you need 300,000+ certified creators with real-time, API-integrated social account auditing.
Move to Sway9 if
you want the creators you already have tracked and paid per view — free plan first, then $22/mo, unlimited team members, no annual contract.
Squid entryQuote onlyQuoted
Sway9$22/mofree plan first · no seat fees
Over a year—no published figure
What does Squid cost?
Squid does not publish pricing — you request a quote. Squid's current site (squid.com.br) publishes no pricing, tiers or subscription costs — brands are directed to a contact form for a custom proposal, while creators register for free. The original squidit.com.br domain now 301-redirects (through a certificate mismatch) into a Wake Creators-branded domain, reflecting the company's ownership history.
Squid publishes nothing to annualise, so nobody outside a sales call can tell you the twelve-month figure. For reference, twelve months of Sway9 Starter is $264, and you can see that number without speaking to anyone.
Read from Squid’s own pricing page · source.
Pricing in this category changes often — confirm with the vendor before you commit.
What stands out about Squid
Why do teams look for a Squid alternative?
Squid is a Brazilian influencer marketing platform with 300,000+ certified creators, connecting brands with creators for campaign strategy, seeding, production and automated payments. Demo-gated pricing puts a sales cycle between you and knowing what this costs. That is the friction people name most often:
You want a vendor whose ownership and pricing has not changed twice in five years
You already have your roster and do not need a 300,000-creator discovery database
You want per-view CPM computed automatically rather than negotiated per campaign
5 alternatives to Squid
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Sway9
Track your own roster, pay per view
Free plan, then $22/mo
Where Squid quotes you a price after a sales call, 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 Squid leaves you to do by hand.
No — free only for creators registering, not for brands
Contract
Month-to-month, cancel any time
Quoted
Pricing model
Priced on tracked accounts, never on seats
Custom quote
Team members
Unlimited on every plan
Negotiated per contract
Time to first tracked post
Minutes, self-serve
After a demo and a contract
Auto view tracking (TikTok & Instagram)
Yes
Varies by plan
Pay-per-view CPM & spend automation
Yes, built in
Not the core model
Where Squid is still the better choice
Enterprise tools earn their contracts on things a self-serve product simply cannot do, and Squid is the stronger pick when the job is one of these:
300,000+ certified creators with real-time, API-integrated social account auditing
AI-assisted matching to find creators suited to specific campaign goals
Reporting across 70+ performance metrics
11+ years of operating history and a named client base including L'Oréal, Nike, Google, TikTok and Natura
If that is the software you are actually shopping for, Squid is the better buy and nothing on this page should talk you out of it.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to Squid?
Yes. Sway9 has a free plan with 3 tracked accounts and 100 credits a month, with no credit card and no expiry. Squid does not offer a free plan.
How much does Squid cost?
Demo-gated — no published pricing found, taken from Squid’s own pricing page on 2026-08-22. The full breakdown is in the pricing section above.
What is the best Squid alternative for paying creators per view?
Sway9. Squid quotes you a price after a sales call; 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.
Can I switch from Squid without a contract?
Sway9 is month-to-month and you can cancel any time. Squid bills quoted.
What else competes with Squid?
Beyond Sway9, the closest comparisons are Influency.me, Collabstr, Modash, Affable.ai. Each targets a different job — Influency.me for latam influencer marketing platform, Collabstr for ugc and influencer marketplace, Modash for creator discovery and tracking, Affable.ai for creator marketing suite.
Free plan · no card · no expiry
Try Sway9 free
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 freeCancel any time · unlimited team members on every plan
Every Squid figure above was read off their own pricing page on 2026-08-22, not estimated. If they change it, this page is wrong until we re-check it — so confirm before you buy.