GRIN vs Trend Comparison 2026
Both cover brand deals & sponsorships and ugc & creator marketplaces. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
At a glance
- GRIN starts cheaper, at $200.
- Only GRIN has a free tier.
Side by side
GRIN | Trend | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $200 | From $550 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Paid subscription |
| Free tier (they differ) | Yes | No |
| Billing (they differ) | Monthly or annual | One-time purchase |
| 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 | Brand Deals & Sponsorships, UGC & Creator Marketplaces |
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.
GRIN
Creator programs, with a free tier to start on
GRIN runs creator programs for brands: finding people, shipping them product, tracking what they post and paying them for it. For most of its life the price was quoted rather than published, and it now sits on a page with a free plan at the bottom of it. That change is what makes it worth a creator's attention, because the brands approaching you are increasingly running their side through something like this. Knowing what they see is useful.
Our note
The free tier is the news here, since GRIN spent years as a quote-only platform aimed at brands with budgets. Compare it against Modash and Collabstr on how you actually work: this is built for running your own roster over time, and the marketplaces are better when you want to buy a campaign and be done.
Trend
UGC videos priced per video, not per seat
Trend sells creator content in credit packages and charges nothing for the software around it, which suits a brand that needs a batch of videos twice a year rather than a running programme. Per-video cost falls as the package grows. The smallest package is $550, so it is not a way to test the idea cheaply.
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