Influee vs Trend Comparison 2026
Influee runs on a monthly subscription, from $229 for 10 collaborations, plus an average $57 creator fee and a 10 percent marketplace fee that together work out to roughly $86 a video. Trend sells credit packages instead, one-time and with no platform fee on top, from $550 for up to 6 videos at about $92 each, falling to about $69 a video on its largest $3,872 package. The axis is scale: Trend starts slightly pricier per video than Influee but has no recurring bill, and undercuts Influee once a package is large enough.
UGC videos from creators, briefed and paid for
UGC videos priced per video, not per seat
At a glance
- Influee starts cheaper, at $229.
- Neither has a free tier.
Side by side
Influee | Trend | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $229 | From $550 |
| Pricing model | Paid subscription | Paid subscription |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing (they differ) | Monthly or annual | One-time purchase |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export |
Influee
UGC videos from creators, briefed and paid for
Influee is a marketplace for commissioned user-generated video: post a brief, pick from applicants, ship the product, get files back. The subscription caps how many collaborations run at once rather than how much footage arrives. Creator fees are separate from the plan, and the marketplace takes a percentage of them on the way through.
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.
Why people weigh these two
- Trend instead of Influee
- Trend prices UGC by the video rather than by a subscription seat, from $550, a buy-the-batch model instead of Influee's ongoing collaboration cap.
- Influee instead of Trend
- Influee briefs and pays creators for the same kind of UGC video, from $229, well below Trend's $550 minimum order.
Which one should you pick
Choose Influee if a running programme with a steady, predictable monthly cap suits your production schedule better than buying in bulk, since collaborations are capped by plan rather than needing a big upfront purchase. All in, subscription plus the average creator fee and marketplace cut, that works out to roughly $86 a video at full use of the entry plan.
Choose Trend if you run a few content pushes a year rather than a continuous programme, since credits are bought once with no subscription and no platform fee added on top. The smallest package is $550 for up to 6 videos, about $92 each, more than Influee's effective rate at small scale, but the largest package brings that down to about $69 a video, cheaper than Influee once you are buying in volume.
Common questions
- Which one is cheaper per video?
- It depends on scale. Trend's smallest package works out to about $92 a video, more than Influee's roughly $86 all-in average. Trend's largest package drops to about $69 a video, undercutting Influee once you are buying a large batch at once.
- Does Trend charge a platform fee on top of the credit price?
- No, Trend states plainly that you pay for the content and not for platform fees, so the credit price is the whole cost. Influee's subscription is separate from the creator fee, and it also adds a 10 percent marketplace fee on top of what creators are paid.
- Is Trend a subscription like Influee?
- No, Trend sells one-time credit packages with no recurring bill, while Influee is billed monthly, from $229 for 10 collaborations, and can be cancelled at any time.
- Can I test either one cheaply first?
- Trend's minimum purchase is $550, which is not a cheap way to test the idea. Influee's entry subscription is $229 a month and can be cancelled any time, a lower initial commitment, though it recurs monthly rather than being a single purchase.
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