Compared on public facts

Levanta vs LTK

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Levanta and LTK both list commission on sales. Levanta also lists product seeding, which LTK does not list publicly. LTK lists ads launched from the platform, which Levanta 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 Levanta and LTK

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
Levanta lists commission on sales and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Levanta does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1
LTK lists commission on sales 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 LTK 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. Levanta 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	Levanta	LTK
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Brands set commissions on their products; the creator page shows example rates by category from 10 % to 25 %. Custom or private commissions and paid placements appear in the plan tables. 1 2	Brands set their commission rates; LTK says the average is 16 % and recommends 14 %. Their FAQ says brands typically offer 10-25 %. 1 2 3
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 can be automated; sampling is listed among creator recruitment tools. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	LTK Boost puts paid reach behind video from the creator's handle on TikTok and Instagram; LTK Ads run inside the LTK shopping app. 1
Money and tracking	Levanta	LTK
How sales are attributed	Affiliate links per creator, with clicks and sales tracked at the product level (a customer quote on the home page). Amazon plans list Best Seller Rank, New-to-Brand and Brand Referral Bonus reporting; some plans list creator discount codes. 1 2	A click on an LTK link stores a tracking cookie in the shopper's browser; each brand sets its window, most between 7 and 30 days (2022 article). Returned items are deducted from earnings. 1 2
Platform fee	Creators pay nothing and Levanta takes no cut of their commissions. A brand-side fee is not published on the pricing page. 1 2	The LTK app costs creators nothing to download and use. A brand-side fee is not stated on the pages read. 1
Brand pricing	No prices on the pricing page; brands request a demo. A separate plan exists for qualifying Amazon sellers with under $3M a year in Amazon sales. 1	Not listed publicly
Creator payout	Levanta pays creators automatically, in a single monthly payment covering all brands. 1099 handling is listed in the plan tables. 1 2	Commission is paid to creators through the brand's affiliate partner platform, with returns deducted. Schedule and minimum are not on the pages read. 1
Regions	Marketplaces: Amazon, Shopify, Walmart and Wayfair. Countries are not named. 1	Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with sites in several regions; creators outside the US and Canada need at least 5,000 followers to apply. 1
Scale they publish	Not listed publicly	They say: They say 40 million monthly shoppers, $4.1B in trackable sales a year, and hundreds of thousands of creators. 1 2 3

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales

Levanta lists, LTK does not

Product seeding: Product seeding can be automated; sampling is listed among creator recruitment tools.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

LTK lists, Levanta does not

Ads launched from the platform: LTK Boost puts paid reach behind video from the creator's handle on TikTok and Instagram; LTK Ads run inside the LTK shopping app.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Levanta

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that ship product to creators

LTK

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders

Questions people ask

What do Levanta and LTK have in common?

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

What does Levanta list that LTK does not?

Levanta lists product seeding. LTK does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.

What does LTK list that Levanta does not?

LTK lists ads launched from the platform. Levanta 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.

Levanta: levanta.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Set commissions, automate product seeding, negotiate flat-fee partnerships, and more.”
Levanta: levanta.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
LTK: LTK: How it works, brands (UK site), read 2026-11-07 · company.shopltk.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “You control the commission rates.”
LTK: LTK: FAQs (UK site), read 2026-11-07 · company.shopltk.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Typically, our brands offer between 10-25% commission.”
Levanta: levanta.io: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
LTK: LTK: For brands, read 2026-11-07 · company.shopltk.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Scale reach on TikTok and Instagram, boosting video from the Creator's handle.”
LTK: LTK Brand Central: How commission is earned through your LTK links (24 Oct 2022), read 2026-11-07 · onbrand.shopltk.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Most LTK brand partners’ cookie windows fall between 7 and 30 days.”