UgcBoard is an Influee alternative for brands that would rather pay per campaign than per month. There is no subscription and no cap on collaborations. You post a brief, US creators apply with their rate, and you fund only that campaign. One flat 15% fee sits inside the budget and the money waits in escrow until you approve the videos.
Influee charges a month to month platform subscription, and its own pricing page gives the Starter pack at $229 a month for up to 10 creator collaborations. Creator payments are a separate budget, and Influee adds a marketplace fee on top of each payment that depends on the plan. UgcBoard has no plan at all. Below roughly $3,000 of creator spend a month, one flat fee inside each campaign usually costs a brand less than a subscription plus a fee. Above that, a plan can win, and Influee is also the broader pick if you want creators outside the US.
Influee facts come from Influee's public pricing page as checked in October 2026. Plans and fees change, so confirm them in your Influee account before you budget.
| Influee | UgcBoard | |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly plan, Starter at $229 a month, cancel any time | None, no plans and no seat charge |
| Collaboration limit | Starter allows up to 10 creator collaborations a month | No limit, you fund as many spots as you need |
| Creator payments | Separate budget you agree with each creator | Set by you in the brief, shown on the campaign card |
| Platform fee | Marketplace fee added on top of each creator payment, set by plan | Flat 15% inside the campaign budget, shown on the invoice |
| Escrow | Creator payment held until you approve | Whole campaign budget held until you approve |
| Choosing creators | Creators send proposals after you publish a campaign | Creators apply with portfolio, pitch and rate, ranked by match score |
| Revisions | Described by Influee as unlimited revisions | Up to two rounds, set in your brief |
| Usage rights | Agreed with each creator | Written into each agreement: platforms, term of 3, 6 or 12 months for paid ads, whitelisting if you choose it |
| Money you don't spend | Subscription is charged each month a campaign is live | Unfilled spots and cancelled campaigns return to you, fee included |
| Creator location | Local creators in many countries | US creators for US brands |
Take ten 30 second videos where each creator earns $57, the average price Influee uses in its own cost example. That is $570 to creators.
| Item | Influee Starter | UgcBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | $229 | $0 |
| Creator payments | $570 | $570 |
| Platform fee | $57 if the fee is 10%, as in Influee's FAQ example | $100.59, the 15% inside the budget |
| Total you pay | $799 to $856 | $671 |
Influee's own worked example stops at $799 and leaves the marketplace fee out, so the second figure shows what you pay if a 10% fee applies on your plan. On UgcBoard the 15% is part of the $671 you fund, and the ten creators receive $570 in total.
The gap closes as volume grows. With a 10% fee the Starter plan costs the same as UgcBoard at about $3,000 of creator payments a month. Past that point the subscription spreads thinner, so a brand running that volume every month should price both options. A brand running one or two campaigns a quarter pays the subscription for months with nothing to show. The UGC budget calculator works out any budget, fee and payout for you.
Most small brands film in batches around a launch or a seasonal push. A monthly plan keeps charging between batches unless you remember to cancel. Here you fund a campaign when you need it and pay nothing in the months you don't.
On UgcBoard you write the payout into the brief, so a hard demo can pay more and a simple unboxing can pay less. Creators see the real number before they apply, and the UGC rates guide shows the typical US range.
A subscription, a marketplace fee that depends on the plan and creator payments are three numbers to track. A flat 15% inside the budget is one number, and it is the one on your invoice.
Every hire gets an agreement generated from your brief that names the platforms, the term and whether paid ads and whitelisting are included. Your finance and legal team can read exactly what was bought.
Influee has a large creator pool outside the US and lets creators make several videos or photos inside one collaboration, which can lower the cost per asset for brands that need volume. It also refunds the first month if a published campaign gets no collaborations. If you sell in several countries and need local creators, or you run a high steady volume every month, Influee on a higher plan can be cheaper. UgcBoard is the better match when you sell to US buyers, run campaigns in bursts and want a license written into every job.
Paste the brief you already use with Influee: product, deliverables, hooks, formats, usage rights, payout and deadlines. Posting is free.
Send the budget by ACH or wire. The campaign goes live on the board as soon as the transfer posts.
Creators apply with a portfolio, a short pitch and their rate. Select the ones you want and the agreement is generated for each.
Add the tracking number, review the videos, ask for up to two revision rounds and approve. Payouts and your license start on approval.
Teams that refresh paid social creative in batches and want a predictable cost per creator without a standing plan.
Sellers who need Amazon UGC product demos and unboxings from US creators with the rights for listings and ads spelled out.
Product teams that need screen recorded walkthroughs, which skip shipping entirely.
Shops running UGC for several clients that want a separate workspace and invoice per client.
It depends on how you want to buy. For a subscription with creators in many countries, other subscription marketplaces work much like Influee. If you want US creators, no monthly plan and a payout you set yourself, UgcBoard charges one flat 15% fee inside each funded campaign. See the full platform roundup for more options.
Influee's pricing page lists a month to month platform subscription, with the Starter pack at $229 a month for up to 10 creator collaborations. Creator payments are budgeted separately, and a marketplace fee is added on top of each payment, with the percentage set by your plan. Our Influee pricing breakdown walks through the math.
No. There are no subscriptions and no seat charges. The only charge is the 15% platform fee inside a campaign you fund, and it is kept only for work you approve.
The creator keeps the copyright and grants your brand the license written in the agreement. You choose the platforms, the term of 3, 6 or 12 months for paid ads, and whether whitelisting is included before anyone applies.
After a missed deadline the creator gets a 48 hour grace period. After that you can close the spot and its full budget returns to you, fee included, under the published rules.
Yes. There is no platform minimum. The campaign builder warns you when a payout is below the typical US range for the deliverables you picked.
Post the brief, fund it when you are ready, and pay creators exactly what the campaign card says.
Post a paid UGC campaign or apply to one.