Compared on public facts

Later (formerly Mavely) vs Refersion

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Later (formerly Mavely) and Refersion both list commission on sales and bonuses. Refersion lists flat amount per order, which Later (formerly Mavely) 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 Later (formerly Mavely) 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
Later (formerly Mavely) lists commission on sales and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding, which Later (formerly Mavely) does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Later (formerly Mavely) lists bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1
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. Later (formerly Mavely) and Refersion 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	Later (formerly Mavely)	Refersion
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Creators earn commission on sales through their affiliate links, counted on the full cart; no rates are published. 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	Monthly bonuses for creators, plus referral commission; amounts not published. 1	Sign-on bonuses and tiered, incentive-based commission rates; flat-fee or bonus rewards on enterprise plans. 1 2
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Later (formerly Mavely)	Refersion
How sales are attributed	Affiliate links shared by the creator, with clicks and sales tracked as they happen. No attribution window is given. 1	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	No fees, applications or follower minimums for creators. A brand-side fee is not published on this page. 1	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	Not listed publicly	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	Not listed publicly	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	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	They say: They say thousands of brands to choose from; no creator count. A creator testimonial claims over $320k earned in 2025 (their claim). 1	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Bonuses

Later (formerly Mavely) lists, Refersion does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Refersion lists, Later (formerly Mavely) does not

Flat amount per order: Flat-rate commissions per sale are an offer type, alongside percentage, SKU-specific, subscription and multi-level offers.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Later (formerly Mavely)

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

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 Later (formerly Mavely) and Refersion have in common?

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

What does Later (formerly Mavely) list that Refersion does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model Later (formerly Mavely) lists, Refersion lists too.

What does Refersion list that Later (formerly Mavely) does not?

Refersion lists flat amount per order. Later (formerly Mavely) 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.

Later (formerly Mavely): later.com: Creator affiliate platform, read 2026-11-07 · later.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Earn through affiliate links, brand campaigns, monthly bonuses, and referral commission.”
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”
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”
Refersion: Refersion, unified payments page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026