Software · head to head
Collabstr vs Popular Pays
Popular Pays
Software
Simplified influencer payment and management platform
- From
- $499/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Collabstr has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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.; Popular Pays popular Pays gates its tools into 'Suite' (ongoing full access) versus 'Single Buy' (one-time activation) and requires a demo request for either, per its archived pricing page (24 March 2023), with no price shown
- They diverge on capability: Collabstr covers Creator marketplace, Popular Pays covers Creator discovery.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Collabstr and Popular Pays actually diverge.
| Attribute | Collabstr | Popular Pays |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $499/month |
| Pricing model | transaction | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile, Api | Web, Mobile |
| Founded | 2019 | 2015 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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
- Api support
Only in Popular Pays
- Creator discovery
- Content tracking
- Contract management
- Performance analytics
- ROI calculation
- PayPal
- Data encryption
- PCI compliance
Both cover
- Campaign management
- Payment processing
- TikTok
- YouTube
- Stripe
- 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.
Popular Pays
- Campaign managementnot Collabstr
- Influencer paymentsnot Collabstr
- Content trackingnot 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.
Popular Pays
- Popular Pays gates its tools into 'Suite' (ongoing full access) versus 'Single Buy' (one-time activation) and requires a demo request for either, per its archived pricing page (24 March 2023), with no price shown
Pricing, plan by plan
Collabstr
Free- FreeFree
- Creator profile
- Browse campaigns
- Community access
Popular Pays
$499/month- Startup$499/month
- Basic creator search
- Campaign management
- Payment processing
- Growth$999/month
- Advanced search
- Contract templates
- Analytics dashboard
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 Popular Pays if
- You need creator discovery.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want content tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Collabstr or Popular Pays better?
- Neither clearly leads. Collabstr starts at Free and Popular Pays at $499/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Collabstr or Popular Pays?
- Collabstr has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Collabstr and $499/month for Popular Pays.
- Does Collabstr or Popular Pays run on more platforms?
- Collabstr runs on Web, Mobile, Api. Popular Pays runs on Web, Mobile.
- Can I use Collabstr for free?
- Yes. Collabstr has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Popular Pays starts at $499/month.
- What can Collabstr do that Popular Pays cannot?
- Collabstr covers Creator marketplace, Collaboration tools, Content approval, Performance tracking. Popular Pays covers Creator discovery, Content tracking, Contract management, Performance analytics. Both handle Campaign management, Payment processing, Instagram, TikTok.
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