Compared on public facts
Ainfluencer vs TRIBE
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Ainfluencer and TRIBE both list pay per video. Ainfluencer also lists commission on sales and product seeding, which TRIBE does not list publicly.
4 facts known on both sides. "Not listed publicly" means we did not find it on their public pages on Nov 7, 2026; it does not mean they lack it.
Which pay models each one lists
Side by side
| Pay model | Ainfluencer | TRIBE |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly sessions | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Pay per video | The brand and the creator negotiate the fee, content type and delivery date for each collaboration. 1 | Each creator pitches a price for a post or a piece of content. The brand pre-approves (committing 50 % of the fee) and pays 100 % at final approval. Content Campaigns license UGC without the creator posting it, for 12 months or in perpetuity. 123 |
| Commission on sales | Affiliate collaborations with commission set by the brand; lower plans have a minimum commission rate. Pay-per-sale partnerships are offered to Amazon sellers. 12 | Not listed publicly |
| Flat amount per order | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Share of ad spend | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Pay per 1,000 views | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Retainers | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Bonuses | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Product seeding | Product seeding allowances rise with the plan; the top plan adds creator selection and shipment tracking. 1 | Not listed publicly |
| Ads launched from the platform | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Money and tracking | Ainfluencer | TRIBE |
| How sales are attributed | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Platform fee | A transaction fee as a percentage of payments to influencers and affiliates, lower on higher plans and separate from the plan price; the rates did not load on the page. The Shopify app page says no platform fees. 12 | A 30 % margin on the brand's total campaign spend, charged on approved content (a 42 % markup on the creator's price). Without a subscription a Campaign Activation Fee applies per campaign. Card payments carry a 1.4 % Stripe fee. Creators who choose 48-hour payment pay 10 % of that payout. 1234 |
| Brand pricing | Not listed publicly | Two subscriptions, TRIBE (platform with standard support) and TRIBE Plus (fully managed); no subscription prices on the pages read. Content licensing fees vary by channel and duration and are quoted by their team. 12 |
| Creator payout | The brand pays into Ainfluencer Trust (escrow), and the fee is released to the creator on confirmed delivery; auto-payouts are listed as a feature. 12 | Creators choose 45-day payment (the default, 100 % of earnings) or 48-hour payment within two business days of the approved post going live, with a 10 % fee on that payout. 12 |
| Regions | Not listed publicly | Brands are billed in AUD, GBP or USD by location; offices in New York, London, Melbourne and Sydney. 12 |
| Scale they publish | They say: They say over 5,000,000 creators can be reached. 1 | They say: They say 70,000+ opt-in creators and name Mars, Unilever, Olay, LEGO and McDonald's as clients. 1 |
What the facts say
Where they overlap
- Pay per video
Ainfluencer lists, TRIBE does not
- Commission on sales: Affiliate collaborations with commission set by the brand; lower plans have a minimum commission rate. Pay-per-sale partnerships are offered to Amazon sellers.
- Product seeding: Product seeding allowances rise with the plan; the top plan adds creator selection and shipment tracking.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
TRIBE lists, Ainfluencer does not
Nothing in the models we track.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
Which brand each one fits
From the models each lists, nothing else.
Ainfluencer
- brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
- brands that budget per approved video
- brands that ship product to creators
TRIBE
- brands that budget per approved video
Questions people ask
What do Ainfluencer and TRIBE have in common?
Both list pay per video on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does Ainfluencer list that TRIBE does not?
Ainfluencer lists commission on sales and product seeding. TRIBE does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.
What does TRIBE list that Ainfluencer does not?
Nothing in the pay models we track.
Where do these facts come from?
From each platform's public pages, linked next to every fact with the date we checked. A fact without a public source is not shown.
Sources
Each fact above links to one of these. Checked Nov 7, 2026.
- Ainfluencer: ainfluencer.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · ainfluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Negotiate fees, content type, and delivery date with influencers.”
- TRIBE: TRIBE help center: Campaign payments and fees, read 2026-11-07 · help.tribegroup.co, checked Nov 7, 2026
- TRIBE: TRIBE help center: Content Campaigns explained, read 2026-11-07 · help.tribegroup.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “allow you to license Premium UGC - without the need for creators to publish.”
- Ainfluencer: ainfluencer.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · ainfluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
- TRIBE: TRIBE help center: Subscriptions, what you need to know, read 2026-11-07 · help.tribegroup.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “eliminates the Campaign Activation Fee”
- TRIBE: TRIBE help center: Creator payment options explained, read 2026-11-07 · help.tribegroup.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “you receive 100% of your earnings.”
- TRIBE: tribegroup.co, home, read 2026-11-07 · tribegroup.co, checked Nov 7, 2026