On Collabstr, the Free Tier Is Actually Usable. Heepsy’s Starter Plan Caps You at 50 Profile Views and 50 Outreach Emails per Month.

On Collabstr, search 1.1 million opted-in creators for free with no caps, see their rates on every profile, and hire without cold outreach. Heepsy’s Starter plan at $89/month locks advanced audience filters, Shopify integration, and meaningful search functionality behind its highest tier at $369/month.

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How Collabstr and Heepsy Compare

Feature	Heepsy	Collabstr Recommended	What this means for you
Free tier	Free plan available but limited to basic discovery with no audience analytics. Starter at $89/month caps at 50 profile views and 50 outreach emails per month.	Free to search, view creator rates, and hire with no caps.	On Collabstr, the free tier lets you evaluate and hire creators without hitting a wall after 50 profiles.
Creator opt-in	11M+ scraped database of social profiles. Creators did not opt in and must be contacted via cold outreach.	1.1M+ opted-in creators who signed up, set their own rate, and are ready to work.	Every creator on Collabstr is expecting to collaborate. No cold emails to profiles who may never respond.
Creator rates upfront	No creator rates shown. Rates negotiated externally after outreach.	Rates on every profile before you reach out.	You know your campaign cost before you send a single message.
Advanced audience filters	Locked behind Plus ($249/month) and Advanced ($369/month) plans. Not available on Starter.	Full audience data available on all plans including free.	You do not need to upgrade to see whether a creator’s audience matches your target market.
Shopify and affiliate features	Locked to the Advanced plan at $369/month.	Affiliate campaigns and performance tracking available across all plans.	Run affiliate and ecommerce campaigns without paying for the highest tier first.
Payment protection	No escrow. Creator payments handled externally with no held-funds model.	Escrow. Payment held until you approve the content. Full refund if a creator does not deliver.	You never pay for content you have not seen and approved.
Database geographic strength	Strongest in Spain and European markets. Weaker coverage in North American and other global markets.	1.1M+ opted-in creators across North America and global markets.	More relevant creator options for brands targeting North American audiences.
Outreach model	Cold email outreach via bulk email templates to scraped profiles. 50 email cap on the Starter plan.	Message creators directly inside the platform after hiring. No cold outreach required.	Your full creator relationship lives in one place. No inbox clutter from bulk cold emails.
Campaign briefs	A marketplace (Moonio) where brands post campaigns and creators apply. Available on paid plans.	Post a brief to 1.1M+ opted-in creators. Targeted creators apply to you. Free to post.	More creators see your brief, more applicants to choose from, and no plan upgrade required to access it.

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Heepsy Is One of the Most Affordable Entry Points Into Influencer Discovery. Collabstr Is Where You Go When You Need More Than Discovery.

Marketing Teams

On Collabstr, your team searches, briefs, hires, approves, and pays creators from one dashboard with no caps and no subscription required. Heepsy’s Starter plan limits you to 50 profile analytics and 50 outreach emails per month, with advanced audience filters, Shopify integration, and affiliate features all locked behind the $369/month Advanced plan. A team trying to run multiple campaigns simultaneously will hit the Starter ceiling quickly and face a significant price jump to access the functionality they actually need.

Ecommerce Brands

On Collabstr, every creator’s rate is visible before you reach out, payment is held in escrow until you approve the content, and affiliate and Shopify-integrated campaigns are available without a plan upgrade. Heepsy’s ecommerce features including Shopify integration, affiliate link creation, and sales tracking are locked to the Advanced plan at $369/month. If you are an ecommerce brand that needs those features from day one, Heepsy’s entry price is not the price you will actually pay.

Agencies

On Collabstr, Workspaces give agencies a dedicated environment for each client brand. Campaigns, orders, reporting, and creator relationships stay separate per brand, all managed from one account. Heepsy targets agencies but its per-plan caps on outreach emails and profile analytics make it difficult to scale across multiple client campaigns without upgrading to Advanced. On Collabstr, there are no per-month caps regardless of how many client campaigns are running simultaneously.

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Results Brands Get on Collabstr

3M+impressions

470,000+brands

1.1M+vetted creators

4.8average rating

Wealthsimple used Collabstr to launch Wealthsimple Cash across Canada. They shortlisted 46 influencers using keyword and location filters, worked with 29 across Instagram and TikTok, and generated over 3 million impressions. Content ran as TikTok Spark Ads to drive additional reach and downloads.

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Where Collabstr and Heepsy Are Built Differently

Free tier

On Collabstr, the Free Tier Lets You Search, Evaluate, and Hire. On Heepsy, the Starter Plan Runs Out After 50 Profiles and 50 Emails.

Heepsy has a free plan for basic discovery and a Starter plan at $89/month. The Starter plan caps profile analytics at 50 per month and outreach emails at 50 per month. Advanced audience filters including age, gender, and audience location are not included on Starter. To access meaningful campaign functionality, brands need Plus at $249/month or Advanced at $369/month. On Collabstr, the free tier has no caps. Search 1.1M+ creators, view full profiles including rates, and hire without a subscription. The free tier on Collabstr is the working product, not a preview of it.

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Heepsy

50 profile views a month
50 outreach emails a month
Filters behind $369/month

Collabstr

No caps on search
Full audience data free
Hire without a subscription

The free tier is the working product.

