Platform profile

SideShift

A subscription creator marketplace for high-volume organic UGC, where brands set per-post fees and view bonuses, track views and CPM per creator, and pay creators from a wallet.

Updated Nov 7, 2026

sideshift.app 5 of 9 pay models listed publicly

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Why brands pick HourlyUGC over SideShift

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
SideShift lists pay per video, commission on sales, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and product seeding, which SideShift does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). SideShift 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. 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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SideShift lists pay per video, commission on sales, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses on its public pages. Hourly sessions, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and product seeding 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	Payment per post; the brand sets the base fee and creators apply at that rate. They say the median account lands at $7 to $9 a video over the last 90 days.1 2 “such as a retainer, payment per post, payment per view or a combination”
Commission on sales	✓ Yes	A creator affiliate program with commission terms in the partner agreement; sales are measured in the brand's own affiliate tracking (links or codes), not inside SideShift.1 “Sales measured in your affiliate reporting”
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	✓ Yes	Payment per view and view bonuses on top of a base fee; their creator FAQ cites performance bonuses of $1-$4 per 1,000 views.1 2 3 “payment per post, payment per view or a combination”
Retainers	✓ Yes	A retainer can be the campaign's payment terms, alone or combined with per-post or per-view pay.1 “such as a retainer, payment per post, payment per view or a combination”
Bonuses	✓ Yes	Performance bonuses set by the brand, typically tied to views.1 “set creator fees and any performance bonuses”
Product seeding	–	Not listed publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026)
Ads launched from the platform	✓ Yes	Partnership ad codes from creators are kept with the creator agreement and usage rights; the brand runs the ads in its own ad account.1 “Keep usage rights, creator agreements and partnership ad codes together.”

Fees, attribution, payouts

How sales are attributed	Affiliate sales are measured in the brand's own affiliate tracking with links or codes. SideShift reports ROAS and revenue per creator (attributed ad revenue divided by ad spend) and syncs attribution from App Store Connect and Stripe. 1 2
Platform fee	A software subscription paid by the brand; creator payments are separate and funded by the brand. They say SideShift charges brands, not creators, with small fees on creator bank withdrawals; brands review payment-processing charges when funding the wallet. 1 2
Brand pricing	Starter $299, Growth $499, Scale $999 a month; or $210, $349 and $699 a month billed yearly ($2,520, $4,188, $8,388). 14-day free trial on monthly plans only. Plans differ by creators live at once (15 / 50 / unlimited), job listings (1 / 2 / 3), invites a day (30 / 100 / 500) and tracked videos a month (600 / 2,000 / unlimited); extra invites $0.10 each. Managed service from a $20,000 monthly campaign budget. 1
Creator payout	Creators are paid through SideShift after each campaign, with funds released to a creator wallet within a few days; nothing is paid until the brand approves the work; identity checks before payouts; 1099s handled. 1 2
Regions	Creators based in the US, Canada, UK and Australia; they say more countries are coming. 1
Scale they publish	They say: They say: trusted by 3,000+ brands; 71,472,850,048 views on live posts created in the 90 days before 8 Sep 2026; $10 million+ paid to creators in the past 30 days (reported 26 Sep 2026); 2,692,829 creator posts tracked in 90 days. 1

Is SideShift legit? What the public record shows

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

SideShift runs at sideshift.app and lists pay per video, commission on sales, pay per 1,000 views, retainers and bonuses on its public pages, checked Nov 7, 2026, read on 18 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: SideShift runs at sideshift.app. Creators based in the US, Canada, UK and Australia; they say more countries are coming.
How creators are paid: Pay per video, Commission on sales, Pay per 1,000 views, Retainers and Bonuses listed publicly. Creators are paid through SideShift after each campaign, with funds released to a creator wallet within a few days; nothing is paid until the brand approves the work; identity checks before payouts; 1099s handled.
What brands pay: A software subscription paid by the brand; creator payments are separate and funded by the brand. They say SideShift charges brands, not creators, with small fees on creator bank withdrawals; brands review payment-processing charges when funding the wallet. Starter $299, Growth $499, Scale $999 a month; or $210, $349 and $699 a month billed yearly ($2,520, $4,188, $8,388). 14-day free trial on monthly plans only. Plans differ by creators live at once (15 / 50 / unlimited), job listings (1 / 2 / 3), invites a day (30 / 100 / 500) and tracked videos a month (600 / 2,000 / unlimited); extra invites $0.10 each. Managed service from a $20,000 monthly campaign budget.
How sales are counted: Affiliate sales are measured in the brand's own affiliate tracking with links or codes. SideShift reports ROAS and revenue per creator (attributed ad revenue divided by ad spend) and syncs attribution from App Store Connect and Stripe.
What it says about its scale: They say: trusted by 3,000+ brands; 71,472,850,048 views on live posts created in the 90 days before 8 Sep 2026; $10 million+ paid to creators in the past 30 days (reported 26 Sep 2026); 2,692,829 creator posts tracked in 90 days.
Where we read it: 18 public pages on sideshift.app, each linked under Sources below, checked Nov 7, 2026.
Not on its public pages: Hourly sessions, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and product seeding. Not listed publicly is not the same as not offered.

Fits, from the facts

High-volume organic creator posts paid per post plus a view bonus
Flat software pricing with the creator budget kept separate
Tracking views, engagement and CPM per creator across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook

Notes

Payment terms are set per campaign: a retainer, payment per post, payment per view or a combination; the brand funds a wallet and approves work before payout. Affiliate programs run on the brand's own affiliate tracking. Their creator FAQ says earnings range from $200 to $2,000 a month plus performance bonuses; this site repeats it as their claim only. Agency plans and a managed service are separate.

Sources

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

sideshift.app: Creator payments and payouts, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “such as a retainer, payment per post, payment per view or a combination”
sideshift.app, home FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “the median account lands at $7 to $9 a video”
sideshift.app: Affiliate Marketing use case, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Sales measured in your affiliate reporting”
sideshift.app: For creators FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “performance bonuses ($1–$4 per 1,000 views)”
sideshift.app: Plans for brands, FAQ, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “set creator fees and any performance bonuses”
sideshift.app: Ambassador Marketing use case, read 2026-11-07 · sideshift.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Keep usage rights, creator agreements and partnership ad codes together.”