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If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d focus less on creator discovery and more on cross-network measurement, normalization, and attribution.

A practical shortlist:

Current industry comparisons consistently put Traackr and CreatorIQ toward the enterprise end, while GRIN/Aspire are more workflow- and commerce-oriented and Modash is more discovery/data-oriented. Influship StackBriefly

For an influencer agency specifically

I'd evaluate Traackr and CreatorIQ first if you're managing campaigns for multiple clients. They are designed around centralized creator/campaign data and reporting across markets and social networks, which is closer to your use case than simply having a large creator database. Worldmetrics StackBriefly

GRIN becomes particularly interesting if a lot of your clients are ecommerce brands and you need to connect creator activity to product seeding, affiliate activity, or sales. StackBriefly

The most important thing I'd test in demos is whether you can build a report like:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

…and then compare, for example, TikTok vs. Instagram vs. YouTube while keeping the definitions of metrics consistent. That's important because the networks don't expose identical metrics, so a platform shouldn't simply put superficially similar numbers beside each other and call them comparable. Worldmetrics

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use, and whether you're measuring sales/ROAS or mainly reach/engagement, I can narrow this to 2–3 platforms and compare their reporting capabilities and likely fit for an agency.

If your main job is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d focus on platforms that normalize cross-network metrics and let you report at the campaign → creator → post → conversion level.

Shortlist

Sprout Social is probably the first one I'd demo for your use case. It supports cross-network reporting and campaign-level reporting, while its influencer product lets you measure campaigns and creators and connect influencer activity with broader social performance. Sprout Social Sprout Social

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CreatorIQ is worth looking at if you're managing substantial volumes of creators or multiple brands/markets. Its reporting can be sliced by campaign, creator and post, with customizable ROI dashboards and competitive benchmarking. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

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GRIN is another strong fit if the analytics need is part of a broader creator-management workflow. It centralizes program, campaign and creator data and provides real-time reporting and benchmarking. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

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What I'd actually compare in demos

Don't just compare dashboards. Ask each vendor to show you the same hypothetical campaign and see whether you can answer:

• Which network generated the most reach, engagement and conversions?
• Which creator generated the best return relative to fee?
• Which individual posts/videos drove the results?
• Can you compare Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube without manually normalizing metrics?
• Can you distinguish views, reach, impressions, engagements, clicks and conversions?
• Can you attribute revenue using UTMs, affiliate links or pixels?
• Can you export a client-ready report with your own KPIs and branding?
• Can creators connect their accounts so you're getting authenticated/private metrics rather than relying only on public data?

That last point matters because social networks don't expose identical metrics through their APIs; for example, Sprout explicitly notes that some influencer metrics are only available after creator/account verification, while others can be manually supplied. Influencer Support

If you tell me roughly how many influencers you manage per month, which networks (IG/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), and whether you're an agency reporting to clients or an in-house brand, I can narrow this to 2–3 options and give you a feature/pricing comparison.

CreatorIQ is worth looking at if you're managing substantial volumes of creators or multiple brands/markets. Its reporting can be sliced by campaign, creator and post, with customizable ROI dashboards and competitive benchmarking. creatoriq.com creatoriq.com

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GRIN is another strong fit if the analytics need is part of a broader creator-management workflow. It centralizes program, campaign and creator data and provides real-time reporting and benchmarking.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across networks—e.g. TikTok vs. Instagram vs. YouTube, creator vs. creator, campaign vs. campaign—I’d shortlist these:

My recommendation for an influencer agency

I'd start with Traackr and CreatorIQ.

Traackr is particularly compelling for your use case because it explicitly supports comparing performance across platforms, creators, content, markets and campaigns, with unified KPIs and benchmarking. It also separates organic vs. paid activity and supports spend/ROI analysis. Traackr Traackr Traackr

CreatorIQ is the other one I'd demo if you manage multiple clients and large creator programs. Its measurement suite supports campaign/program/benchmarking reports with 100+ metrics, and it can benchmark performance across campaigns, creators, competitors and regions. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

If you're heavily e-commerce focused, I'd put GRIN at the top instead. Its reporting connects creator activity to clicks, conversions and revenue and lets you compare campaign/creator performance from a centralized dashboard. GRIN

The important part: what I'd evaluate in the demos

Don't just ask whether they have a "dashboard." For an agency, I'd want to see whether you can build a report like:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

…and then answer questions such as:

• Which network gives us the best cost per engagement?
• Which creators generate the highest revenue per $1 spent?
• Is TikTok outperforming Instagram for this particular client?
• Which creators consistently outperform their network averages?
• How does Campaign A compare with Campaign B after normalizing for spend?
• Can we produce a client-facing report automatically, ideally white-labeled?
• Can we pull the underlying data into Looker Studio / Power BI / Tableau / a warehouse?

