Compared on public facts

SideShift vs Superfiliate

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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
SideShift lists pay per video, commission on sales, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and product seeding, which SideShift does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). SideShift lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1 2 3
Superfiliate lists commission on sales, share of ad spend and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order and pay per 1,000 views, which Superfiliate does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2
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. 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	SideShift	Superfiliate
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Payment per post; the brand sets the base fee and creators apply at that rate. They say the median account lands at $7 to $9 a video over the last 90 days. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	A creator affiliate program with commission terms in the partner agreement; sales are measured in the brand's own affiliate tracking (links or codes), not inside SideShift. 1	Commission payouts on sales referred through a creator's landing page, link or promo code; brands can combine commission with a flat fee. 1 2
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Creators can be paid a percentage of the ad spend behind their content; the UGC ads page lists flat fees, link or code commissions and a share of ad spend, and shows an example at 5 % of spend. 1
Pay per 1,000 views	Payment per view and view bonuses on top of a base fee; their creator FAQ cites performance bonuses of $1-$4 per 1,000 views. 1 2 3	Not listed publicly
Retainers	A retainer can be the campaign's payment terms, alone or combined with per-post or per-view pay. 1	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Performance bonuses set by the brand, typically tied to views. 1	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Gifting and seeding: creators get a one-click link and the gift order is placed automatically in Shopify. 1
Ads launched from the platform	Partnership ad codes from creators are kept with the creator agreement and usage rights; the brand runs the ads in its own ad account. 1	Meta Partnership Ads launched from the Meta Ads Suite with bulk ad creation; creators approve access from a deep link into Instagram. Meta only; TikTok is covered only as TikTok Shop collaboration. 1 2
Money and tracking	SideShift	Superfiliate
How sales are attributed	Affiliate sales are measured in the brand's own affiliate tracking with links or codes. SideShift reports ROAS and revenue per creator (attributed ad revenue divided by ad spend) and syncs attribution from App Store Connect and Stripe. 1 2	Discount codes, affiliate links, cobranded creator landing pages and Meta Partnership Ads reported in one dashboard. The brand terms define a covered transaction as a sale referred from a creator's Superfiliate microsite or made with a Superfiliate-provided promo code. Shopify stores only. No attribution window is published. 1 2 3
Platform fee	A software subscription paid by the brand; creator payments are separate and funded by the brand. They say SideShift charges brands, not creators, with small fees on creator bank withdrawals; brands review payment-processing charges when funding the wallet. 1 2	Shopify App Store listing: 3 % of the revenue generated by affiliates on every tier, on top of the monthly subscription. Brand terms (last updated 22 Jun 2022): a subscription fee plus a Covered Transaction Fee of 0-10 % of the gross covered transaction amount excluding shipping and taxes, agreed per brand and not refunded on returns. 1 2
Brand pricing	Starter $299, Growth $499, Scale $999 a month; or $210, $349 and $699 a month billed yearly ($2,520, $4,188, $8,388). 14-day free trial on monthly plans only. Plans differ by creators live at once (15 / 50 / unlimited), job listings (1 / 2 / 3), invites a day (30 / 100 / 500) and tracked videos a month (600 / 2,000 / unlimited); extra invites $0.10 each. Managed service from a $20,000 monthly campaign budget. 1	No prices on superfiliate.com; the only call to action is a demo. Shopify App Store listing: Tier 1 $1,500/month, Tier 2 $2,499/month, Tier 3 $3,499/month, All access $5,000/month, each plus 3 % of affiliate-generated revenue, 21-day free trial, billed in USD every 30 days. 1 2
Creator payout	Creators are paid through SideShift after each campaign, with funds released to a creator wallet within a few days; nothing is paid until the brand approves the work; identity checks before payouts; 1099s handled. 1 2	Commission or flat-rate payouts via ACH, Venmo, PayPal, store credit and more, with tax filings automated. Payout timing is not published. Compensation is governed by a separate brand-creator agreement; the terms say Superfiliate is not a party to it. 1 2
Regions	Creators based in the US, Canada, UK and Australia; they say more countries are coming. 1	Shopify stores only. No country list is published. Fees are payable in US dollars; the brand terms carry a notice for U.S. customers and California governing law. 1 2
Scale they publish	They say: They say: trusted by 3,000+ brands; 71,472,850,048 views on live posts created in the 90 days before 8 Sep 2026; $10 million+ paid to creators in the past 30 days (reported 26 Sep 2026); 2,692,829 creator posts tracked in 90 days. 1	Not listed publicly

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales
Ads launched from the platform

SideShift lists, Superfiliate does not

Pay per video: Payment per post; the brand sets the base fee and creators apply at that rate. They say the median account lands at $7 to $9 a video over the last 90 days.
Pay per 1,000 views: Payment per view and view bonuses on top of a base fee; their creator FAQ cites performance bonuses of $1-$4 per 1,000 views.
Retainers: A retainer can be the campaign's payment terms, alone or combined with per-post or per-view pay.
Bonuses: Performance bonuses set by the brand, typically tied to views.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Superfiliate lists, SideShift does not

Share of ad spend: Creators can be paid a percentage of the ad spend behind their content; the UGC ads page lists flat fees, link or code commissions and a share of ad spend, and shows an example at 5 % of spend.
Product seeding: Gifting and seeding: creators get a one-click link and the gift order is placed automatically in Shopify.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

SideShift

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

Superfiliate

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands running Meta ads with creator videos
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do SideShift and Superfiliate have in common?

Both list commission on sales and ads launched from the platform on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does SideShift list that Superfiliate does not?

SideShift lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses. Superfiliate does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Superfiliate list that SideShift does not?

Superfiliate lists share of ad spend and product seeding. SideShift 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.

SideShift: sideshift.app: Creator payments and payouts, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “such as a retainer, payment per post, payment per view or a combination”
SideShift: sideshift.app, home FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “the median account lands at $7 to $9 a video”
SideShift: sideshift.app: Affiliate Marketing use case, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Sales measured in your affiliate reporting”
Superfiliate: Superfiliate home page · superfiliate.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Offer commission or flat rate payouts”
Superfiliate: Superfiliate brand terms, section 7 · superfiliate.com, checked Jun 22, 2022
Superfiliate: Superfiliate, UGC ads platform use case · superfiliate.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Ad Spend Commissions”
SideShift: sideshift.app: For creators FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “performance bonuses ($1–$4 per 1,000 views)”
SideShift: sideshift.app: Plans for brands, FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “set creator fees and any performance bonuses”
SideShift: sideshift.app: Ambassador Marketing use case, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Keep usage rights, creator agreements and partnership ad codes together.”
Superfiliate: Superfiliate Meta Ads Suite · superfiliate.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Superfiliate: Superfiliate Influencer Hub · superfiliate.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “We only support Shopify today”
Superfiliate: Superfiliate on the Shopify App Store · apps.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “3% of the revenue generated by your affiliates”