Software · head to head
Dovetale vs Influencity
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Dovetale before its acquisition by Shopify (now sold as Shopify Collabs), Dovetale's Starter plan was $99 USD per month for only 3 users, and jumping to 10 users required the Pro plan at $499 USD per month, a five-fold price increase for roughly triple the seats (archived pricing page, 7 August 2020); Influencity influencity discloses no plan names or prices on its pricing page; access is gated behind a 7 day free trial after which buyers must book a call or request a demo, with plan selection itself handled through a sales consultation rather than a self-serve comparison chart
- They diverge on capability: Dovetale covers Creator discovery, Influencity covers AI-powered discovery.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Dovetale and Influencity actually diverge.
| Attribute | Dovetale | Influencity |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Api |
| Founded | 2006 | 2014 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Dovetale
- Creator discovery
- Application management
- Gift tracking
- Affiliate links
- Commission tracking
- Direct messaging
- Shopify integration
- Shopify security
Only in Influencity
- AI-powered discovery
- 200M+ profiles
- Audience analysis
- Campaign management
- Competitor benchmarking
- Custom workflows
- Team collaboration
Both cover
- Performance analytics
- Shopify
- TikTok
- YouTube
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Dovetale
- Creator partnershipsnot Influencity
- Product giftingnot Influencity
- Affiliate programsnot Influencity
- Ambassador programsnot Influencity
Influencity
- Influencer discoverynot Dovetale
- Campaign managementnot Dovetale
- Audience analysisnot Dovetale
- Competitor researchnot Dovetale
- ROI measurementnot Dovetale
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Dovetale
- Before its acquisition by Shopify (now sold as Shopify Collabs), Dovetale's Starter plan was $99 USD per month for only 3 users, and jumping to 10 users required the Pro plan at $499 USD per month, a five-fold price increase for roughly triple the seats (archived pricing page, 7 August 2020)
Influencity
- Influencity discloses no plan names or prices on its pricing page; access is gated behind a 7 day free trial after which buyers must book a call or request a demo, with plan selection itself handled through a sales consultation rather than a self-serve comparison chart
Pricing, plan by plan
Dovetale
Free- FreeFree
- Creator discovery
- Application forms
- Basic analytics
- Premium$99/month
- Advanced search
- Affiliate management
- Commission tracking
Influencity
Free- FreeFree
- Limited searches
- Basic profiles
- 5 lists
- Basic$168/month
- 5,000 searches
- Full profiles
- Campaign management
- Professional$348/month
- 15,000 searches
- Advanced analytics
- Team collaboration
- Business$698/month
- Unlimited searches
- API access
- Custom workflows
Which should you pick?
Choose Dovetale if
- You need creator discovery.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want application management.
Choose Influencity if
- You need ai-powered discovery.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want 200m+ profiles.
Questions people ask
- Is Dovetale or Influencity better?
- Neither clearly leads. Dovetale starts at Free and Influencity at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Dovetale or Influencity?
- Dovetale starts at Free and Influencity at Free.
- Does Dovetale or Influencity run on more platforms?
- Dovetale runs on Web. Influencity runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Dovetale for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Dovetale best used for?
- Dovetale is most often used for creator partnerships, product gifting, affiliate programs, ambassador programs. Of those, creator partnerships and product gifting are not what Influencity is typically brought in for.
- What can Dovetale do that Influencity cannot?
- Dovetale covers Creator discovery, Application management, Gift tracking, Affiliate links. Influencity covers AI-powered discovery, 200M+ profiles, Audience analysis, Campaign management. Both handle Performance analytics, Shopify, Instagram, TikTok.
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