That last point is particularly important if you're an agency: don't let a pretty influencer dashboard become another data silo.

If you tell me roughly (1) number of clients, (2) creators/campaigns per month, (3) networks you use—TikTok/IG/YouTube/etc., and (4) whether your clients care more about engagement or sales, I can narrow this to the 2–3 tools I'd actually buy and compare their pricing, integrations, reporting and agency features.

CreatorIQ is the other one I'd demo if you manage multiple clients and large creator programs. Its measurement suite supports campaign/program/benchmarking reports with 100+ metrics, and it can benchmark performance across campaigns, creators, competitors and regions.

If you're heavily e-commerce focused, I'd put GRIN at the top instead. Its reporting connects creator activity to clicks, conversions and revenue and lets you compare campaign/creator performance from a centralized dashboard.

The important part: what I'd evaluate in the demos

Don't just ask whether they have a "dashboard." For an agency, I'd want to see whether you can build a report like:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

…and then answer questions such as:

For an influencer/creator agency comparing campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d shortlist:

• Traackr — best for benchmarking. Strong choice when you need comparable performance across creators, campaigns, and markets. Its Brand Vitality Score is specifically designed for cross-market benchmarking. World Metrics
• CreatorIQ — best enterprise option. Particularly strong for sophisticated campaign analytics, competitive benchmarking, and global programs. Scoop
• GRIN — best if ecommerce/attribution matters. Good reporting flexibility and strong integrations for tracking creator-driven sales. Scoop
• Aspire — good mid-market choice, especially for multi-platform campaigns and creator relationship management. Scoop

My pick for your use case: Traackr if the primary problem is “How did Campaign A perform versus Campaign B, network versus network, and creator versus creator?” World Metrics

If you tell me your number of campaigns/creators, networks (TikTok/IG/YouTube/etc.), and whether you need ROI/revenue attribution, I can narrow this to 2–3 options.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d shortlist these:

My pick: CreatorIQ

For an agency working with multiple influencers and campaigns, I would start with CreatorIQ. Its measurement suite supports campaign/program reporting, customizable dashboards, and competitive benchmarking, with performance broken down across creators, posts and campaigns. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

That's particularly useful if your question is not just "How did this campaign perform?" but:

• Which network performs best for a given client?
• Which creators consistently outperform?
• What's the cost per engagement/impression/conversion by platform?
• How does TikTok compare with Instagram for the same campaign?
• Which creators should we rebook?
• How does our client's influencer performance compare with competitors?

Aspire is probably the best alternative

Aspire is particularly attractive if you're more campaign/ecommerce oriented. Its reporting brings Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube performance into one view and combines content, reach, engagement and sales. Aspire Aspire

Its Impact Dashboard is interesting for client reporting because it turns content, impressions, engagement and sales into a unified value/ROI view. Aspire

Consider impact.com if conversions matter

If your influencer work is heavily performance-based—affiliate links, promo codes, ecommerce sales, CPA, etc.—I'd seriously consider impact.com. It combines creator campaigns with affiliate/performance marketing and provides cross-channel performance reporting. impact.com impact.com

One important distinction

I'd separate "influencer management software" from "analytics software."

If you're already managing creators elsewhere and primarily want a central analytics layer that compares networks, you may not want to pay for another all-in-one creator CRM. Your ideal system should ingest standardized metrics and give you a reporting layer like:

Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROI

That makes apples-to-apples comparisons much easier.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/influencers you manage per month, which networks you use (Instagram/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), and whether you care more about engagement, reach, or revenue, I can narrow this to the 2–3 best options and compare pricing/features for an agency specifically.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across networks—e.g. Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube, different creators, campaigns, markets, and clients—I’d shortlist these:

1. CreatorIQ — my first choice for an agency

creatoriq.com has particularly strong reporting for your use case. It lets teams analyze performance at the post, creator, campaign, and program levels, with customizable dashboards and competitive benchmarking. It also supports metrics ranging from impressions and engagement through to ROI and share of voice. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

The big advantage for an influencer agency is being able to create a standardized reporting framework across multiple clients rather than building separate spreadsheets for every campaign.

2. Traackr — strongest for cross-platform/cross-market comparison

traackr.com is especially interesting if you have lots of campaigns, markets, or networks. Its analytics are designed to compare performance across platforms, creators, categories, markets, and paid vs. organic activity. It also provides benchmarking and spend insights. Traackr Traackr

I'd lean toward Traackr if your question is:

"We've spent $X across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube—where are we getting the best return, and what should we move budget toward?"

