Compared on public facts

Refersion vs Whop Content Rewards

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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Refersion and Whop Content Rewards both list bonuses. Refersion also lists commission on sales and flat amount per order, which Whop Content Rewards does not list publicly. Whop Content Rewards lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views and retainers, which Refersion 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 Refersion and Whop Content Rewards

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
Whop Content Rewards lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and product seeding, which Whop Content Rewards does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Whop Content Rewards lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1 2 3
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 and Whop Content Rewards 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

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Which pay models each one lists

Side by side

Pay model	Refersion	Whop Content Rewards
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Not listed publicly	Per-post campaigns pay a flat amount for each approved post; per-post settles shortly after approval. 1 2
Commission on sales	Percent-of-sale commissions, including lifetime commissions on subscriptions, product-level (SKU) rates, and new-versus-returning customer rates. 1	Not listed publicly
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	CPM campaigns pay a brand-set rate per 1,000 views on the creator's own post, up to a per-clip cap, until the budget is spent; views are verified through the platforms' APIs within a tracking window of normally 30 days. 1 2
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Retainer campaigns pay a fixed sum per cycle for agreed deliverables, pro rata or after every target is hit; settles after each cycle. 1 2
Bonuses	Sign-on bonuses and tiered, incentive-based commission rates; flat-fee or bonus rewards on enterprise plans. 1 2	Brands can add an optional flat fee on top of view-based earnings for each approved submission; pool campaigns split a fixed budget among creators who meet a view minimum. 1 2
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Refersion	Whop Content Rewards
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	Views, not sales. Views are verified through the social platforms' APIs; every submission gets a 0-100 bot-likelihood score, flagged payouts are held for human review, and only eligible views inside the tracking window (normally 30 days from submission) count. Platforms: TikTok, Instagram and YouTube connected; X shown on the creator page. Creators must submit the post link within 30 minutes of posting. 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	Brand side: a 10 % platform fee on every campaign type, charged only on delivered work; 8 % for verified brands; a payment processing fee at funding. Creator side (terms, 4 Oct 2026): a flat 10 % creator fee on every CPM and pool payout; 10 % on per-post and retainer campaigns under $5,000 and 0 % at $5,000 or more. 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	No subscriptions, setup fees, seat fees or listing fees and no minimum term. Campaigns start at $1,000 with no maximum, and can be topped up while scheduled, active or paused. Funded at checkout or from a Whop balance; the budget is held until creators earn it. 1 2
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	CPM rounds: a 7-day earning period after approval, then a 3-day hold. Per-post settles shortly after approval; retainers after each cycle; pools after a 3-day hold. Earnings go to the creator's Whop wallet; withdraw from $1 to a bank account; Whop settles withdrawals in about 3-5 business days or instantly for a Whop fee. Age 18+. 1 2
Regions	Not listed publicly	No country list. Campaigns can target regions; creators in sanctioned jurisdictions are excluded; the terms carve out EU and UK users from arbitration. Company: Content Rewards Inc, a Delaware corporation based in Beverly Hills, California. 1
Scale they publish	Not listed publicly	They say: They say: 1M+ creators and 200 agencies (home page); $20M paid out (creators page). 1 2

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Bonuses

Refersion lists, Whop Content Rewards does not

Commission on sales: Percent-of-sale commissions, including lifetime commissions on subscriptions, product-level (SKU) rates, and new-versus-returning customer rates.
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

Whop Content Rewards lists, Refersion does not

Pay per video: Per-post campaigns pay a flat amount for each approved post; per-post settles shortly after approval.
Pay per 1,000 views: CPM campaigns pay a brand-set rate per 1,000 views on the creator's own post, up to a per-clip cap, until the budget is spent; views are verified through the platforms' APIs within a tracking window of normally 30 days.
Retainers: Retainer campaigns pay a fixed sum per cycle for agreed deliverables, pro rata or after every target is hit; settles after each cycle.

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

Whop Content Rewards

brands that budget per approved video
brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do Refersion and Whop Content Rewards have in common?

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

What does Refersion list that Whop Content Rewards does not?

Refersion lists commission on sales and flat amount per order. Whop Content Rewards does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Whop Content Rewards list that Refersion does not?

Whop Content Rewards lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views and retainers. 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.

Whop Content Rewards: Content Rewards, for creators page · contentrewards.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Whop Content Rewards: Content Rewards creator terms, sections 6 and 7 · contentrewards.com, checked Oct 4, 2026
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
Whop Content Rewards: Content Rewards home page · contentrewards.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Paid per 1K views on a video.”
Refersion: Refersion platform page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “flat-fee or bonus rewards for enterprise plans”
Whop Content Rewards: Whop docs, Content Rewards · docs.whop.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
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”
Whop Content Rewards: Content Rewards pricing page · contentrewards.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “A 10% platform fee on every campaign type, only charged on delivered work.”
Refersion: Refersion, unified payments page · refersion.com, checked Nov 7, 2026