Platform profile

Shopify Collabs

Shopify's own affiliate app for merchants: invite creators, give them commission links and codes, send gifts, and pay commissions through the merchant's Shopify bill.

Updated Nov 7, 2026

shopify.com 2 of 9 pay models listed publicly

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Why brands pick HourlyUGC over Shopify Collabs

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
Shopify Collabs lists commission on sales and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Shopify Collabs 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. Shopify Collabs 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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Shopify Collabs lists commission on sales and product seeding on its public pages. Hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses 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	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Commission on sales	✓ Yes	Creators earn a percentage commission on the sales they drive; the listing names custom, product-level and tiered commissions.1 2 “Track & pay affiliate commissions automatically via your Shopify bill.”
Flat amount per order	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
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	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Product seeding	✓ Yes	Merchants send creators product gifts or a discount on a purchase from the Gifts tab.1 2 “Send & track gifts through Shopify.”
Ads launched from the platform	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)

Fees, attribution, payouts

How sales are attributed	Sales are tracked through each creator's affiliate links and discount codes in the merchant's Shopify store. Commissions sit in a holding period set by the merchant (default 30 days) before they are billed. 1 2
Platform fee	A 2.9 % processing fee on every automatic commission payment, shown on the merchant's Shopify bill. 1
Brand pricing	Free to install from the Shopify App Store; additional charges may apply, including the 2.9 % processing fee on automatic payments. Charges billed in USD. 1
Creator payout	After the holding period the commission is added to the merchant's next Shopify bill, then paid to creators who activated automatic payouts (Hyperwallet: PayPal or bank transfer). Payouts run twice a month, in USD, once the balance is at least $25. 1 2 3
Regions	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Scale they publish	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)

Is Shopify Collabs legit? What the public record shows

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

Shopify Collabs runs at shopify.com and lists commission on sales and product seeding on its public pages, checked Nov 7, 2026, read on 11 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: Shopify Collabs runs at shopify.com.
How creators are paid: Commission on sales and Product seeding listed publicly. After the holding period the commission is added to the merchant's next Shopify bill, then paid to creators who activated automatic payouts (Hyperwallet: PayPal or bank transfer). Payouts run twice a month, in USD, once the balance is at least $25.
What brands pay: A 2.9 % processing fee on every automatic commission payment, shown on the merchant's Shopify bill. Free to install from the Shopify App Store; additional charges may apply, including the 2.9 % processing fee on automatic payments. Charges billed in USD.
How sales are counted: Sales are tracked through each creator's affiliate links and discount codes in the merchant's Shopify store. Commissions sit in a holding period set by the merchant (default 30 days) before they are billed.
Where we read it: 11 public pages on apps.shopify.com and help.shopify.com, each linked under Sources below, checked Nov 7, 2026.
Not on its public pages: Hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses. Not listed publicly is not the same as not offered.

Fits, from the facts

Shopify merchants paying creators a commission on sales
Sending product gifts and tracking affiliate sales in the same app

Notes

Shopify's help center says Collabs is not accepting new creator sign-ups at this time; existing creators can still use it, and merchants can still invite creators and accept applications. Manual PayPal payments are no longer used for new commissions, they say. US merchants can collect W9 forms; creators without one are capped at $599.99 a year in payouts.

Sources

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

Shopify App Store: Shopify Collabs listing, read 2026-11-07 · apps.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Track & pay affiliate commissions automatically via your Shopify bill.”
Shopify Help Center: Collabs, paying creators (merchants), read 2026-11-07 · help.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “commission earned by the creator is 10%”
Shopify Help Center: Shopify Collabs, read 2026-11-07 · help.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
Shopify Help Center: Collabs, getting paid (creators), read 2026-11-07 · help.shopify.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Automatic payouts are then scheduled to be paid out twice per month”