3. GRIN — strongest if campaigns are tied to ecommerce

grin.co is compelling if you need to connect influencer activity to sales, conversions, affiliate revenue, or ecommerce. Its reporting covers creator, campaign, and program performance, including reach, impressions, clicks, conversions, and ROI. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

GRIN also supports activations across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and Twitch, which makes it practical for multi-network programs. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

What I'd choose

For an influencer agency managing campaigns for multiple clients, I'd rank them:

1. CreatorIQ — best overall reporting/analytics infrastructure
2. Traackr — best for sophisticated cross-platform and competitive benchmarking
3. GRIN — best when ecommerce/conversion attribution is central

One important caveat: don't evaluate these platforms just on the number of dashboards they offer. I'd specifically test whether they can normalize CPM, CPE, engagement rate, reach, impressions, video views, EMV, clicks, conversions, revenue, creator cost, and ROAS across networks. Otherwise you'll still end up exporting everything to Excel/BI to make a meaningful comparison.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/clients you run, which networks you use (TikTok/Instagram/YouTube/etc.), and whether you care more about engagement or actual sales, I can narrow this to the best 1–2 options and give you a feature-by-feature comparison.

2. Traackr — strongest for cross-platform/cross-market comparison

traackr.com is especially interesting if you have lots of campaigns, markets, or networks. Its analytics are designed to compare performance across platforms, creators, categories, markets, and paid vs. organic activity. It also provides benchmarking and spend insights. traackr.com traackr.com

I'd lean toward Traackr if your question is:

"We've spent $X across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube—where are we getting the best return, and what should we move budget toward?"

3. GRIN — strongest if campaigns are tied to ecommerce

If your main requirement is comparing influencer campaign performance across networks—e.g. Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube, and creator-by-creator—I’d shortlist these:

My recommendation

1. CreatorIQ — best if you're an agency or managing lots of clients.

CreatorIQ is probably the strongest fit if you need to answer questions like “Which network, campaign type, creator tier, or client is actually producing the best return?” It supports real-time campaign/program analytics, customizable ROI dashboards, filtering by creator/campaign/post, and competitive benchmarking. It also has connectors/API capabilities for pushing data into external analytics systems. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

2. GRIN — best if your work is heavily focused on creator management + performance.

GRIN combines creator management with campaign and program reporting, including reach, impressions, clicks, conversions, revenue and ROI. It also lets you benchmark campaign performance and centralize creator data. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

3. Modash — best value/practical choice.

I'd look closely at Modash if you're managing campaigns rather than needing a massive enterprise measurement stack. Its campaign analytics consolidate content, views, engagement, estimated impressions, CPM, sales, creator cost, ROAS, CAC and AOV. It also supports Instagram, TikTok and YouTube content tracking. Modash Help Center Modash

One important caveat: “cross-network” doesn't necessarily mean apples-to-apples measurement. Views, reach, impressions, engagement and attribution are defined differently by each social network. I'd want the platform to normalize those metrics while still retaining the underlying network-specific numbers.

What I'd choose for your use case

If you're an influencer agency working across multiple brands, I'd lean CreatorIQ.

If you're a brand/team running campaigns and also managing creators, payments, gifting and affiliate sales, I'd lean GRIN.

If you're a smaller or mid-sized team that primarily wants clean campaign analytics without an enterprise-heavy implementation, I'd start with Modash.

The biggest thing I'd evaluate in demos isn't the dashboard—it’s whether you can create a report like:

Campaign → Network → Creator → Content type → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → CPM/CPE → ROAS

…and then compare Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube without exporting everything into Excel.

If you tell me roughly how many influencers/campaigns you manage per month, which networks you use, and whether you're measuring sales/ROAS or mostly reach/engagement, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 options for your workflow.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across networks—e.g. Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube, different creators, campaigns, markets, and clients—I’d prioritize analytics depth and cross-platform normalization over just creator discovery.

My shortlist

CreatorIQ would be my first demo. Its measurement suite is specifically built around campaign, program, and benchmarking reporting, with customizable ROI dashboards and cross-channel performance data. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

Traackr is particularly interesting if you're trying to answer questions like “Which network is actually driving the best results?” rather than simply producing campaign recap reports. It lets teams analyze performance across content, platforms, creators and markets, and compare performance over time. Traackr Traackr

GRIN is my pick if you're heavily focused on sales/ROI. Its reporting connects creator activity with outcomes such as revenue and provides program/campaign/creator-level reporting in one system. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

For an influencer agency specifically

I'd evaluate the platforms against these five requirements:

1. Cross-network normalization — impressions, reach, views, engagement, clicks, etc. need to be comparable despite different APIs and definitions.
2. Campaign → creator → post drill-down — you should be able to start with "TikTok beat Instagram by 32%" and drill into why.
3. Client-ready reporting — automated, branded/white-label reports rather than exporting everything to Excel.
4. ROI/attribution — ideally spend, CPM/CPE, clicks, conversions, affiliate revenue and EMV in the same reporting layer.
5. Benchmarking — compare campaigns against your own historical campaigns and, ideally, industry/competitive benchmarks.

