Compared on public facts
Influencer Hero vs Trend
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Influencer Hero and Trend both list product seeding. Trend lists pay per video, which Influencer Hero 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 | Influencer Hero | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly sessions | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Pay per video | Not listed publicly | Creator Credits at $9.16 each; hiring a creator costs 20, 40 or 60 credits by skill level and each hired creator delivers 2 videos or 5 photos. Packages from $550 for up to 6 videos. 1 |
| Commission on sales | Not listed publicly | 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 and gifting workflow on every plan: products and samples shipped to creators with delivery tracking, and gifting cost tracked. 12 | Brands ship their products to the creators; creators earn cash and keep free products. 12 |
| Ads launched from the platform | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Money and tracking | Influencer Hero | Trend |
| How sales are attributed | Affiliate links and discount codes per creator on all plans, with clicks and conversions reported; leaked codes are detected and rotated. 12 | Not listed publicly |
| Platform fee | Not listed publicly | None stated beyond the credits: no subscriptions, software fees or contracts; credits expire 12 months after purchase. 1 |
| Brand pricing | Standard $649, Pro $1,049 and Business $2,490 a month on quarterly terms; $519 / $839 / $1,992 a month semi-annually; $454 / $734 / $1,743 a month yearly. Enterprise on request. Quarterly plans need a 3-month commitment. 1 | Credit packages: $550 (60 credits, up to 6 videos), $1,045 (140 credits, up to 14), $1,980 (280 credits, up to 28), $3,872 (560 credits, up to 56). 100 % licensing and distribution rights to approved content. 1 |
| Creator payout | Automated creator payouts in batches, including international, capped by plan (20, 200 or 500 a month; unlimited on Enterprise). Their product screen shows a 0.5 % fee on batch payouts; the page does not say which plans it applies to. 12 | Payment goes to the creator's PayPal account as soon as the brand approves the content; free for creators. 1 |
| Regions | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Scale they publish | They say: They say 1,200+ brands and 150+ agencies, and a database of 450M+ creators. 1 | They say: They say over 1,000 brands; their home-page counters show 18,500+ videos created, 21,000+ photos created, 3,700+ creators in the network, 15K+ creators on the waitlist, 31,500+ videos delivered, 46,000+ images delivered and 20,000+ partnerships completed. 1 |
What the facts say
Where they overlap
- Product seeding
Influencer Hero lists, Trend does not
Nothing in the models we track.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
Trend lists, Influencer Hero does not
- Pay per video: Creator Credits at $9.16 each; hiring a creator costs 20, 40 or 60 credits by skill level and each hired creator delivers 2 videos or 5 photos. Packages from $550 for up to 6 videos.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
Which brand each one fits
From the models each lists, nothing else.
Influencer Hero
- brands that ship product to creators
Trend
- brands that budget per approved video
- brands that ship product to creators
Questions people ask
What do Influencer Hero and Trend have in common?
Both list product seeding on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does Influencer Hero list that Trend does not?
Nothing in the pay models we track. Every model Influencer Hero lists, Trend lists too.
What does Trend list that Influencer Hero does not?
Trend lists pay per video. Influencer Hero 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.
- Trend: trend.io: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Each creator you hire will produce 5 photos or 2 videos”
- Influencer Hero: influencer-hero.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · influencer-hero.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Automatically ship products and samples to your creators and track every delivery.”
- Influencer Hero: influencer-hero.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · influencer-hero.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Product seeding & gifting workflow”
- Trend: trend.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Free Products + Cash”
- Trend: trend.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Why over 1,000 brands trust us.”