Compared on public facts

Superfiliate vs Trend

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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
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
Trend lists pay per video and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Trend does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1
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. Trend 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	Superfiliate	Trend
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Not listed publicly	Creator Credits at $9.16 each; hiring a creator costs 20, 40 or 60 credits by skill level and each hired creator delivers 2 videos or 5 photos. Packages from $550 for up to 6 videos. 1
Commission on sales	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	Not listed publicly
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
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. 1	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	Gifting and seeding: creators get a one-click link and the gift order is placed automatically in Shopify. 1	Brands ship their products to the creators; creators earn cash and keep free products. 1 2
Ads launched from the platform	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	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	Superfiliate	Trend
How sales are attributed	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	Not listed publicly
Platform fee	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	None stated beyond the credits: no subscriptions, software fees or contracts; credits expire 12 months after purchase. 1
Brand pricing	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	Credit packages: $550 (60 credits, up to 6 videos), $1,045 (140 credits, up to 14), $1,980 (280 credits, up to 28), $3,872 (560 credits, up to 56). 100 % licensing and distribution rights to approved content. 1
Creator payout	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	Payment goes to the creator's PayPal account as soon as the brand approves the content; free for creators. 1
Regions	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	Not listed publicly
Scale they publish	Not listed publicly	They say: They say over 1,000 brands; their home-page counters show 18,500+ videos created, 21,000+ photos created, 3,700+ creators in the network, 15K+ creators on the waitlist, 31,500+ videos delivered, 46,000+ images delivered and 20,000+ partnerships completed. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Product seeding

Superfiliate lists, Trend does not

Commission on sales: Commission payouts on sales referred through a creator's landing page, link or promo code; brands can combine commission with a flat fee.
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.
Ads launched from the platform: 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.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Trend lists, Superfiliate does not

Pay per video: Creator Credits at $9.16 each; hiring a creator costs 20, 40 or 60 credits by skill level and each hired creator delivers 2 videos or 5 photos. Packages from $550 for up to 6 videos.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

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

Trend

brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators

Questions people ask

What do Superfiliate and Trend have in common?

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

What does Superfiliate list that Trend does not?

Superfiliate lists commission on sales, share of ad spend and ads launched from the platform. Trend does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Trend list that Superfiliate does not?

Trend lists pay per video. Superfiliate 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.

Trend: trend.io: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Each creator you hire will produce 5 photos or 2 videos”
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”
Trend: trend.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Free Products + Cash”
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”
Trend: trend.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Why over 1,000 brands trust us.”