level using a unique Trybe ID.”
impact.com: impact.com pricing page · impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “2.5% of Revenue”
impact.com: impact.com help center, select how often you get paid as a partner · help.impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “withdraw your funds into your bank or PayPal account”