Compared on public facts

Insense vs Refersion

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Insense and Refersion both list commission on sales. Insense also lists pay per video, product seeding and ads launched from the platform, which Refersion does not list publicly. Refersion lists flat amount per order and bonuses, which Insense 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 Insense and Refersion

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
Insense lists pay per video, commission on sales and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Insense does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2
Refersion lists commission on sales, flat amount per order and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding, which Refersion does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Refersion lists bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 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. Refersion 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

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	Insense	Refersion
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Creators are hired per deal and paid per delivered content; their FAQ says UGC campaigns start at $100 per video. Creator payments are separate from the subscription. 1	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Affiliate campaigns: find influencers already in affiliate programs or enrol them in your own, and pay commissions on sales through Insense. Included on the Brand and Agency plans, not on the Trial. 1 2	Percent-of-sale commissions, including lifetime commissions on subscriptions, product-level (SKU) rates, and new-versus-returning customer rates. 1
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	Flat-rate commissions per sale are an offer type, alongside percentage, SKU-specific, subscription and multi-level offers. 1 2
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	Sign-on bonuses and tiered, incentive-based commission rates; flat-fee or bonus rewards on enterprise plans. 1 2
Product seeding	Product seeding with a Shopify integration and bulk shipping exports; barter (product-only) campaigns are allowed and then only the subscription is paid. On the Brand and Agency plans. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Ads launched from the platform	Meta Partnership Ads: request account-level access from eligible influencers in one click; TikTok Spark Ad codes delivered through Insense. Partnership Ads connections are limited by plan (1 on Trial, 10 on Brand, unlimited on Agency). The ads run from the brand's ad account. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Insense	Refersion
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	First-party, cookieless tracking links on the merchant's own domain with no redirects; coupon codes, customer email (for lifetime commissions) and SKU rules on top. Last-touch: the last affiliate link clicked gets credit. Attribution window defaults to 90 days for link conversions (customizable on Growth and Scale); code, email and SKU conversions are not subject to the window. 1 2
Platform fee	A marketplace fee added to each creator payment: 20 % on Trial, 10 % on Brand, 7 % on Agency (pricing page). Their FAQ page instead says a 15 % / 20 % fee on content produced through the platform. 1 2	Launch: +3 % of affiliate-driven sales; Growth: +2 %; Scale: a flat subscription with no stated percentage. The fee is charged on affiliate-driven sales only, billed monthly. 1
Brand pricing	Trial from $650 for one month (upgrades to Brand unless cancelled 48 hours before it ends); Brand from $500 a month ($1,500 billed quarterly) or $400 a month billed yearly ($4,800); Agency from $800 a month ($2,400 quarterly) or $640 a month yearly ($7,680). Extra seats $30 a month, extra brands $100 a month, 5 extra Partnership Ads connections $125 a month. Creator payments not included. 1	Marketplace Listing: free (listing only). Launch: $39/month, or $29/month billed annually, plus 3 % of affiliate-driven sales. Growth: $199/month, or $159/month annually, plus 2 %. Scale: custom flat subscription. Paid plans include unlimited clicks and conversions. No free trial is mentioned. 1
Creator payout	When a brand hires a creator the agreed payment is deducted from the brand's account and held by Insense; once the brand approves the content and completes the deal it moves to the creator's Insense wallet. Withdrawals to PayPal take about 4 business days, to a bank account about 7. 1	Payouts on approved conversions, monthly or on a schedule the merchant sets, automatic or manual. Methods: PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, ACH or bank transfer, Shopify gift cards, Trolley ('Restrictions apply'). 1099 forms for eligible U.S. affiliates. Minimums and currencies are not published. 1 2
Regions	They say 115k+ creators across 57+ countries. 1	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	They say: They say 115k+ responsive creators across 57+ countries and 3,500+ DTC brands, mobile apps and advertising agencies. 1	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales

Insense lists, Refersion does not

Pay per video: Creators are hired per deal and paid per delivered content; their FAQ says UGC campaigns start at $100 per video. Creator payments are separate from the subscription.
Product seeding: Product seeding with a Shopify integration and bulk shipping exports; barter (product-only) campaigns are allowed and then only the subscription is paid. On the Brand and Agency plans.
Ads launched from the platform: Meta Partnership Ads: request account-level access from eligible influencers in one click; TikTok Spark Ad codes delivered through Insense. Partnership Ads connections are limited by plan (1 on Trial, 10 on Brand, unlimited on Agency). The ads run from the brand's ad account.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Refersion lists, Insense does not

Flat amount per order: Flat-rate commissions per sale are an offer type, alongside percentage, SKU-specific, subscription and multi-level offers.
Bonuses: Sign-on bonuses and tiered, incentive-based commission rates; flat-fee or bonus rewards on enterprise plans.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Insense

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

Refersion

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do Insense and Refersion have in common?

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

What does Insense list that Refersion does not?

Insense lists pay per video, product seeding and ads launched from the platform. Refersion does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Refersion list that Insense does not?

Refersion lists flat amount per order and bonuses. Insense 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.

Insense: insense.pro: Pricing FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · insense.pro, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “UGC campaigns start at $100 per video.”
Insense: insense.pro, home, read 2026-11-07 · insense.pro, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “enrol them into your own program and easily pay commissions through Insense”
Refersion: Refersion pricing page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “% of Sale or Subscription commissions”
Refersion: Refersion home page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Refersion: Refersion platform page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “flat-fee or bonus rewards for enterprise plans”
Insense: insense.pro: FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · insense.pro, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Yes, you compensate creators by providing them with products or services”
Refersion: Refersion help center, what is the attribution window · support.refersion.com, checked Jul 22, 2026 · “Refersion does not technically rely on browser cookies for link tracking”
Insense: Insense creator help: A detailed guide of how payments work on Insense, read 2026-11-07 · help-creators.insense.pro, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Withdrawals to PayPal typically take 4 business days to reach your account.”
Refersion: Refersion, unified payments page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026