Compared on public facts

SideShift vs Vidovo

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

8 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 Vidovo

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
Vidovo lists pay per video, share of ad spend, bonuses and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order and pay per 1,000 views, which Vidovo does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Vidovo lists 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. 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	SideShift	Vidovo
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	Creators set a fixed fee per video or post, and can offer packages; a flat fee is paid when the brand accepts the proposal. 1 2
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	Not listed publicly
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Performance-based UGC: a percentage of the Meta ad spend behind the creator's video, alone or on top of a fixed fee. The percentage is the same for every creator in a campaign; their example uses 6 %. 1 2
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	Bonuses for top creators; amounts not published. 1
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Gift campaigns are supported on the Pro plan. 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	The brand connects its Meta ad account and links each ad to a creator's video so spend is counted; Facebook partnership ads are listed on the Enterprise plan. 1 2
Money and tracking	SideShift	Vidovo
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	The ad spend share is counted from Meta: Vidovo reads the spend of ads linked to a creator's video every day. Pausing an ad stops the share that day. No sales attribution is described. 1
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	A marketplace fee of 12 % on Starter and 7 % on Pro, next to the subscription. Ad spend shares in their examples are shown before Vidovo fees. 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	Starter $499 a month (1 active campaign, 1 seat); Pro $899 a month (10 campaigns, 3 seats, gift campaigns); Enterprise custom. Brands contact sales to begin. 1
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	Fixed fees are paid when the brand accepts the proposal. Ad spend shares are paid weekly: each day of spend settles 7 days later and pays out the following Monday. 1
Regions	Creators based in the US, Canada, UK and Australia; they say more countries are coming. 1	Not listed publicly
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	They say: They say 30,000+ vetted creators in one place and 20,000+ in another, and 10,000+ assets delivered for brands. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Bonuses
Ads launched from the platform

SideShift lists, Vidovo does not

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.
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.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Vidovo lists, SideShift does not

Share of ad spend: Performance-based UGC: a percentage of the Meta ad spend behind the creator's video, alone or on top of a fixed fee. The percentage is the same for every creator in a campaign; their example uses 6 %.
Product seeding: Gift campaigns are supported on the Pro plan.

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

Vidovo

brands running Meta ads with creator videos
brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do SideShift and Vidovo have in common?

Both list pay per video, bonuses and ads launched from the platform on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does SideShift list that Vidovo does not?

SideShift lists commission on sales, pay per 1,000 views and retainers. Vidovo does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Vidovo list that SideShift does not?

Vidovo 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”
Vidovo: vidovo.com: For UGC creators, read 2026-11-07 · vidovo.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Set a fixed fee per video or social media post,”
Vidovo: vidovo.com: Performance-based UGC, read 2026-11-07 · vidovo.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
SideShift: sideshift.app: Affiliate Marketing use case, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Sales measured in your affiliate reporting”
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”
Vidovo: vidovo.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · vidovo.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
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.”
Vidovo: vidovo.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · vidovo.com, checked Nov 7, 2026