Compared on public facts

Socialync vs Upfluence

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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

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Which pay models each one lists

Side by side

Pay model	Socialync	Upfluence
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 fee: a set rate for a sponsored post, video or other piece of content; hybrid deals add commission on top. 1
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	Affiliate commissions as a percentage of sales from unique links or discount codes; can be mixed with flat fees. 1 2
Flat amount per order	On a sales goal the brand can pay a fixed amount per sale instead of a percentage. 1	Not listed publicly
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
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	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	A view bonus at a threshold on top of a per-post rate. 1	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Product gifting campaigns ship products from Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce or Magento catalogs (or manual upload) in exchange for possible posts; posts are not guaranteed. Upfluence says 60 % of gifted influencers share content on average. 1
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	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Socialync	Upfluence
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	Individual tracking links per influencer showing clicks and sales; auto-generated promo codes with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce and Amazon stores; Amazon Attribution supported. No attribution window is published. 1
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	A fixed platform fee; Upfluence says it takes no percentage of sales and Upfluence Pay carries a 0 % fee. No mandatory setup fee; optional paid onboarding packages exist. 1 2
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	Custom-quoted by module (Find High-Impact Creators; Scale Creator Programs; Run Programs on Autopilot), based on team size and program volume. Minimum contract 12 months; a free trial is offered after an initial call. No prices published. 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	Payments through PayPal or Upfluence Pay (bank transfer or direct deposit), in the creator's preferred currency, in bulk, with built-in KYC, W-9 and W-8 collection and automatic 1099s. Available on the Autopilot module. Payout timing is not published. 1 2
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	Global payouts in local currencies; no country list is published. The site is offered in English, Italian, French, German and Simplified Chinese. 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: 12+ million creators in the database. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video
Commission on sales

Socialync lists, Upfluence does not

Flat amount per order: On a sales goal the brand can pay a fixed amount per sale instead of a percentage.
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.
Retainers: A monthly guarantee set against commission; each month pays the larger of the two.
Bonuses: A view bonus at a threshold on top of a per-post rate.
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.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Upfluence lists, Socialync does not

Product seeding: Product gifting campaigns ship products from Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce or Magento catalogs (or manual upload) in exchange for possible posts; posts are not guaranteed. Upfluence says 60 % of gifted influencers share content on average.

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

Upfluence

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do Socialync and Upfluence have in common?

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

What does Socialync list that Upfluence does not?

Socialync lists flat amount per order, pay per 1,000 views, retainers, bonuses and ads launched from the platform. Upfluence does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Upfluence list that Socialync does not?

Upfluence lists product seeding. Socialync does not list it 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.

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.”
Upfluence: Upfluence Pay page · upfluence.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Socialync: socialync.io: Influencer whitelisting, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “A whitelisting deal pays commission only.”
Upfluence: Upfluence home page · upfluence.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “flat fees, affiliate commissions, promo codes, or any mix”
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”
Upfluence: Upfluence help center, product gifting campaign · help.upfluence.co, checked Oct 6, 2025 · “Product gifting campaigns do not guarantee influencer posts.”
Upfluence: Upfluence pricing page · upfluence.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Upfluence takes no percentage of sales.”
Socialync: socialync.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · socialync.io, checked Nov 7, 2026