Collabstr pricing at a glance
Brands can search, order and hire from creator profiles with no subscription, and every order carries a 10% brand fee. It is added on top of the creator's listed price. You see it before you confirm1. So a $500 package shows up as $550 at checkout without a paid plan.
Paying for a plan adds campaigns, live post analytics and, on Premium, a reduced fee. Advanced filters are not a paid extra, since they come with every plan, Free included. Premium is listed at $333 a month, with $792 a year saved on annual billing, and an outside review recorded monthly billing at $39913.
Collabstr's own pricing page lists Pro at $299 a month, or $249/mo billed annually, which saves $600 a year31.
There are no contracts1. You can cancel a monthly subscription whenever you want.
| Plan | Price | Brand fee per order | Campaigns | Live post tracking | Audience reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $01 | 10%1 | None1 | None | None |
| Pro | $299/mo monthly, or $249/mo billed annually31 | 10%1 | Yes1 | 5 posts at a time1 | 20 a month1 |
| Premium | $333/mo billed annually, or $399/mo monthly13 | 5%1 | Unlimited1 | 15 posts at a time1 | 50 a month1 |
Prices checked 2026-11-05.
What one order really costs both sides
Take one $500 package. On Free or Pro, the brand's total is $550, the creator receives $425 after the 15% fee, and Collabstr keeps $125 from the two fees combined. On Premium, the brand pays $525, the creator still gets $425, and Collabstr keeps $1001.
A brand is charged only when the creator says yes2. Collabstr then holds the payment in escrow until approval1. Creators get 72 hours to accept a new order before it expires. Once work is submitted, the brand has up to 72 hours to ask for a revision or open a dispute2.
The brand fee sits in escrow too, and it applies to every paid order, whether you hired from a profile or through a campaign1. Brands pay by card through Stripe2. For a wider look at how orders, payouts and complaints play out in practice, see the full Collabstr review.
Free, Pro or Premium: which plan pays off
Pro charges the same 10% as Free. What the subscription buys is campaigns, live post tracking and audience reports. Campaigns are briefs that creators apply to, and they come only with Pro and Premium1, so if you only hire a creator now and then, Pro adds cost without cutting fees.
Total yearly cost for a brand spending $5,000 a month on creators, combining subscription prices and order fees, based on Collabstr's listed pricing and a third-party review that checked the pricing page on 11 June 2026. Sources: 1, 3.
Premium is the only plan that changes the fee math, and it pays for itself on fees alone when 5% of what you spend on creators each month beats the subscription price. With annual billing that break-even point is $6,660 of spend per month ($333 ÷ 0.05). On monthly billing it is $7,980 ($399 ÷ 0.05). Below those numbers, Free costs less unless you need campaigns or analytics. If you already pay for Pro, the jump to monthly Premium pays off at just $2,000 of monthly spend, because the extra $100 is covered once the 5% fee saving passes $100.
Any break-even figure built on the outside review's $199 monthly price for Premium will look far better than reality, so use Collabstr's own figures3.
| Monthly creator spend | Free (yearly) | Pro monthly (yearly) | Premium annual (yearly) | Premium monthly (yearly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000 ($24,000/yr) | $2,400 | $5,988 | $5,196 | $5,988 |
| $5,000 ($60,000/yr) | $6,000 | $9,588 | $6,996 | $7,788 |
| $10,000 ($120,000/yr) | $12,000 | $15,588 | $9,996 | $10,788 |
Free wins at low spend, and the annual Premium plan wins once spend climbs, because the 5% fee saving grows in step with spend while the subscription stays fixed. Free still costs less at $5,000 a month ($6,000 vs $6,996), so Premium annual only comes out ahead somewhere between $5,000 and $10,000, at about $6,660. Pro monthly never wins on cost alone at these levels. Its case is the campaign and analytics features, not the total.
Collabstr also offers to plan and manage a campaign for brands who contact it, but it publishes no price for that service2. You would need to ask them directly.
