Compared on public facts

Refersion vs Roster

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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

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
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
Roster lists commission on sales, bonuses 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 Roster does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Roster 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	Refersion	Roster
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Percent-of-sale commissions, including lifetime commissions on subscriptions, product-level (SKU) rates, and new-versus-returning customer rates. 1	Commission on each sale; every ambassador gets a unique link and discount code tied to the order. 1 2
Flat amount per order	Flat-rate commissions per sale are an offer type, alongside percentage, SKU-specific, subscription and multi-level offers. 1 2	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	Sign-on bonuses and tiered, incentive-based commission rates; flat-fee or bonus rewards on enterprise plans. 1 2	Cash Rewards: a flat amount for finished campaigns and milestones, paid with commissions; points and leaderboards show placement only. 1
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Product gifting for welcome gifts and seeding; ambassadors pick products and orders fulfill through Shopify. Included from the Starter plan. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Partnership Ads on Meta and Spark Ads on TikTok are part of the Pro plan. 1
Money and tracking	Refersion	Roster
How sales are attributed	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	Each ambassador's link and discount code are attributed to the order; a sales attribution feature ties posts to revenue. 1 2
Platform fee	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	No commission and no transaction fees on referred revenue; a flat monthly price. 1 2
Brand pricing	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	Starter, Growth, Pro and Enterprise, each one flat monthly price set by program size; no dollar figures on the page, prices come with a demo. 1
Creator payout	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	Commissions and cash rewards are paid in one bulk batch through PayPal or Venmo; tax forms (W-9, W-8BEN, 1099) are automated from the Growth plan. 1 2
Regions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	Not listed publicly	They say: They say 1.5M+ referred orders, $250M+ referred revenue and 1.7M+ UGC posts. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Bonuses

Refersion lists, Roster 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

Roster lists, Refersion does not

Product seeding: Product gifting for welcome gifts and seeding; ambassadors pick products and orders fulfill through Shopify. Included from the Starter plan.
Ads launched from the platform: Partnership Ads on Meta and Spark Ads on TikTok are part of the Pro plan.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Refersion

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

Roster

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

Questions people ask

What do Refersion and Roster have in common?

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

What does Refersion list that Roster does not?

Refersion lists flat amount per order. Roster does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.

What does Roster list that Refersion does not?

Roster lists product seeding and ads launched from the platform. Refersion 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.

Refersion: Refersion pricing page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “% of Sale or Subscription commissions”
Roster: getroster.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · getroster.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Roster: getroster.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · getroster.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
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