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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.
Creator campaigns run for you or run yourself
Micro influencer posts at a flat fee each
Creator.co | Stack Influence | |
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| Starting price | From $199 | Not listed |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free trial, then paid | Paid subscription |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing (they differ) | Monthly or annual | Usage-based |
| Free trial | 14 days | 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 | UGC & Creator Marketplaces, Brand Deals & Sponsorships |
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Creator campaigns run for you or run yourself
Creator.co sits between a creator marketplace and an agency: the self-serve plan gives a brand the database and the workflow, and the managed one puts a team on the campaign instead. Creators join free and apply to the campaigns they fit. The three-month minimum on both plans is the detail worth reading before signing, because it makes a trial run cost more than the monthly price suggests.
Our note
The three-month minimum is the number that matters: the entry plan is really $597 to try. For creators the calculation is different and simpler, since joining costs nothing and being listed in more places is rarely a mistake.
Only on this side
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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| 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.