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Compare UGCStars with other UGC platforms

UGCStars is a database of reviewed UGC creators: you pay $245 a year for access and contact creators directly, with no fee on what you pay them. Collabstr and JoinBrands are marketplaces that add a fee to each payment, Billo sells videos from $99 each, and Afluencer is an influencer marketplace with monthly plans.

Prices checked 12 October 2026Written by UGCStars

How UGCStars differs

From creator marketplaces

Collabstr and JoinBrands run the booking. You pay through the platform, it pays the creator, and it adds a fee of 5% to 15% to each payment, depending on the platform and plan. On UGCStars you contact creators yourself and pay them directly, so nothing is added.

From video production services

Billo sells videos at a set price per video, from $99. The price includes the creator’s pay and usage rights, and Billo pays the creator for you. On UGCStars you choose the creator, agree the price and rights with them and can book them again on your own terms.

From influencer discovery tools

Afluencer helps you find influencers to post about your product on their own accounts, on monthly plans. UGCStars lists UGC creators, who make videos for your own ads and channels, for one payment.

The main differences

Comparison table
UGCStarsCollabstrBilloJoinBrandsAfluencer
TypeCreator databaseCreator marketplaceUGC video serviceCreator marketplaceInfluencer marketplace
Main useUGC videos for your ads and channelsInfluencer posts and UGCUGC video adsProduct UGC, posts and affiliate dealsInfluencer posts and gifting
Price to start$245 a yearFree, or plans from $249 a month billed annuallyFrom $99 per video, prepaidFree, or plans from $99 a monthFree, or plans from $49 a month
Fee on creator paymentsNone10%, or 5% on PremiumIncluded in the video price15%, down to 8% on higher plansNone listed
Creator pricesCreators show a starting rate, and you agree the final priceCreators list package pricesSet by Billo from your briefYou set a price per jobAgreed with each creator
Finding creatorsSearch with 20+ filters, or post a free briefSearch and hire, or post campaigns on paid plansPost a brief, and creators applyPost a campaign, and creators applyPost a Collab, and creators apply
Paying creatorsYou pay them directlyThrough Collabstr, held in escrowBillo pays them from your balanceJoinBrands pays them per jobPayment tools from the $649 plan

Published prices in US dollars, checked 12 October 2026. Sources are listed on each comparison page.

Compare one by one

UGCStars vs CollabstrA marketplace with escrow and a fee on each order, compared with a database you pay for yearly.Read the comparisonUGCStars vs BilloVideos at a set price per video, compared with direct deals with the creators you choose.Read the comparisonUGCStars vs JoinBrandsPaid jobs with a platform fee on every payment, compared with direct contact and no fee.Read the comparisonUGCStars vs AfluencerInfluencer collaborations on a monthly plan, compared with UGC creators for one payment.Read the comparison

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