Compared on public facts

Levanta vs Lucra

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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Levanta and Lucra both list commission on sales and product seeding. Lucra lists pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views, retainers, bonuses and ads launched from the platform, which Levanta does not list publicly.

7 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 Lucra

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

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	Levanta	Lucra
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Not listed publicly	Per-video pay is listed as a form of flat creator pay (with bonuses and retainers); the terms call it per-video compensation. 1 2
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	Per-result pay: creators earn when their video drives a signup, install or sale. The headline is a commission-only creator army. 1
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	Per-result pay with a fixed amount per result; the home page example shows a program rate of $5.00 per sale. 1
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Ad-spend share is one of the four pay options; ads run from the brand's connected Meta, TikTok, Google and Snapchat accounts. 1
Pay per 1,000 views	Not listed publicly	CPM is listed as a pay option, but Lucra does not say whether it counts organic views or ad impressions; as an ads platform the latter is likely. The terms mention per-view payments. 1 2
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Retainers are listed as flat creator pay, subject to a 1.5 % payment fee. 1
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Bonuses pay out automatically alongside flat fees and performance pay. 1
Product seeding	Product seeding can be automated; sampling is listed among creator recruitment tools. 1 2	Send samples: ship products through Shopify or share a discount code. 1
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Approved videos are launched as ads on Meta, TikTok, Google and Snapchat from the brand's own connected ad accounts; spend goes to the platforms directly. The terms require that paid use of creator content obtained through Lucra runs in connected accounts. 1 2
Money and tracking	Levanta	Lucra
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	The Lucra pixel, tracked links and creator codes tie each signup, install or sale to the creator video behind it, alongside the ad platforms' own reporting; results by creator, video and campaign with a verified-conversions metric. The terms mention attribution windows without defining them. 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	No subscription or seat fees. Platform fee on ad spend per calendar month: 1.25 % of the first $100,000, 1 % up to $300,000, 0.75 % up to $1,000,000, 0.50 % above. Flat creator payments (bonuses, retainers, per-video) carry a 1.5 % payment fee. Partner-managed accounts add the partner's fee, 2 % of ad spend by default. Payment processing: credit cards up to 3 %, debit cards free, bank 0.8 % capped at $5. Fees are charged on top of, not deducted from, creator pay. 1 2 3
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	Pay as you go: no subscription; the fees above are billed as usage once a day or as soon as $500 is owed; campaigns pause after three declined charges in a row. 1 2
Creator payout	Levanta pays creators automatically, in a single monthly payment covering all brands. 1099 handling is listed in the plan tables. 1 2	Free for creators to join. Payouts are set up once; flat fees, performance pay and bonuses pay out automatically with no minimum (FAQ). Standard withdrawals are free; instant withdrawals and conversions from USD carry a small fee; a partner's or referrer's share is deducted. The terms (4 Nov 2026) condition payouts on approved content, verified spend, attribution windows, fraud review and minimum thresholds. 1 2
Regions	Marketplaces: Amazon, Shopify, Walmart and Wayfair. Countries are not named. 1	No countries are listed. The terms say availability may vary by surface, jurisdiction, account type and plan; payouts are in USD with a conversion fee for other currencies. Web and iOS. 1 2
Scale they publish	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Product seeding

Levanta lists, Lucra does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Lucra lists, Levanta does not

Pay per video: Per-video pay is listed as a form of flat creator pay (with bonuses and retainers); the terms call it per-video compensation.
Flat amount per order: Per-result pay with a fixed amount per result; the home page example shows a program rate of $5.00 per sale.
Share of ad spend: Ad-spend share is one of the four pay options; ads run from the brand's connected Meta, TikTok, Google and Snapchat accounts.
Pay per 1,000 views: CPM is listed as a pay option, but Lucra does not say whether it counts organic views or ad impressions; as an ads platform the latter is likely. The terms mention per-view payments.
Retainers: Retainers are listed as flat creator pay, subject to a 1.5 % payment fee.
Bonuses: Bonuses pay out automatically alongside flat fees and performance pay.
Ads launched from the platform: Approved videos are launched as ads on Meta, TikTok, Google and Snapchat from the brand's own connected ad accounts; spend goes to the platforms directly. The terms require that paid use of creator content obtained through Lucra runs in connected accounts.

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

Lucra

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands running Meta ads with creator videos
brands that budget per approved video
brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views
brands that ship product to creators
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do Levanta and Lucra have in common?

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

What does Levanta list that Lucra does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model Levanta lists, Lucra lists too.

What does Lucra list that Levanta does not?

Lucra lists pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views, retainers, bonuses and ads launched from the platform. Levanta 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.

Lucra: Lucra home page, pricing FAQ · onlucra.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Flat creator pay (bonuses, retainers, per-video pay)”
Lucra: Lucra terms of service, section 11 · onlucra.com, checked Nov 4, 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
Levanta: levanta.io: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · levanta.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
Lucra: Lucra billing docs · onlucra.com, checked Nov 7, 2026