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Creator.co vs Tapfiliate

Creator.co logo

Creator.co

Software

Connect with creators who love your brand

From
$460/month
Rated
-
Tapfiliate logo

Tapfiliate

Software

Cloud-based affiliate tracking software

From
$74/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Creator.co the Self-Serve plan at $299 per month carries a 3 month minimum contract, and the Managed plan at $2,199 per month carries a 6 month minimum; Tapfiliate setup and configuration requires technical knowledge for API integrations
  • They diverge on capability: Creator.co covers Creator marketplace, Tapfiliate covers Affiliate tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Creator.co and Tapfiliate actually diverge.

Attributes where Creator.co and Tapfiliate differ
AttributeCreator.coTapfiliate
Starting price$460/month$74/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWebWeb, Cloud
Founded20182014

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Creator.co

  • Creator marketplace
  • Campaign management
  • UGC collection
  • Content licensing
  • Performance tracking
  • Influencer matching
  • Brief templates
  • Payment processing

Only in Tapfiliate

  • Affiliate tracking
  • Multi-level marketing
  • Recurring commissions
  • Custom branding
  • Real-time reporting
  • Stripe
  • WooCommerce
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Shopify
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Creator.co

  • Recruiting creators for product seeding and gifting campaignsnot Tapfiliate
  • Running influencer campaigns with a dedicated account manager on the Managed plannot Tapfiliate
  • Pulling insight reports on individual creators before outreachnot Tapfiliate

Tapfiliate

  • affiliate marketing managementnot Creator.co
  • Workflow automationnot Creator.co
  • Reportingnot Creator.co

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Creator.co

  • The Self-Serve plan at $299 per month carries a 3 month minimum contract, and the Managed plan at $2,199 per month carries a 6 month minimum
  • Self-Serve includes only 100 contact credits and 50 insight reports per month, with extra credits charged at $99 for 100
  • The Managed plan caps creator collaborations at 5 per month despite costing $2,199 per month
  • Enterprise pricing is custom, requires an annual commitment and includes only 5 user seats

Tapfiliate

  • Setup and configuration requires technical knowledge for API integrations
  • Limited to affiliate marketing use case; not a general marketing automation platform
  • Acquired by Admitad in 2021, which may impact future feature development roadmap

Pricing, plan by plan

Creator.co

$460/month
  • Self-Service$460/month
    • Access to marketplace
    • Campaign creation
    • Basic analytics
  • Start-Up$1795/month
    • Managed campaigns
    • Creator matching
    • Content review
  • Trailblazer$2695/month
    • Premium creators
    • Advanced strategy
    • Performance optimization

Tapfiliate

$74/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Tapfiliate review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Creator.co if

  • You need creator marketplace.
  • You also want campaign management.

Choose Tapfiliate if

  • You need affiliate tracking.
  • You work on Web, Cloud.
  • You also want multi-level marketing.

Questions people ask

Is Creator.co or Tapfiliate better?
Neither clearly leads. Creator.co starts at $460/month and Tapfiliate at $74/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Creator.co or Tapfiliate?
Creator.co starts at $460/month and Tapfiliate at $74/month.
Does Creator.co or Tapfiliate run on more platforms?
Creator.co runs on Web. Tapfiliate runs on Web, Cloud.
What is Creator.co best used for?
Creator.co is most often used for recruiting creators for product seeding and gifting campaigns, running influencer campaigns with a dedicated account manager on the managed plan, pulling insight reports on individual creators before outreach. Of those, recruiting creators for product seeding and gifting campaigns and running influencer campaigns with a dedicated account manager on the managed plan are not what Tapfiliate is typically brought in for.
What can Creator.co do that Tapfiliate cannot?
Creator.co covers Creator marketplace, Campaign management, UGC collection, Content licensing. Tapfiliate covers Affiliate tracking, Multi-level marketing, Recurring commissions, Custom branding. Both handle Shopify, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Tapfiliate: Does Tapfiliate charge transaction or success fees?

No. Tapfiliate has no success or transaction fees. Pricing is based on the subscription plan selected.

Source
Tapfiliate: What integration options does Tapfiliate support?

Tapfiliate supports over 30 plug-and-play integrations and offers REST API, S2S postback, JS pixel tracking, and coupon tracking options.

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Tapfiliate: What commission structures does Tapfiliate support?

Tapfiliate supports fixed commissions, percentage-based commissions, recurring commissions for SaaS, lifetime commissions, group commissions, item and category-based commissions, and multi-level marketing structures.

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Tapfiliate: How many languages and currencies does Tapfiliate support?

Tapfiliate supports six languages and multiple currencies, making it easy to run international affiliate programs from a single platform.

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