Compared on public facts

Insense vs Trend

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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

6 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 Trend

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
Trend 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 Trend 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. Trend 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	Trend
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	Creator Credits at $9.16 each; hiring a creator costs 20, 40 or 60 credits by skill level and each hired creator delivers 2 videos or 5 photos. Packages from $550 for up to 6 videos. 1
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	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	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	Brands ship their products to the creators; creators earn cash and keep free products. 1 2
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	Trend
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
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	None stated beyond the credits: no subscriptions, software fees or contracts; credits expire 12 months after purchase. 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	Credit packages: $550 (60 credits, up to 6 videos), $1,045 (140 credits, up to 14), $1,980 (280 credits, up to 28), $3,872 (560 credits, up to 56). 100 % licensing and distribution rights to approved content. 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	Payment goes to the creator's PayPal account as soon as the brand approves the content; free for creators. 1
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	They say: They say over 1,000 brands; their home-page counters show 18,500+ videos created, 21,000+ photos created, 3,700+ creators in the network, 15K+ creators on the waitlist, 31,500+ videos delivered, 46,000+ images delivered and 20,000+ partnerships completed. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Product seeding

Insense lists, Trend does not

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.
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

Trend lists, Insense does not

Nothing in the models we track.

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

Trend

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

Questions people ask

What do Insense and Trend have in common?

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

What does Insense list that Trend does not?

Insense lists commission on sales and ads launched from the platform. Trend does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Trend list that Insense 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.

Insense: insense.pro: Pricing FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · insense.pro, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “UGC campaigns start at $100 per video.”
Trend: trend.io: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Each creator you hire will produce 5 photos or 2 videos”
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”
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”
Trend: trend.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Free Products + Cash”
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.”
Trend: trend.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Why over 1,000 brands trust us.”