Engagement calculator and vetting
you need an engagement-rate calculator and audience/fake-follower audit before you commit to a creator.
you want the creators you already have tracked and paid per view — free plan first, then $22/mo, unlimited team members, no annual contract.
Phlanx publishes its pricing. phlanx.com blocks automated access to its own pricing page, so figures here come from third-party trackers that disagree with each other: ToolRadar reports a $49/mo Solo plan (single user) with a custom-quoted Team tier, while SoftwareAdvice reports a single A$25/mo flat "Basic" plan. Treat both as approximate until confirmed directly on phlanx.com/pricing.
Take the lowest figure anyone reports — $49/mo — and a year still comes to $588, 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 Phlanx · source. Pricing in this category changes often — confirm with the vendor before you commit.
Phlanx is a lightweight engagement-rate calculator and influencer-auditing tool used to vet a creator before a deal, not a campaign or payout management platform. You know the price going in, so the question is only whether the scope matches the job. Where it does not:
Where Phlanx 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 Phlanx leaves you to do by hand.
Try Sway9 free →It runs on per-tier creator caps rather than a flat subscription.
Modash alternatives →Same flat subscription model as Phlanx; the difference is scope — creator data and analytics API rather than engagement calculator and vetting.
InsightIQ alternatives →It runs on per-tier creator caps rather than a flat subscription.
Favikon alternatives →Same flat subscription model as Phlanx; the difference is scope — influencer content intelligence and benchmarking rather than engagement calculator and vetting.
Storyclash alternatives →| Feature | Sway9 | Phlanx |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan, then $22/mo | Reported $49/mo (Solo) — a separate tracker cites A$25/mo flat |
| Free plan | Yes — 3 accounts, 100 credits/mo, no card | No — trackers disagree on whether a free tier exists; not independently verified |
| Contract | Month-to-month, cancel any time | Reported month-to-month |
| 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 — trackers disagree on whether a free tier exists; not independently verified |
| Auto view tracking (TikTok & Instagram) | Yes | Varies by plan |
| Pay-per-view CPM & spend automation | Yes, built in | Not the core model |
Knowing the price before the call is worth something on its own, and Phlanx is the stronger pick when the job is one of these:
If that is the software you are actually shopping for, Phlanx 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. Phlanx does not offer a free plan.
Reported $49/mo (Solo) — a separate tracker cites A$25/mo flat, as reported by a third party rather than published by Phlanx, checked 2026-08-22. The full breakdown is in the pricing section above.
Sway9. Phlanx 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. Phlanx bills reported month-to-month.
Beyond Sway9, the closest comparisons are Modash, InsightIQ, Favikon, Storyclash. Each targets a different job — Modash for creator discovery and tracking, InsightIQ for creator data and analytics api, Favikon for creator rankings and discovery, Storyclash for influencer content intelligence and benchmarking.
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 planPhlanx 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.