Compared on public facts

Socialync vs Trybe

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

12 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 Socialync and Trybe

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
Socialync lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, share of ad spend and product seeding, which Socialync does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Socialync lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1 2 3
Trybe lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, retainers, bonuses and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions and pay per 1,000 views, which Trybe does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Trybe 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. 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	Socialync	Trybe
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Organic jobs can pay a rate per post, alone or with a view bonus. 1 2	Flat per approved submission: paid for content that gets approved, before it runs as an ad. Trybe's fee on flat payments is 1.5 % of creator earnings. 1 2
Commission on sales	Whitelisting and UGC ads jobs pay commission only, with no base at delivery: a percentage of attributed sales or a fixed amount per sale. 1 2	A percent of GMV: the creator earns a share of what their content sells. Trybe's fee on it is 1.5 % of attributed sales. 1 2
Flat amount per order	On a sales goal the brand can pay a fixed amount per sale instead of a percentage. 1	A fixed dollar amount every time the creator's content is tied to a sale. 1
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Meta performance based: paid on ad metrics such as clicks, impressions or ad spend. Trybe's fee on it is 1.25 % of ad spend. 1 2
Pay per 1,000 views	Organic jobs can pay per 1,000 views with a payout cap; whitelisting deals can also pay a fixed amount per 1,000 views. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Retainers	A monthly guarantee set against commission; each month pays the larger of the two. 1 2	A guaranteed payment tied to a volume goal; the brand tops the creator up if commission falls short. Trybe calls these smart retainers. 1 2
Bonuses	A view bonus at a threshold on top of a per-post rate. 1	One-time payouts on top of everything else for hitting a specific goal. 1
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Built-in sample requests: creators request product and the brand ships it, tied to a Shopify order. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	Whitelisting deals run as Meta partnership ads or TikTok Spark Ads, with the Meta or TikTok pixel on the brand's connected ad account. Lead and link-click goals are Meta only. 1	Connect Meta and launch whitelisted / Partnership Ads from any approved submission in one click. 1
Money and tracking	Socialync	Trybe
How sales are attributed	Commission is counted on what the Meta or TikTok pixel on the connected ad account attributes. Statements go out weekly, every two weeks or monthly. No attribution window is given on the page. 1	Server-side last-click attribution built in, from click to checkout, tied to the creator, submission and sale in the store. Brands can instead pay creators on Meta attribution. Each video carries a unique Trybe ID and URL parameters must be on the ad. 1 2
Platform fee	Paid by the brand: 5 % of the agreed creator pay on organic campaigns; on ads campaigns 1.5 % of attributed sales or 1.25 % of ad spend instead. Billed monthly in arrears. Nothing is taken from creator pay. 1 2 3	1.5 % of attributed sales on sales-based commissions (% of GMV or per order); 1.25 % of ad spend on ad-performance commissions; 1.5 % of creator earnings on flat payments (per submission, retainers, bonuses). Never stacked. 1
Brand pricing	No subscription or seats for brands on the job board; a card is verified at sign-up with a temporary hold that is released. The scheduling app has its own plans ($20, $30 and $99 a month after a 7-day trial). 1 2	Free to start; no seats, no contracts, no minimums. The fee above applies as money moves to creators. 1
Creator payout	The brand pays the creator directly on the listing's terms; Socialync never holds the money. US creators are paid on the Socialync pay page through Stripe. Payment is due 14 days after delivery is confirmed unless the listing says otherwise. 1 2	Payouts run automatically on Stripe. Creators are paid direct to their bank through Stripe Connect with $0 withdrawal fees; currency conversion is handled; free for creators. 1
Regions	US creators are paid through Stripe; elsewhere the creator and the brand settle directly. Sanctioned locations are excluded and users must be 18 or older. 1 2	Payouts through Stripe in 170+ countries, they say. 1
Scale they publish	They say: They say 35,000+ posts a month go through the scheduling app. No creator or brand count is given for the job board. 1	They say: They say brands launch 100+ ads in fewer than 10 clicks. Their home-page case studies cite, for example, Final Boss Sour going from $300K to $2.1M a month in Meta-attributed revenue in 6 months. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Commission on sales
Flat amount per order
Retainers
Bonuses
Ads launched from the platform

Socialync lists, Trybe does not

Pay per 1,000 views: Organic jobs can pay per 1,000 views with a payout cap; whitelisting deals can also pay a fixed amount per 1,000 views.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Trybe lists, Socialync does not

Share of ad spend: Meta performance based: paid on ad metrics such as clicks, impressions or ad spend. Trybe's fee on it is 1.25 % of ad spend.
Product seeding: Built-in sample requests: creators request product and the brand ships it, tied to a Shopify order.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Socialync

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

Trybe

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 that ship product to creators
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Questions people ask

What do Socialync and Trybe have in common?

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

What does Socialync list that Trybe does not?

Socialync lists pay per 1,000 views. Trybe does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.

What does Trybe list that Socialync does not?

Trybe lists share of ad spend and product seeding. Socialync 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.

Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: six ways brands pay creators (thread opening) · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “that's only one of six ways brands actually pay creators here”
Socialync: socialync.io: UGC jobs for creators, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a rate per post”
Socialync: socialync.io: For brands, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Pay flat, per post, with a view bonus or by CPM.”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: flat per approved submission · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “flat per approved submission - you get paid just for making content”
Trybe: jointrybe.com, brand FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · jointrybe.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Flat rate payments (per submission, retainers and bonuses): 1.5% of creator earnings.”
Socialync: socialync.io: Influencer whitelisting, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “A whitelisting deal pays commission only.”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: percent of GMV · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “percent of GMV - you earn a share of whatever your content sells”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: flat per order · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “flat per order - a fixed dollar amount every time”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: Meta performance based · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “paid on ad metrics like clicks, impressions or ad spend”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: retainers · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “retainers - a guaranteed payment tied to hitting a volume goal”
Socialync: socialync.io: Marketplace terms (last updated 24 Oct 2026), read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a view bonus or per-thousand-view rate”
Trybe: Trybe on X, 2 Sep 2026: bonuses · x.com, checked Sep 2, 2026 · “bonuses - one time payouts on top of everything else”
Trybe: Trybe help center: How Sample Requests Work in Trybe (updated 16 Jan 2026) · trybe.crisp.help, checked Jan 16, 2026 · “Sample requests allow creators to receive products for content creation.”
Trybe: Trybe help center: Understanding Video Tracking in Trybe (updated 15 Jan 2026) · trybe.crisp.help, checked Jan 15, 2026 · “Trybe tracks performance at the individual video level using a unique Trybe ID.”
Socialync: socialync.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026