Facts checked 16 October 2026
Five tools for finding TikTok and Instagram creators, reaching them and measuring what they bring, compared on features and price. We make Trovaso, so it's first; every other entry says who it suits better than us.
Side by side
| Feature | Trovaso | Modash | Upfluence | Heepsy | Collabstr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Find creators on TikTok and Instagram | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly |
| YouTube creators | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Search any country, in its language | Yes | Partly | Yes | Partly | Partly |
| AI reads every profile against your brief | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| Audience demographics | Partly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DM outreach in the creator's language | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Bulk email from your own domain, with follow-ups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | No |
| Deals inbox with AI-drafted replies and prices | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Creator CRM: deliverables, posts, payments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly |
| Contracts creators sign online | Yes | No | Partly | Partly | No |
| Pay creators through the platform | Partly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Revenue per post (RevenueCat, Stripe, Shopify…) | Yes | Partly | Partly | Yes | No |
| Price | From $79/mo | From $299/mo | Custom quote, 12-month contract | Free plan, then from $89/mo | Free to browse, 10% per hire |
Competitor details checked on 16 October 2026 from their websites and public reviews; each tool below links its full comparison with the sources. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
1. Best for apps and small teams
Trovaso searches TikTok and Instagram live for your brief in each country you pick, reads every profile with AI, writes the DMs and emails in each creator's language, drafts replies and prices, has creators sign online and shows your revenue around every post.
Best for: App makers and small brand teams that want one tool from the first creator search to the signed deal and the revenue after each post.
Price: From $79/mo. Starter $79, Pro $179, Scale $419 a month, no minimum term. Your first list of vetted creators is free, without a card.
2. Best creator database
Modash is a Shopify-first influencer platform for in-house brand teams: search across a database of 380M+ Instagram, TikTok and YouTube creators with detailed audience data, then email outreach, a CRM, content tracking and creator payments.
Best for: Brands that want to filter a very large creator database by audience, and Shopify stores that want codes and payouts in one place.
Price: From $299/mo. Essentials $299 and Performance $599 a month ($199 and $499 billed yearly), with monthly caps on opened profiles and email unlocks. 14-day free trial.
3. Best for e-commerce at scale
Upfluence is an all-in-one influencer and affiliate platform for e-commerce brands and agencies: a multi-platform creator database, email outreach, sales tracking and creator payouts, sold on a custom-quoted 12-month contract.
Best for: E-commerce brands and agencies running big influencer and affiliate programs, with the budget for an annual contract.
Price: Custom quote, 12-month contract. Not published. Third-party reports put it from about $400 to $480 a month per module, plus extra seats and onboarding.
4. Best database on a budget
Heepsy is a creator search tool for small and mid-size brands and agencies: a 20M+ creator database across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn, with filters, email outreach, a light CRM, payments and Shopify sales tracking.
Best for: Small brands and agencies that want a searchable creator database, YouTube included, from a free plan up.
Price: Free plan, then from $89/mo. Starter $89, Plus $199, Advanced $299 a month ($69, $149, $229 billed yearly). Contact details from the Plus plan.
5. Best marketplace
Collabstr is an influencer and UGC marketplace: creators list priced packages, brands buy them or post a brief, and payment sits in escrow until the content is approved. Brands pay a 10% (or 5%) fee per hire and creators pay 15%.
Best for: Brands that want to buy fixed-price posts and UGC from creators who listed themselves, with payment held in escrow.
Price: Free to browse, 10% per hire. Pro $299 and Premium $399 a month ($249 and $333 billed yearly) add campaigns and tracking; Premium cuts the fee to 5%. Creators pay 15% on top.
Before you pick
FAQ
It depends on the job. For apps and small teams that want search, outreach, deals, contracts and revenue in one place, Trovaso. For filtering a very large creator database by audience, Modash. For large e-commerce influencer and affiliate programs, Upfluence. For a database on a budget, Heepsy. For buying fixed-price posts and UGC, Collabstr.
Heepsy and Collabstr are free to start: Heepsy has a free plan to browse creators, and Collabstr is free to browse and takes 10% on each hire. Among the full platforms Trovaso starts at $79 a month and your first list of creators is free; Modash starts at $299 a month and Upfluence quotes yearly contracts.
Trovaso is built for apps: it searches each country you sell in, in its language, and reads your revenue from RevenueCat, Superwall, Adapty or Stripe around every post, per market. The others are built mostly around e-commerce and Shopify.
Of the five, only Trovaso writes the DMs for you; you send each one from your own account in one click, so there's no ban risk from automation. Modash, Upfluence and Heepsy reach creators by email, and Collabstr through its marketplace chat.
We make Trovaso, so yes, it's first. Every other tool's facts come from its own website and public reviews, checked on the date shown, and each entry says who it suits better than us. If something is out of date, write to team@trovaso.com.
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