Compared on public facts
GRIN vs Influee
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GRIN and Influee both list pay per video and product seeding. GRIN also lists commission on sales, which Influee does not list publicly. Influee lists ads launched from the platform, which GRIN does not list publicly.
7 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 | GRIN | Influee |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly sessions | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Pay per video | Paid and UGC programs with a flat creator fee set per program, marked fixed or negotiable; terms lock at acceptance. Per-video pricing is not itemised publicly. 1 | Creators set their own rates; brands pay per delivered video or photo at that rate, separate from the subscription. They say the average 30-second UGC video in the US is $92. Each collaboration allows unlimited content from the same creator at their prices. 12 |
| Commission on sales | Affiliate programs with links, codes and commissions; commissions are paid from the brand's funded wallet and tracked in a commissions ledger. 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 | Gifting and seeding programs on every plan, with monthly gift limits by plan; a gift counts when its $0 order or shipment is created in GRIN. Gifting-only campaigns need no wallet deposit. 12 | Barter collaborations (content in exchange for a free product) are possible; products sent to creators count as part of their payment and are not returned. Paid collaborations also start with the product shipped to the creator. 12 |
| Ads launched from the platform | Not listed publicly | Partnership Ads on Instagram and Spark Ads on TikTok are offered with the creators; Spark codes are compiled in the platform. 1 |
| Money and tracking | GRIN | Influee |
| How sales are attributed | Affiliate links and discount codes. Shopify connects in one click; custom or headless stores send signed order webhooks through the API naming the creator who drove each sale, on every plan including Free. No attribution window is published. 1 | Not listed publicly |
| Platform fee | A management fee is added on top of every wallet deposit: 20 % on Free, 10 % on Starter, 7 % on Growth, 5 % on Scale, custom on Enterprise. Charged at funding; not refunded if unspent funds are withdrawn. Card deposits may carry a processing fee; ACH is the lowest-cost option. GRIN says it takes nothing from what creators earn. 1 | A marketplace fee on top of each creator payment: 10 % on the listed plans (paying a creator $100 costs $110). 1 |
| Brand pricing | Free $0/month (2 live campaigns, 10 gifts in total, 20 % fee); Starter $200/month (10 % fee, 100 gifts/month, 30-day free trial); Growth $500/month (7 %, 300 gifts/month, multiple brands); Scale $1,500/month (5 %, 1,000 gifts/month); Enterprise custom with annual agreement. Prices monthly in USD. Paid and affiliate campaigns need at least $250 in the wallet before going live. 1 | Month-to-month subscription, cancel any time: $229 a month (up to 10 creator collaborations a month), $529 (up to 25), $999 (up to 50), custom above. 10 % marketplace fee; creator payments separate. No free trial, but the subscription is refunded in full if no collaboration starts from the first campaign. 1 |
| Creator payout | Creator fees are held in escrow in the brand's wallet until payout. The pricing page says payouts go through Stripe with tax handling; the help center article for non-U.S. creators (6 Aug 2026) says payments are sent as a bank transfer processed through Trolley after a W-8BEN is on file, with 24 % withholding without a verified foreign tax ID. Unclaimed payments expire after 30 days and return to the brand's creator fund. No payout schedule is published. 12 | The creator's payment is kept in escrow until the content is delivered and approved by the brand; creators are then paid through Influee within 5-10 days, no invoicing. 12 |
| Regions | No country list is published. Prices are in USD; reporting and payouts are described as correct in any currency; non-U.S. creators are paid by bank transfer after a W-8BEN. 12 | Creators in 30+ countries; their countries page lists 33: the US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, the UK and most of Europe. 1 |
| Scale they publish | They say: They say: $1.2B+ in creator-driven GMV, 5,000 brands since 2017, 700K+ creators supported, $215M+ earned by creators. 1 | They say: They say 180,000+ creators in 30+ countries, 30,000+ vetted creators in the USA, 1,800+ brands and $11M+ paid out to creators. 12 |
What the facts say
Where they overlap
- Pay per video
- Product seeding
GRIN lists, Influee does not
- Commission on sales: Affiliate programs with links, codes and commissions; commissions are paid from the brand's funded wallet and tracked in a commissions ledger.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
Influee lists, GRIN does not
- Ads launched from the platform: Partnership Ads on Instagram and Spark Ads on TikTok are offered with the creators; Spark codes are compiled in the platform.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
Which brand each one fits
From the models each lists, nothing else.
GRIN
- brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
- brands that budget per approved video
- brands that ship product to creators
Influee
- brands that budget per approved video
- brands that ship product to creators
Questions people ask
What do GRIN and Influee have in common?
Both list pay per video and product seeding on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does GRIN list that Influee does not?
GRIN lists commission on sales. Influee does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.
What does Influee list that GRIN does not?
Influee lists ads launched from the platform. GRIN does not list it publicly.
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.
- GRIN: GRIN platform page · grin.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “When a program includes a paid fee, GRIN automatically requires the terms”
- Influee: influee.co: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “The Average 30s UGC Video Price in USA is $92”
- Influee: influee.co: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “set your own rates”
- GRIN: GRIN home page · grin.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Affiliate links, codes and commissions”
- GRIN: GRIN pricing page · grin.co, checked Nov 7, 2026
- Influee: influee.co, home (English), read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “within 7 to 10 days after receiving the product”
- GRIN: GRIN help center, setting up payouts as a non-U.S. resident · intercom.help, checked Aug 6, 2026 · “processed through Trolley”
- Influee: influee.co: UGC creators by country, read 2026-11-07 · influee.co, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Find Vetted UGC Creators In 30+ Countries!”