Creator marketplace

Every Creator on Collabstr Is Here Because They Chose to Be. Heepsy’s 11M+ Database Is Built From Scraped Social Profiles.

Heepsy’s database of 11M+ creators is built from publicly available social data. Creators did not opt in to be contacted by brands. Heepsy’s outreach model involves cold email campaigns sent via bulk email templates, with a 50-email cap on the Starter plan. The database is strongest in Spain and European markets, with weaker coverage in North America. On Collabstr, every one of the 1.1M+ creators signed up, built their profile, and set their own rate. When you reach out, you are contacting someone who is already open to working with brands. No cold emails. No cap on how many you can contact.

Heepsy

11M+ scraped profiles
Bulk cold email templates
Strongest in Spain only

Collabstr

1.1M+ creators opted in
Rates set by the creator
Global and North American

When you reach out, you are contacting someone already in.

Payment protection

Your Payment Does Not Move Until You Approve the Content.

Heepsy does not have a native escrow or held-funds payment model. Creator payments are handled externally with no platform-level protection if a creator does not deliver. On Collabstr, every payment is held in escrow from the moment you book. The creator receives funds only after you review and approve the delivered content. If the creator does not deliver, you receive a full refund. Tax forms are also collected automatically in platform, with no external invoicing required.

Order · UGC for Meta Ads · $340

Payment held in escrowFrom the moment you book
Content delivered2 videos, 4 photos submitted
Awaiting your approvalFunds release only after you approve Approve
Creator paidFull refund if the creator does not deliver

What Brands Say About Heepsy vs. Collabstr

The UI feels a bit dated in comparison to more expensive competitors.

Owen, verified reviewer Source: Software Advice ↗

The Starter plan is so restricted that brands who need advanced filters or meaningful outreach volume will find themselves upgrading to Plus or Advanced quickly — at which point the value proposition changes significantly.

Independent platform review Source: Hyred ↗

The database is strongest in Spain and weaker in other markets. Only influencers with 3,000+ followers are indexed.

Independent platform review Source: Hyred ↗

Advanced search filters like audience age, gender, and location are not included on Starter. You need Plus or Advanced to unlock meaningful functionality.

Independent platform review Source: Creator Hero ↗

Cheap entry point, genuinely easy to use. But the affordable headline hides how much gets locked behind the top tier.

Independent platform review Source: Creator Hero ↗

What Brands Use Collabstr for Instead of Heepsy

UGC for Ads

Source creator content for paid social without a production budget. Brief creators on format, specs, and usage rights. Content is delivered and cleared for paid use through the platform.

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Influencer Marketing

Run campaigns at any budget with no monthly caps on profiles, outreach, or analytics. Post a brief, review applicants, manage deliverables, and track performance from one dashboard.

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Affiliate Marketing

Move from flat-fee to performance-based from the same dashboard. Recruit creators from the marketplace or bring your own. Pay per post, click, or conversion.

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470,000+ Brands Use Collabstr to Find, Brief, and Pay Creators.

Wealthsimple shortlisted 46 influencers, worked with 29, and generated over 3 million impressions. Content ran as TikTok Spark Ads for additional reach.

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1.1M+vetted creators

470,000+brands

4.8average rating

Common Questions From Brands Considering Alternatives to Heepsy

Collabstr is free to search and hire influencers with no caps on profiles, analytics, or outreach. Heepsy has a free plan for basic discovery and a Starter plan at $89/month that caps profile analytics at 50 per month and outreach emails at 50 per month. Advanced audience filters are not included on Starter.

Yes. Every creator on Collabstr signed up, built their own profile, and set their own rate. Heepsy’s 11M+ database is built from scraped social data. Creators did not opt in and must be contacted via cold email outreach.

On Collabstr, every creator’s rate is visible on their profile before you reach out. Heepsy does not show creator rates inside the platform. Rates are negotiated externally after cold outreach has begun.

Collabstr holds every payment in escrow from the moment you book. Funds are only released after you review and approve the content. If a creator does not deliver, you receive a full refund. Heepsy does not have a native escrow or held-funds payment model.

Yes. On Collabstr, full audience data is available across all plans including free. Heepsy locks advanced audience filters including age, gender, and audience location behind its Plus and Advanced plans, starting at $249/month.

Yes. Collabstr supports affiliate campaigns and ecommerce integrations across all plans. Heepsy’s Shopify integration, affiliate link creation, and sales tracking are locked to the Advanced plan at $369/month.

Heepsy’s database is strongest in Spain and European markets, where it was founded. Its coverage is weaker in North America. Collabstr’s 1.1M+ opted-in creators are strongest in North American markets with global coverage across all major platforms.

Yes. On Collabstr, brands post a campaign brief and targeted creators apply directly. This is available on all plans including free. Heepsy’s Moonio marketplace is available on paid plans and draws from a smaller active creator base.

Yes. Add existing creator relationships to your Collabstr dashboard and manage briefs, approvals, and payments through the platform regardless of where the relationship started.

Heepsy has 11M+ scraped social profiles. Collabstr has 1.1M+ opted-in creators who signed up and set their own rates. Heepsy’s database is larger overall but built from public data with no creator opt-in. Every creator on Collabstr is actively open to brand collaborations.

Yes. Collabstr supports UGC for ads, influencer campaigns, and affiliate programs from the same dashboard on all plans including free. Heepsy locks affiliate features, Shopify integration, and advanced audience filters behind its highest pricing tier at $369/month.

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