Collabstr pricing for creators
Creators pay nothing up front. Collabstr takes a 15% transaction fee on each sale. Payouts go through Dots once an order is complete, by methods such as PayPal, CashApp or Venmo2.
Creators sign no contract with Collabstr and run their own deals on the self-serve platform. Collabstr is not an agency, and creators can accept or decline each order2.
You can list services for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Twitter and UGC. Creators are supported in over 35 countries. Collabstr verifies each listed creator's identity and audits accounts for fake followers2.
Price your packages around that 15% cut. To take home $500 after the fee, list the package at about $588, because $588 minus 15% lands at $500. A brand on Free or Pro then pays about $647 for that package after the brand's 10% fee is added. If you want help structuring those prices, the influencer rate card template gives you a clean format for packages and add-ons.
Brands can chat with creators before placing an order only on Pro, Premium or Enterprise, and only with creators who apply to their campaigns, so Free brands cannot do this1. Write your usage terms into the package itself so the fee, the timeline and the rights are all settled before the order starts.
How Rateful fees compare for TikTok Shop deals
Collabstr does a lot well. It is an open marketplace with fixed packages, and brands can start on a free plan1. It covers several platforms, supports creators in over 35 countries2, and holds payment in escrow until the brand signs off on the work1.
Rateful is a different kind of tool. It is an AI manager for TikTok Shop creators, and the AI manager is called Sam. Each creator gets a deals address, handle@rateful.ai, and Sam answers brand emails, negotiates to the rate card the creator sets and sends the brand a written agreement. The creator always approves the deal.
On fees, the shape is different. Rateful takes 0% of creators' deals, and brands pay about 5% booking protection on top, shown before they pay. On the same $500 deal, the brand's cost is about $525 and the creator's deal amount stays $500. Compare that with the $425 the creator nets on Collabstr for the same package.
It costs creators nothing until Rateful closes their first deal. After that they choose Free, where each reply waits for the creator's approval, Pro at $49 monthly, or Scale at $149 monthly with unlimited brand pitches. Brands pay through Rateful. On a creator's own deals, the creator's deposit is released before filming, and Rateful holds only the rest until the posts are live. Every plan, Free included, includes a scam check on brand emails.
Payouts are available in the United States for now, creators must be 18 or older, and Rateful never posts or messages on TikTok for anyone. Rateful also can't promise earnings, since what a creator makes depends on their rates and which brands say yes.
For a side-by-side look, see Rateful vs Collabstr fees compared and the roundup of Collabstr alternatives.
Questions people ask
is collabstr free for brands
Brands can search, order and hire from creator profiles on Collabstr without paying for a plan. Free does not mean fee-free: each order adds 10% on top of the listed price. Paid plans add campaigns and analytics, and Premium cuts the fee1.
how much does collabstr take from creators
Collabstr keeps 15% of each payout as its transaction fee. On a $500 order the creator takes home $425. Listing costs creators nothing2.
is collabstr premium worth it
Premium is worth it on fees alone once your monthly spend on creators passes about $6,660 with annual billing or $7,980 if you pay month to month, because the 5% fee cut then covers the subscription. Below that, Premium's extras are unlimited campaigns, 15 tracked posts and 50 audience reports each month1.
can you cancel collabstr subscription anytime
Collabstr has no contracts, and monthly subscriptions can be cancelled at any time. That holds for Pro and Premium, so you are not locked in if your hiring slows down or you only needed one campaign. Annual billing is the one choice to weigh first: Premium is listed at $333 a month with $792 a year saved1, and that lower rate is tied to paying for the year.
how long does collabstr hold payment
Collabstr holds the brand's payment until the deliverable is approved1. After work is submitted, the brand has 72 hours to request a revision or dispute the work2. Once the brand approves, the payout is released instantly. If the brand does not respond within 72 hours, the order is marked complete and the payout is released after a 10-day buffer4.
does collabstr charge if the creator declines
Brands pay only if the creator accepts the order. If the creator does not respond within 72 hours, the order lapses2. A declined or expired order means no charge to the brand.