Compared on public facts

Statusphere vs Upfluence

Updated Nov 7, 2026

HourlyUGC is our product. Every fact links to its source. Methodology.

Statusphere and Upfluence both list product seeding. Statusphere also lists ads launched from the platform, which Upfluence does not list publicly. Upfluence lists pay per video and commission on sales, which Statusphere does not list publicly.

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

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	Statusphere	Upfluence
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Not listed publicly	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	Not listed publicly	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	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per 1,000 views	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Statusphere ships products to creators in personalized StatusBoxes and handles fulfillment; creators get products, gift cards and other incentives. 1 2	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	One-click ad codes for TikTok Spark Ads and Instagram Partnership ads on paid campaigns; creators set their own ad rates for boosted content. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Statusphere	Upfluence
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	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	Not listed publicly	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	Custom pricing on a credits system that buys creator actions (TikTok posts, product seeding, YouTube Shorts); they say initial investments start at $10,000. Shipping to creators and content rights are included. 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	Creator payments are processed automatically by Statusphere, with no invoicing for the brand. Method and timing are not given. 1	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	Not listed publicly	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 700+ brands and 100K+ brand-creator matches, and that 1,000+ creators can be activated in an hour. 1 2	They say: They say: 12+ million creators in the database. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Product seeding

Statusphere lists, Upfluence does not

Ads launched from the platform: One-click ad codes for TikTok Spark Ads and Instagram Partnership ads on paid campaigns; creators set their own ad rates for boosted content.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Upfluence lists, Statusphere does not

Pay per video: Flat fee: a set rate for a sponsored post, video or other piece of content; hybrid deals add commission on top.
Commission on sales: Affiliate commissions as a percentage of sales from unique links or discount codes; can be mixed with flat fees.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Statusphere

brands that ship product to creators

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 Statusphere and Upfluence have in common?

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

What does Statusphere list that Upfluence does not?

Statusphere lists ads launched from the platform. Upfluence does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.

What does Upfluence list that Statusphere does not?

Upfluence lists pay per video and commission on sales. Statusphere 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.

Upfluence: Upfluence Pay page · upfluence.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Upfluence: Upfluence home page · upfluence.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “flat fees, affiliate commissions, promo codes, or any mix”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com: FAQs, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “We take fulfillment to creators completely out of your hands.”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “get incentives like free products, gift cards and more!”
Upfluence: Upfluence help center, product gifting campaign · help.upfluence.co, checked Oct 6, 2025 · “Product gifting campaigns do not guarantee influencer posts.”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com (Statusphere), home, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “1-click ad codes for TikTok Spark and Instagram Partnership ads”
Upfluence: Upfluence pricing page · upfluence.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Upfluence takes no percentage of sales.”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “flexible and customized based on your team's specific needs.”
Statusphere: joinstatus.com: How it works, read 2026-11-07 · joinstatus.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Hands-free creator payments processed automatically.”