Influencer marketplace and managed services
you need one of the longest-running marketplaces in the category.
you want the creators you already have tracked and paid per view — free plan first, then $22/mo, unlimited team members, no annual contract.
IZEA publishes its pricing. The Marketer Pro tier publishes a price; managed campaign services are quoted separately after a sales conversation.
Take the lowest figure anyone reports — $99/mo — and a year still comes to $1,188, against $264 for Sway9 Starter. The true number is likely higher, and only a sales call would tell you what yours is.
Third-party reported, not confirmed by IZEA · source. Pricing in this category changes often — confirm with the vendor before you commit.
IZEA is a long-running influencer marketplace offering both self-serve software and managed campaign services. A flat subscription is the easiest model to live with — the question is only what sits inside it. Where it stops fitting:
Where IZEA charges a flat monthly subscription, Sway9 charges on how many creator accounts you track and nothing else. It picks up every TikTok and Instagram post from creators you already work with, refreshes them automatically, and computes spend and effective CPM as the views arrive — the reconciliation IZEA leaves you to do by hand.
Try Sway9 free →It runs on per-booking pricing rather than a flat subscription.
Collabstr alternatives →It runs on a negotiated quote rather than a flat subscription, though you will need a sales call to get a number, which IZEA no longer requires.
Upfluence alternatives →It runs on a credit meter rather than a flat subscription.
GRIN alternatives →It runs on a subscription plus a cut of creator payments rather than a flat subscription.
Insense alternatives →| Feature | Sway9 | IZEA |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan, then $22/mo | $99/mo billed annually ($129 month-to-month) |
| Free plan | Yes — 3 accounts, 100 credits/mo, no card | No |
| Contract | Month-to-month, cancel any time | Annual or month-to-month on Marketer Pro |
| Pricing model | Priced on tracked accounts, never on seats | Flat subscription |
| Team members | Unlimited on every plan | See plan limits |
| Free plan | Yes — 3 accounts, 100 credits/mo, no card | No |
| Auto view tracking (TikTok & Instagram) | Yes | Varies by plan |
| Pay-per-view CPM & spend automation | Yes, built in | Not the core model |
A published flat price already beats most of this category, and IZEA is the stronger pick when the job is one of these:
If that is the software you are actually shopping for, IZEA is the better buy and nothing on this page should talk you out of it.
Yes. Sway9 has a free plan with 3 tracked accounts and 100 credits a month, with no credit card and no expiry. IZEA does not offer a free plan.
$99/mo billed annually ($129 month-to-month), as reported by a third party rather than published by IZEA, checked 2026-08-22. The full breakdown is in the pricing section above.
Sway9. IZEA charges a flat monthly subscription; Sway9 is priced on tracked accounts and computes spend and effective CPM as views come in, so nothing is reconciled by hand. There is a free plan, and paid plans start at $22/mo with unlimited team members.
Sway9 is month-to-month and you can cancel any time. Note that IZEA is reported to require annual or month-to-month on marketer pro, so check your current term before you move.
Beyond Sway9, the closest comparisons are Collabstr, Upfluence, GRIN, Insense. Each targets a different job — Collabstr for ugc and influencer marketplace, Upfluence for influencer and affiliate platform, GRIN for creator management platform, Insense for ugc marketplace.
3 tracked accounts and 100 credits a month, for as long as you like. Upgrade from $22/mo only when your roster outgrows it.
Try for free Cancel any time · unlimited team members on every planIZEA publishes no rate card, so every figure above is attributed to the third party that reported it and was checked on 2026-08-22. We would rather show you a sourced estimate and say it is an estimate than present a guess as fact.