Compared on public facts
Trend vs TRIBE
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Trend and TRIBE both list pay per video. Trend also lists product seeding, which TRIBE does not list publicly.
5 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 | Trend | TRIBE |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly sessions | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| 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. 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 | 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 | Brands ship their products to the creators; creators earn cash and keep free products. 12 | Not listed publicly |
| Ads launched from the platform | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Money and tracking | Trend | TRIBE |
| How sales are attributed | Not listed publicly | Not listed publicly |
| Platform fee | None stated beyond the credits: no subscriptions, software fees or contracts; credits expire 12 months after purchase. 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Payment goes to the creator's PayPal account as soon as the brand approves the content; free for creators. 1 | 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 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 | 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
Trend lists, TRIBE does not
- Product seeding: Brands ship their products to the creators; creators earn cash and keep free products.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
TRIBE lists, Trend does not
Nothing in the models we track.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
Which brand each one fits
From the models each lists, nothing else.
Trend
- brands that budget per approved video
- brands that ship product to creators
TRIBE
- brands that budget per approved video
Questions people ask
What do Trend and TRIBE have in common?
Both list pay per video on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does Trend list that TRIBE does not?
Trend lists product seeding. TRIBE does not list it publicly; that is not the same as not offering it.
What does TRIBE list that Trend 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.
- 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”
- 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.”
- Trend: trend.io: For creators, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Free Products + Cash”
- 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
- Trend: trend.io, home, read 2026-11-07 · trend.io, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Why over 1,000 brands trust us.”