Compared on public facts

viral.app vs Youdji

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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viral.app and Youdji both list pay per video. viral.app also lists pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses, which Youdji does not list publicly.

6 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 viral.app and Youdji

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
viral.app lists pay per video, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and product seeding, which viral.app does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). viral.app lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1 2
Youdji lists pay per video publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding, which Youdji 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. viral.app and Youdji do 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	viral.app	Youdji
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	Fixed pay can be a per-video fee; live jobs on the platform show a median of $15 per video (typical range $10-21) as of November 2026. 1 2	Each creator sets a rate and negotiates with the brand, then sends an offer; their guide price is about 150 EUR excl. VAT a video, or 150-200 EUR with script writing and editing. 1 2
Commission on sales	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
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	Performance pay can use CPM tiers based on tracked views of the creator's organic post; live-job median $1 per 1,000 views (typical $1-1.25), used mainly by clipping programs. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Retainers	A monthly base (fixed pay as a salary) for as long as the creator works on the job; live-job median $500 a month (typical $310-740). 1	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Flat bonuses that trigger at view thresholds (recommended ladder $100 at 100K, $250 at 250K, $500 at 500K views; each video earns only the highest reached); live-job median top bonus $250. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Money and tracking	viral.app	Youdji
How sales are attributed	Views, not sales. Public post links are tracked on TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts and Snapchat Spotlight without account logins, refreshed every 24 hours (Pro), 12 hours (Ultra, Scale) or hourly (Enterprise). Payout rules can add caps, minimum views and an eligibility window. No sales attribution is described. 1 2	Not listed publicly
Platform fee	A flat 3 % payout management fee paid by the brand on top of each payout; none of it comes out of the creator's amount. The payout partner Talentir deducts a method fee from the creator's transfer: PayPal 2.5 %, Venmo 3.5 %, SWIFT, US wire or non-SEPA IBAN EUR 5; SEPA, UK and US ACH bank transfers and stablecoins on Base are free (fees as of September 2026). 1 2	No fee is added to the price the brand agrees with the creator. Youdji takes 20 % of completed orders from the creator; for clients a creator brings, 0 % on the first order and 10 % after. 1 2
Brand pricing	Pro $99/month (1,000 tracked videos, 10 active creators, 1 live job, 1 seat); Ultra $299/month (5,000 videos, 50 creators, 2 jobs, 10 seats, API); Scale $499/month (20,000 videos, 500 creators, 3 jobs, 20 seats); Enterprise custom with hourly refreshes. Yearly billing 20 % off; 7-day free trial. Full-service from $20k/month. 1	No subscription and no card needed to start; the brand pays only the agreed price per video. AI campaigns are an optional paid feature (the first is at no cost). Payment by card, bank transfer or a prepaid Youdji balance. 1
Creator payout	Creators claim payouts in the dashboard; Talentir pays as merchant of record and issues the invoice in the creator's name (self-billing). Methods: SEPA, UK or US ACH bank transfer, PayPal, Venmo, USDC/EURC and other crypto. Timing from claim: stablecoins within minutes, PayPal and Venmo usually within the hour, SEPA and UK 1-2 business days, ACH 1-3, SWIFT 3-5. Campaigns pay in USD, EUR, CHF or GBP. No minimum payout is stated. EU residents may be asked for a tax ID (DAC7). 1 2	The brand pays in full before work starts; Youdji holds it and releases it when the brand approves. Payouts go to the creator's bank through Stripe, usually within 3 business days. Youdji invoices in the creator's name. 1 2
Regions	Creators paid in 180+ countries and 50+ currencies; campaigns in USD, EUR, CHF or GBP (JPY and KRW campaigns are paid by the brand directly); job pages for the UK, Canada and Australia; marketplace jobs are matched by country and language. Built and hosted in Germany. 1 2	Creators in most of Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and Japan, among others; creators need a registered business that can invoice. Brand search filters list the US, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the UK, Canada, Switzerland and Portugal. 1 2
Scale they publish	They say: They say: 1M+ accounts tracked, 100B+ views tracked, 50M+ videos tracked, $5M+ payouts issued. 1	They say: They say 12,500+ creators, 3,000+ brands and agencies, and more than $6,000,000 paid to creators. 1

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Pay per video

viral.app lists, Youdji does not

Pay per 1,000 views: Performance pay can use CPM tiers based on tracked views of the creator's organic post; live-job median $1 per 1,000 views (typical $1-1.25), used mainly by clipping programs.
Retainers: A monthly base (fixed pay as a salary) for as long as the creator works on the job; live-job median $500 a month (typical $310-740).
Bonuses: Flat bonuses that trigger at view thresholds (recommended ladder $100 at 100K, $250 at 250K, $500 at 500K views; each video earns only the highest reached); live-job median top bonus $250.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Youdji lists, viral.app does not

Nothing in the models we track.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

viral.app

brands that budget per approved video
brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views
brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses

Youdji

brands that budget per approved video

Questions people ask

What do viral.app and Youdji have in common?

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

What does viral.app list that Youdji does not?

viral.app lists pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses. Youdji does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does Youdji list that viral.app does not?

Nothing in the pay models we track.

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.

viral.app: viral.app, creator payments page · viral.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Fixed, performance, or both.”
viral.app: viral.app, what UGC jobs pay (figures as of November 2026) · viral.app, checked Nov 7, 2026
Youdji: youdji.com, home (English), read 2026-11-07 · youdji.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Each creator sets their own rates, and you negotiate directly with them.”
viral.app: viral.app home page · viral.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Paste a public link. That's it.”
viral.app: viral.app docs, creator payouts (fees as of September 2026) · viral.app, checked Sep 1, 2026
Youdji: youdji.com: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · youdji.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
viral.app: viral.app blog, Canvas UGC marketplace launch (updated 6 Nov 2026) · viral.app, checked Nov 6, 2026 · “claim their payouts in the dashboard”