Popular Pays vs. Upfluence

Popular Pays is the top choice for marketers looking for an end-to-end influencer marketing solution. As an alternative to Upfluence, we’re focused on customer excellence and brand growth.
Popular Pays is rated 92% higher than competitors in the shared Winter 2025 category
Customers love to work with us
Tailored influencer campaigns, backed by our 4.8 CSAT score
Delivering stellar results for fortune 500 brands
Trusted by thousands of brands across industries
More efficient use of your time
AI automation frees you from manual, repetitive tasks

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How does Popular Pays compare to Upfluence?

AI assistant for briefs

Popular Pays offers a smart AI tool that helps craft the perfect campaign brief, saving time and ensuring clear communication with creators.

AI-powered influencer vetting Tool

SafeCollab automatically vets creators for brand safety and alignment in under 15 minutes, providing 360° protection across all content types.

Manual vetting only, with limited content types

Social media platforms partnerships

Official partnerships with Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Shopify, Walmart Connect, Amazon, and Snap for exclusive platform features.

Opted in creator community

160,000+ creators who have actively chosen to join our platform, enabling brands to scale with quality content quickly and efficiently.

Industry experience

Proven track record of successful global campaigns across diverse industries, demonstrating expertise with brands of all sizes.

5,800+ brands

1600+ brands

Ease of use

Popular Pays is consistently rated higher by users for its intuitive platform designed with simplified workflows and superior user experience.

Higher G2 rating

Lower G2 rating

Popular Pays is best for

Offering brands and agencies a broad community of vetted creators across all industries
Working with cutting-edge AI tech from Lightricks, creators of Facetune, for smarter campaign results
First access to features through premier partnerships with Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Shopify, Walmart Connect, Amazon, and Snap
Proven experts in influencer marketing, trusted by 5,800+ leading brands
Highly rated for customer service and ease of use

Upfluence is good for

Focusing on Amazon-only partnerships
Integrating tech stack with ecommerce providers
Valuable solution for D2C brands
Free creator search tools offering limited capabilities

Marketing Managers

Digital Media Managers

Digital Media Managers

Brand Managers

Social Media Managers

Content Strategists

Love working with Popular Pays

“The team loves the spot! Client is happy, C suite team is happy. Some people thought we used existing footage from previous commercial shoots (that’s how good some of the influencer’s footage was)."

Alli Martino
Digital Account Manager

“Popular Pays provides an effective and efficient solution to generate engaging content and strong results. We relied on Popular Pays workflow to produce more than 200 pieces of content that garnered impressive results for M&M’S Caramel.

Morgan Quilici
Senior Associate, Client Experience

“Our social strategy has always been around content, and a lot of it. Popular Pays was the answer we were looking for when it came to our content needs. They have allowed us to build a library of on-brand and engaging assets that we can use across our social platforms and other marketing channels."

Carly McCoy
Social Media Manager

״Working with Popular Pays helped us find creators that were skilled, passionate about our brand, and strategic in their content creation and the platform made it easy to brief creators, review content, and track performance.״

Khari Shelton
Producer

Campaign Spotlight

"...Popular Pays helped make this opportunity turn key and a success in the face of tight timelines. The collaboration across teams was second to none."

Chris Bellinger
Chief Creative Officer, PepsiCo Foods US
9.6M

total impressions

50x

ROAS

47%

Overall sales from new-to-brand shoppers

Frequently asked questions

Popular Pays offers a complete end-to-end solution with AI-powered tools, 160,000+ opted-in creators, and official partnerships with all major platforms. Upfluence focuses primarily on discovery tools with limited capabilities and fewer platform integrations.

Popular Pays features 160,000+ opted-in creators and our AI-powered SafeCollab vetting tool that screens for brand safety in under 15 minutes. Upfluence relies on manual vetting with limited content analysis and primarily scraped profiles rather than engaged creators.

Our full-service solution includes account management, campaign strategy, creator selection and vetting, contract management, content reviews, payment processing, and performance reporting. We handle everything from brief creation to final analytics.

Yes, we manage the entire payment process, handling contracts and direct creator payments. This eliminates administrative burdens and ensures creators are paid accurately and on time.

We work with 5,800+ brands across all industries and sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to growing startups. Our platform supports CPG, beauty, fashion, tech, entertainment, financial services, food and beverage, and many other sectors.

We provide real-time performance data tracking engagement, reach, impressions, clicks, conversions, and ROI. Our team establishes clear KPIs before launch and delivers detailed post-campaign analysis with actionable insights.

Yes, we have official partnerships with Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Shopify, Walmart Connect, Amazon, and Snap. These provide exclusive features not available through Upfluence and integrate with your existing marketing tools.

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