Influencer Marketing · head to head
Collabstr vs Izea
Collabstr
Influencer Marketing
Influencer marketplace and management platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Izea
Influencer Marketing
Full-service influencer marketing technology platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Collabstr the Internet Archive's capture of Collabstr's pricing page on 28 November 2020 listed Lite at $69/month with a 15% transaction fee and collabs visible for 7 days, Pro at $99/month with a 7% fee and collabs visible for 20 days, and Managed starting at $999/month with a $3,000 minimum budget and a dedicated account manager.; Izea iZEA prices its influencer marketing tools separately by product: IZEAx Discovery from $149/month, IZEAx Unity Suite from $500/month, BrandGraph from $149/month, Shake from $50, and fully managed services starting at $100,000, per the vendor's own pricing page (archived, 2023).
- They diverge on capability: Collabstr covers Creator marketplace, Izea covers Creator discovery.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Collabstr and Izea actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Influencer Marketing).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Collabstr
- Creator marketplace
- Collaboration tools
- Content approval
- Performance tracking
- Review system
- Analytics
- Stripe
- Api support
Only in Izea
- Creator discovery
- Content creation
- Contract management
- Performance analytics
- Relationship management
- Shopify
- Data encryption
Both cover
- Campaign management
- Payment processing
- TikTok
- YouTube
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Mobile support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Collabstr
No use cases recorded yet. See the Collabstr review.
Izea
- Influencer discoverynot Collabstr
- Campaign executionnot Collabstr
- Content creationnot Collabstr
- Payment processingnot Collabstr
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Collabstr
- The Internet Archive's capture of Collabstr's pricing page on 28 November 2020 listed Lite at $69/month with a 15% transaction fee and collabs visible for 7 days, Pro at $99/month with a 7% fee and collabs visible for 20 days, and Managed starting at $999/month with a $3,000 minimum budget and a dedicated account manager.
Izea
- IZEA prices its influencer marketing tools separately by product: IZEAx Discovery from $149/month, IZEAx Unity Suite from $500/month, BrandGraph from $149/month, Shake from $50, and fully managed services starting at $100,000, per the vendor's own pricing page (archived, 2023).
Pricing, plan by plan
Collabstr
Free- FreeFree
- Creator profile
- Browse campaigns
- Community access
Izea
Free- Creator FreeFree
- Profile creation
- Campaign access
- Direct messaging
- Brand Pro$299/month
- Creator discovery
- Campaign management
- Analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom solutions
- API access
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Collabstr if
- You need creator marketplace.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
- You also want collaboration tools.
Choose Izea if
- You need creator discovery.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want content creation.
Questions people ask
- Is Collabstr or Izea better?
- Neither clearly leads. Collabstr starts at Free and Izea at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Collabstr or Izea?
- Collabstr starts at Free and Izea at Free.
- Does Collabstr or Izea run on more platforms?
- Collabstr runs on Web, Mobile, Api. Izea runs on Web, Mobile.
- Can I use Collabstr for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What can Collabstr do that Izea cannot?
- Collabstr covers Creator marketplace, Collaboration tools, Content approval, Performance tracking. Izea covers Creator discovery, Content creation, Contract management, Performance analytics. Both handle Campaign management, Payment processing, Instagram, TikTok.