Platform profile

Aspire

Creator marketing platform with a creator marketplace, affiliate links and promo codes, gifting fulfilled through Shopify, and a CreatorAds suite for Meta Partnership Ads.

Updated Nov 7, 2026

aspire.io 5 of 9 pay models listed publicly

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Why brands pick HourlyUGC over Aspire

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
Aspire lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, bonuses and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Aspire does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). Aspire lists bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 1 2
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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Aspire lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, bonuses and product seeding on its public pages. Hourly sessions, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and retainers are not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026).

Pay models

Pay model	Listed publicly	Detail and source
Hourly sessions	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Pay per video	✓ Yes	Paid collaborations and UGC programs with a negotiated fee per deliverable; creators set their own rates on their profile. Per-video pricing is not itemised publicly.1 2 “paid collaborations”
Commission on sales	✓ Yes	Commission structures per creator: flat, percentage or tiered, tracked through affiliate links and promo codes.1 2 “a unique affiliate link”
Flat amount per order	✓ Yes	A flat commission amount per conversion is one of the three commission structures listed (flat, percentage, tiered).1
Share of ad spend	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Pay per 1,000 views	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Retainers	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Bonuses	✓ Yes	Tiered incentives that open up as creators hit conversion targets (example on the page: a free product after 50 conversions).1 “Reward performance on autopilot”
Product seeding	✓ Yes	Gifting and seeding programs; creators pick from a curated catalog or receive products, fulfilled through the Shopify integration.1 2 “Select & send products to your creators”
Ads launched from the platform	✓ Yes	CreatorAds suite: request ad rights, publish to Meta or save a draft for Ads Manager, review in an ads dashboard. Meta only; included in the subscription; ad-rights fees are negotiated with the creator separately.1 2 “Currently, CreatorAds supports Meta ads. TikTok Ads support is coming soon.”

Fees, attribution, payouts

How sales are attributed	Unique tracking links per creator and campaign, promo codes tied to creator performance, and shoppable Shopify storefronts. Commission payouts are sent from Reporting > Sales Tracking. No attribution window is published. 1 2
Platform fee	Not published. Brands pay a payment processing fee on each creator payment (amounts on a separate fees page, not listed). Creators receive 100 % of the agreed amount with no PayPal fee; the platform is free for creators. 1 2
Brand pricing	Not published; sales-led. The /pricing and /plans pages lead to a demo form. The Shopify App Store listing says free to install, with external charges billed by Aspire separately. 1 2
Creator payout	PayPal only. After the brand submits a payment, Aspire's accounting team sends the funds within 7 business days; payments are USD only and PayPal converts for international creators. Creators without a PayPal email on file are reminded every two weeks. PayPal issues 1099-K forms where thresholds apply. 1 2
Regions	No country list is published. Payouts are in USD only, converted by PayPal for international creators; the home page shows United States and LA-based creator filters. 1 2
Scale they publish	They say: They say: trusted by 800+ brands, $52M+ in affiliate sales driven, 300K creators activated, $100M+ in influencer payouts (home page); $80M paid out to creators in the last 12 months (creator page). 1 2

Is Aspire legit? What the public record shows

From Aspire's own public pages, checked Nov 7, 2026. No verdict: what is public, and what is not.

Aspire runs at aspire.io and lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, bonuses and product seeding on its public pages, checked Nov 7, 2026, read on 22 public pages. What is not on those pages is shown as not listed publicly. This site gives no verdict: it shows the public record, with a source and a date on every fact.

Company: Aspire runs at aspire.io. No country list is published. Payouts are in USD only, converted by PayPal for international creators; the home page shows United States and LA-based creator filters.
How creators are paid: Pay per video, Commission on sales, Flat amount per order, Bonuses and Product seeding listed publicly. PayPal only. After the brand submits a payment, Aspire's accounting team sends the funds within 7 business days; payments are USD only and PayPal converts for international creators. Creators without a PayPal email on file are reminded every two weeks. PayPal issues 1099-K forms where thresholds apply.
What brands pay: Not published. Brands pay a payment processing fee on each creator payment (amounts on a separate fees page, not listed). Creators receive 100 % of the agreed amount with no PayPal fee; the platform is free for creators. Not published; sales-led. The /pricing and /plans pages lead to a demo form. The Shopify App Store listing says free to install, with external charges billed by Aspire separately.
How sales are counted: Unique tracking links per creator and campaign, promo codes tied to creator performance, and shoppable Shopify storefronts. Commission payouts are sent from Reporting > Sales Tracking. No attribution window is published.
What it says about its scale: They say: trusted by 800+ brands, $52M+ in affiliate sales driven, 300K creators activated, $100M+ in influencer payouts (home page); $80M paid out to creators in the last 12 months (creator page).
Where we read it: 22 public pages on aspire.io, apps.shopify.com and help.aspireiq.com, each linked under Sources below, checked Nov 7, 2026.
Not on its public pages: Hourly sessions, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and retainers. Not listed publicly is not the same as not offered.

Fits, from the facts

Mid-size and enterprise brands that want a creator marketplace plus affiliate tracking
Gifting fulfilled from a Shopify catalog
Launching Meta Partnership Ads from the same tool

Notes

Aspire publishes no prices; www.aspire.io/pricing returns 404 and /plans is a demo form. The CreatorAds suite is Meta-only as of the help center FAQ checked 2026-11-07 (TikTok 'coming soon'); allowlisting ads are not supported from the suite. Payments are USD and PayPal only per the help center.

Sources

Checked Nov 7, 2026. Send a correction with a public URL and we update the fact and its date.

Aspire creator page · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “paid collaborations”
Aspire home page · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
Aspire on the Shopify App Store · apps.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Select & send products to your creators”
Aspire help center, CreatorAds FAQ · help.aspireiq.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Currently, CreatorAds supports Meta ads. TikTok Ads support is coming soon.”
Aspire CreatorAds suite · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026
Aspire help center, how payments work · help.aspireiq.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Aspire plans page (demo form) · aspire.io, checked Nov 7, 2026