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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.
Collabs posted free, invitations sold
Micro influencer posts at a flat fee each
Afluencer | Stack Influence | |
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| Starting price | From $49 | Not listed |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Paid subscription |
| Free tier (they differ) | Yes | No |
| Billing (they differ) | Monthly or annual | Usage-based |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | UGC & Creator Marketplaces, Brand Deals & Sponsorships |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
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.
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Micro influencer posts at a flat fee each
Stack Influence runs micro influencer campaigns as a managed service and charges per completed post rather than per month, which is the opposite of how most of this category is sold. Creators are paid in product, and the brand pays a fee when a post goes live. That makes the cost of a campaign a multiplication rather than a contract. Anybody wanting to pick each creator by hand will find the managed model frustrating.
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| UGC & Creator Marketplaces, Brand Deals & Sponsorships |
| Works with | YouTube, Instagram, TikTok | Instagram, TikTok |
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| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
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| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
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| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
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Our note
Ask for the fee in writing before committing, since an average is not a price and this is the one number the whole model turns on. Budget for the product you are giving away as well, because that cost sits underneath the per-post fee and does not appear on the pricing page at all.