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Both cover ugc & creator marketplaces and brand deals & sponsorships. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| Afluencer | JoinBrands | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $49 | From $99 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | 12% of what you earn |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | UGC & Creator Marketplaces, Brand Deals & Sponsorships | UGC & Creator Marketplaces, Brand Deals & Sponsorships |
| Works with | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
Collabs posted free, invitations sold
Afluencer is a noticeboard where brands post collaborations and creators apply, and both sides can use it without paying. What the paid plans buy is the ability to approach people first, priced by how many invitations a month you want to send. For a creator that makes it one of the few places in this category with no cost of entry at all.
Our note
For a creator this is a free listing on a board brands read, which makes it close to a free option worth taking. For a brand, the $49 tier is the only one priced like a test, and the jump to $649 is the real decision.
UGC creators booked at a fixed price
JoinBrands lists the price of a video before you brief anybody, so a campaign can be budgeted rather than negotiated one creator at a time. Content-only jobs, posting jobs and retainers all run through the same queue. The platform fee is the number to watch, because it drops four points between the free plan and the dearest one.
Our note
Do the arithmetic on the fee before subscribing, because the plans are sold as tiers and are really a volume discount. Below a few thousand a month in content spend, the free plan at 15 percent costs less than any subscription plus its lower rate.
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