Pricing
Brands pay a small fee on each paid collaboration, only after they have checked the post. Creators pay nothing. The community for creator-creator collabs is free.
First collaboration free for every brand. Standard card processing charges apply.
UpShout's fee is 5% of the creator's amount, capped at $20, plus standard card processing charges. The creator receives the agreed amount in full. Two worked examples:
Paid brand collaborations cost creators nothing, ever: the brand pays UpShout's fee and you receive the agreed amount in full. The community has a free plan that never expires.
No. There is no subscription, no seats and no minimum. You pay UpShout's fee only when you pay a creator for a post you have checked.
The creator's amount, plus UpShout's fee of 5% of that amount capped at $20, plus standard card processing charges. All of it is shown before you click Pay, and all of it is charged to you; the creator receives the agreed amount in full.
Only when you click Pay, after your 48-hour check. Never when the creator accepts, never on a schedule.
Your first collaboration on UpShout carries no UpShout fee. Card processing charges still apply, and the creator is paid in full as always.
No. Paid brand collaborations cost creators nothing; the brand pays UpShout's fee. The creator community has a free plan that never expires.
Plus is the community's paid plan for creators: $4.99 a month, $1.99 for Sprout Members (500 subscribers or fewer), with unlimited Community UpShout eligibility and more credits. It is not available yet; the free plan has everything you need to start.
A micro influencer (10,000 to 100,000 followers) typically charges $100 to a few hundred dollars for one Reel or TikTok; content for your own channels is often less. The fee is agreed between you and the creator in the brief.
Brands: no UpShout fee on the first one. Creators: free, always.
UpShout is a collaboration platform for creators and brands. Creators find audience-matched partners for shoutout exchanges and collaborations, free. Brands run paid creator collaborations step by step, with clear terms, a 48-hour check and a record both sides can see.