Platform profile

impact.com

Partnership management platform for affiliate, creator and referral programs, with contract template terms, cross-device tracking and partner payouts in 70+ currencies.

Updated Nov 7, 2026

impact.com 6 of 9 pay models listed publicly

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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
impact.com lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, retainers, bonuses and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which impact.com does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). impact.com lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly. 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. impact.com 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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impact.com lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, retainers, bonuses and product seeding on its public pages. Hourly sessions, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views 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	Sponsored posts with a fixed fee negotiated per deliverable, paid through performance campaigns or a partner funds transfer.1 2 “a flat fee for each piece of content”
Commission on sales	✓ Yes	Commission on actions as a percentage of the order (help example: 10 % of a $200 sale); dynamic commissioning pays more for new customers, high-margin SKUs or subscribers.1 2 “Earn commissions on every sale your content drives”
Flat amount per order	✓ Yes	A fixed dollar amount per action (sale, signup, install, free trial), set in template terms.1 “a fixed dollar amount to be paid out per action”
Share of ad spend	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Pay per 1,000 views	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Retainers	✓ Yes	Ambassador deals with recurring fees; placement fees in template terms can be a monthly payout for regular promoters.1 2 “recurring fees and bonuses”
Bonuses	✓ Yes	Tiered bonuses and performance-bonus tiers layered on a default payout (help example: 4 % per order rising to 6 % past $200 revenue); placement fees for accepting terms or a first event.1 2 “Flat fees, commissions, and tiered bonuses all handled in the platform.”
Product seeding	✓ Yes	Product gifting as a creator compensation method: creators pick from the brand's catalog (Shopify-synced or uploaded) after being hired; can be the only compensation or combined with a flat fee or performance payout.1 “a creator compensation method that rewards creators with free products”
Ads launched from the platform	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)

Fees, attribution, payouts

How sales are attributed	Cross-device, cookieless affiliate tracking with links; promo-code attribution for social and offline purchases; full-funnel attribution beyond last click, with automatic deduplication across channels (they say 10-25 % lower commission spend on average). Online Sale/CPA event types with locking and payout periods set in template terms. 1 2
Platform fee	Starter: $30/month plus 2.5 % of revenue (the page does not define the base). Essentials, Pro and Enterprise list no percentage; setup and onboarding at $250 per hour; 12-month contract; partner payouts above the included monthly amount are billed a la carte with no overage fees. 1
Brand pricing	Starter $30/month plus 2.5 % (Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce, Squarespace, Ecwid, Shoplazza, nopCommerce, Zoho Commerce only; 30-day free trial). Essentials $500/month, includes up to $2,500/month in partner payouts. Pro $2,500/month, includes up to $14,300/month. Enterprise custom. Free for creators and affiliate publishers. 1 2
Creator payout	Free for creators. Withdrawals to a bank account or PayPal in 70+ currencies, with a $10 minimum balance. Autopay by balance threshold (processed the following Tuesday or Thursday) or on a fixed day (1st or 15th); Anytime PayPal for immediate withdrawal of smaller balances. 1 2
Regions	Brands are billed in USD; Canada and Australia in local currency; regional pricing for the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and China expected by December 2026. Partner payouts in 70+ currencies; the creator page addresses international and global creators. 1 2
Scale they publish	They say: They say: 6,500+ brands, 250K+ partners, 25m+ creator profiles searchable, 1m+ active partnerships. 1 2

Is impact.com legit? What the public record shows

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

impact.com runs at impact.com and lists pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, retainers, bonuses and product seeding on its public pages, checked Nov 7, 2026, read on 21 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: impact.com runs at impact.com. Brands are billed in USD; Canada and Australia in local currency; regional pricing for the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and China expected by December 2026. Partner payouts in 70+ currencies; the creator page addresses international and global creators.
How creators are paid: Pay per video, Commission on sales, Flat amount per order, Retainers, Bonuses and Product seeding listed publicly. Free for creators. Withdrawals to a bank account or PayPal in 70+ currencies, with a $10 minimum balance. Autopay by balance threshold (processed the following Tuesday or Thursday) or on a fixed day (1st or 15th); Anytime PayPal for immediate withdrawal of smaller balances.
What brands pay: Starter: $30/month plus 2.5 % of revenue (the page does not define the base). Essentials, Pro and Enterprise list no percentage; setup and onboarding at $250 per hour; 12-month contract; partner payouts above the included monthly amount are billed a la carte with no overage fees. Starter $30/month plus 2.5 % (Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce, Squarespace, Ecwid, Shoplazza, nopCommerce, Zoho Commerce only; 30-day free trial). Essentials $500/month, includes up to $2,500/month in partner payouts. Pro $2,500/month, includes up to $14,300/month. Enterprise custom. Free for creators and affiliate publishers.
How sales are counted: Cross-device, cookieless affiliate tracking with links; promo-code attribution for social and offline purchases; full-funnel attribution beyond last click, with automatic deduplication across channels (they say 10-25 % lower commission spend on average). Online Sale/CPA event types with locking and payout periods set in template terms.
What it says about its scale: They say: 6,500+ brands, 250K+ partners, 25m+ creator profiles searchable, 1m+ active partnerships.
Where we read it: 21 public pages on impact.com and help.impact.com, each linked under Sources below, checked Nov 7, 2026.
Not on its public pages: Hourly sessions, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views. Not listed publicly is not the same as not offered.

Fits, from the facts

Enterprise affiliate and creator programs under one contract system
Paying partners in 70+ currencies on a set schedule
Mixing fixed per-action, percent, placement fees and bonuses in the same terms

Notes

impact.com's pricing page states Essentials both as 'includes up to $2,500/mo' and 'minimum of $2,500/mo processed', so the included-payout wording is inconsistent on its own page. The Starter 2.5 % fee is listed as 'of Revenue' without defining the base. Its influencer page talks about turning creator content into paid media and shows an 'amplify content' toggle, but does not describe launching ads from the platform, so adsFromPlatform is not-stated.

Sources

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

impact.com, for creators page · impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a flat fee for each piece of content”
impact.com help center, payouts and incentives for influencer partnerships · help.impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
impact.com help center, performance bonus FAQ · help.impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
impact.com help center, configure product gifting for your creator campaign · help.impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a creator compensation method that rewards creators with free products”
impact.com home page · impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Cross-device affiliate tracking with cookieless attribution”
impact.com, influencer marketing page · impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
impact.com pricing page · impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “2.5% of Revenue”
impact.com help center, select how often you get paid as a partner · help.impact.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “withdraw your funds into your bank or PayPal account”