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Creator marketplace matching vetted influencers with brands for content and paid ads

Price verified 2026-09-024.7(429)on G2Pricing model: Subscription
Starting price
$499/mo
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#paid is a creator marketing platform that connects brands with human-vetted creators through its 'Handraise' matching system, where creators opt in to campaign briefs. It serves DTC brands, agencies, and enterprise B2C companies (clients include Coca-Cola, IKEA, Walmart, and Unilever), and differentiates with whitelisted ads run through creator handles plus managed strategy support and brand-lift measurement.

Capabilities

What can #paid do?

  1. Handraise creator matching

    Creators opt in ('raise their hand') to campaign briefs and are human-vetted before being matched with brands.

  2. Whitelisted creator ads

    Runs paid social ads directly through creators' handles with licensing managed in-platform.

  3. Campaign management workflow

    Briefs, deliverables, content approval before posting, and integrated messaging in one dashboard.

  4. Performance measurement

    Live campaign tracking, post-campaign reporting, and brand-lift benchmarks compared against predictions.

  5. Content repurposing and licensing

    Rights management to reuse creator content across paid social, OOH, print, and other channels.

  6. Automated creator payments

    Payment terms and usage rights are laid out up front and payouts are handled by the platform.

  7. Managed strategy support

    Dedicated team guidance backed by research and category benchmarks, especially on higher tiers.

  • Mid-market and enterprise B2C brands running always-on influencer programs
  • Teams that want to amplify creator content as whitelisted paid ads from creator handles
  • Agencies managing multiple influencer campaigns that need approval workflows and reporting
  • Brands that prefer vetted, opt-in creators over open-marketplace cold outreach

Look elsewhere if

  • Solo founders or small brands needing one-off UGC videos — per-video marketplaces like Billo or Collabstr are far cheaper
  • Buyers who want to negotiate creator rates or filter the creator pool granularly
  • Teams needing transparent self-serve pricing without a sales call

Pros

  • Human-vetted creator pool via Handraise opt-in reduces cold outreach and mismatched collaborations
  • Whitelisted ads through creator handles is a mature, built-in paid-amplification workflow
  • Strong review scores for ease of use and support (4.7/5 on G2 and Capterra; IMH rates ease of use 5.0)
  • Creators report clear upfront usage rights and payment schedules versus chasing brands directly

Cons

  • Creator complaints on Trustpilot about severely delayed payments (one creator reported ~$5,000 unpaid after 7 months)
  • Expensive for smaller teams — $499/mo software fee before any creator costs, and Capterra reviewers say rates run higher than alternatives
  • Creator fees are fixed and non-negotiable, with limited filtering and price/content negotiation
  • A Trustpilot advertiser reported spending $5,000+ with no measurable follower or sales lift and difficulty recovering unused funds
  • Reviewers note occasional bugs and limited advanced customization in campaign management
Pricing
Just Content$499/moGrow$699/moAdvanced$999/mo

hashtagpaid.com publishes no pricing page — plans above are third-party reported (Influencer Marketing Hub, 2025) and subject to change; sales contact required. Subscription covers the software; creator fees are additional, fixed per-creator (cost-per-engagement based) and reportedly non-negotiable. Some directories list a $449/mo starting point (Software Advice), and older tiers were $299-$599/mo, so confirm current numbers with sales. Capterra also lists a $449/mo starting price. Re-verified 2026-09-02: IMH tier names/prices ($499/$699/$999) unchanged; hashtagpaid.com still publishes no pricing page. Trustpilot reviewers report unused campaign funds being difficult to recover.

Min. spend
$499/mo platform subscription plus per-creator fees (third-party reported)
Usage rights
Usage rights and licensing terms are defined per campaign in-platform; whitelisting licenses for running ads through creator handles are metered by plan (2 on Grow, 10 on Advanced) and repurposing across other channels is supported via creator licensing.

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