Compared on public facts

Influee vs Statusphere

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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

5 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 Influee and Statusphere

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
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
Statusphere lists product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Statusphere 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. 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	Influee	Statusphere
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	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	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	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	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	Statusphere ships products to creators in personalized StatusBoxes and handles fulfillment; creators get products, gift cards and other incentives. 1 2
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. 1	One-click ad codes for TikTok Spark Ads and Instagram Partnership ads on paid campaigns; creators set their own ad rates for boosted content. 1 2
Money and tracking	Influee	Statusphere
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Platform fee	A marketplace fee on top of each creator payment: 10 % on the listed plans (paying a creator $100 costs $110). 1	Not listed publicly
Brand pricing	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	Custom pricing on a credits system that buys creator actions (TikTok posts, product seeding, YouTube Shorts); they say initial investments start at $10,000. Shipping to creators and content rights are included. 1 2
Creator payout	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	Creator payments are processed automatically by Statusphere, with no invoicing for the brand. Method and timing are not given. 1
Regions	Creators in 30+ countries; their countries page lists 33: the US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, the UK and most of Europe. 1	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	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	They say: They say 700+ brands and 100K+ brand-creator matches, and that 1,000+ creators can be activated in an hour. 1 2

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Product seeding
Ads launched from the platform

Influee lists, Statusphere does not

Pay per video: 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.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Statusphere lists, Influee does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Influee

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

Statusphere

brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do Influee and Statusphere have in common?

Both list product seeding and ads launched from the platform on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does Influee list that Statusphere does not?

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

What does Statusphere list that Influee 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.

Sources

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

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”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com: FAQs, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “We take fulfillment to creators completely out of your hands.”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “get incentives like free products, gift cards and more!”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com (Statusphere), home, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “1-click ad codes for TikTok Spark and Instagram Partnership ads”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “flexible and customized based on your team's specific needs.”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com: How it works, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Hands-free creator payments processed automatically.”
Influee: influee.co: UGC creators by country, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Find Vetted UGC Creators In 30+ Countries!”