Software · head to head
Izea vs Collabstr
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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).; 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.
- They diverge on capability: Izea covers Creator discovery, Collabstr covers Creator marketplace.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Izea and Collabstr actually diverge.
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 Izea
- Creator discovery
- Content creation
- Contract management
- Performance analytics
- Relationship management
- Shopify
- Data encryption
Only in Collabstr
- Creator marketplace
- Collaboration tools
- Content approval
- Performance tracking
- Review system
- Analytics
- Stripe
- Api support
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.
Izea
- Influencer discoverynot Collabstr
- Campaign executionnot Collabstr
- Content creationnot Collabstr
- Payment processingnot Collabstr
Collabstr
No use cases recorded yet. See the Collabstr review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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).
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.
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Collabstr
Free- FreeFree
- Creator profile
- Browse campaigns
- Community access
Which should you pick?
Choose Izea if
- You need creator discovery.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want content creation.
Choose Collabstr if
- You need creator marketplace.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
- You also want collaboration tools.
Questions people ask
- Is Izea or Collabstr better?
- Neither clearly leads. Izea starts at Free and Collabstr at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Izea or Collabstr?
- Izea starts at Free and Collabstr at Free.
- Does Izea or Collabstr run on more platforms?
- Izea runs on Web, Mobile. Collabstr runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
- Can I use Izea for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Izea best used for?
- Izea is most often used for influencer discovery, campaign execution, content creation, payment processing. Of those, influencer discovery and campaign execution are not what Collabstr is typically brought in for.
- What can Izea do that Collabstr cannot?
- Izea covers Creator discovery, Content creation, Contract management, Performance analytics. Collabstr covers Creator marketplace, Collaboration tools, Content approval, Performance tracking. Both handle Campaign management, Payment processing, Instagram, TikTok.