That last piece is important: the more sophisticated platforms are moving beyond "here's what happened" toward program-level benchmarking and budget allocation. Traackr Traackr

If you're an agency managing campaigns for multiple clients, my ranking would be: CreatorIQ → Traackr → GRIN → Aspire. If your biggest pain is specifically generating polished client reports rather than running the campaigns themselves, I'd also put InfluenceKit on the shortlist. Current comparisons describe it as focused on creator-side measurement, always-live reports and shareable outputs rather than full campaign operations. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

If you tell me which networks you use (Instagram/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), roughly how many influencers/campaigns you manage, and whether you need revenue/attribution or primarily engagement/reach, I can narrow this to the 2–3 best options and compare pricing, integrations, reporting, and agency features.

For an influencer agency specifically

I'd evaluate the platforms against these five requirements:

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d shortlist these three:

My pick: CreatorIQ

For an influencer agency, CreatorIQ would be my first platform to evaluate. Its reporting is specifically designed to aggregate campaign performance across channels, creators and campaigns, with customizable dashboards and metrics. It also supports competitive benchmarking and ROI reporting. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

That's particularly useful if you're trying to answer questions like:

• Which network produces the best engagement for a given client?
• What's the CPM/CPE/CPA by platform?
• Which creators consistently outperform their cost?
• Does TikTok outperform Instagram for revenue, rather than just engagement?
• Which campaign types work best by client/industry?
• How does this campaign compare with our historical campaigns or benchmarks?
• Can we roll multiple clients/campaigns into standardized agency reporting?

CreatorIQ also has link tracking and third-party analytics integrations, which is important if you want to move beyond likes/impressions and connect creator activity to conversions. CreatorIQ

Traackr is the one I'd demo alongside it

Traackr is particularly strong if your agency wants to turn campaign data into strategic recommendations, rather than simply produce reports. It can analyze impact across platforms, creators, content and markets, and provides benchmarking and spend insights. Traackr Traackr

I'd lean Traackr if you're managing large, sophisticated programs across multiple markets/brands.

GRIN is worth considering if execution matters too

GRIN is more of an all-in-one creator-management platform. Its reporting can roll up performance at the creator, campaign and program levels, while also handling things like creator relationships, content, product seeding and payments. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

Its reporting is especially appealing if your team wants to reduce the amount of campaign data being maintained in spreadsheets.

One important distinction

I'd separate "influencer reporting software" from "marketing BI."

If you're an agency and already have campaign data coming from several platforms, you may actually want:

CreatorIQ/Traackr/GRIN → data warehouse/BI → client dashboards

rather than expecting one influencer platform to be your entire analytics stack.

For example, you could standardize every campaign around:

Spend → Reach → Impressions → Engagements → Video views → EMV → CPM → CPE → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

and then compare those metrics by network, creator, client, campaign, content type and time period.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use (Instagram/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), and whether you need client-facing dashboards, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 options for an agency and compare their pricing, integrations, reporting, and API/data-export capabilities.

Yes. If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across networks—e.g. Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube, different creators, campaigns, markets, and spend—I’d shortlist these:

My top 3

1. CreatorIQ — best overall for sophisticated cross-network measurement

This would be my first demo if you're managing campaigns for multiple clients or at significant scale. CreatorIQ specifically supports performance reporting across channels, campaigns, creators and posts, with customizable dashboards and competitive benchmarking. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

2. Traackr — best if analytics and budget optimization are the priority

Traackr is particularly compelling if you want to answer questions like "Which platform, creator tier, market, or content type is actually driving the best results?" It can compare performance across platforms, categories, markets and competitors, and incorporates spend data into investment decisions. Traackr Traackr

3. GRIN — best if you're also managing the campaigns inside the platform

GRIN is more of an end-to-end creator-management system. Its reporting covers creator, campaign and program-level performance, including reach, impressions, engagement, clicks, conversions, revenue and ROI. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

One important distinction

If you're an agency working with many brands, I'd put extra weight on reporting flexibility and client-facing dashboards, rather than simply asking which platform has the most influencer data.

Your ideal system should let you build a normalized report like:

Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Impressions → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

That lets you make genuinely useful comparisons such as:

• TikTok vs. Instagram ROAS
• Cost per engagement by creator
• Revenue per 1,000 impressions
• Creator tier performance
• Paid vs. organic performance
• Campaign-to-campaign performance
• Performance by client/brand/market
• Which creators consistently outperform their cost
• Which network deserves more budget next campaign

I'd demo CreatorIQ and Traackr first, then GRIN if ecommerce/attribution and campaign operations are especially important.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage, which networks (Instagram/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), and whether you're an agency or brand, I can narrow this to 2–3 options and give you a feature-by-feature comparison, including pricing and what I'd choose for your workflow.

2. Traackr — best if analytics and budget optimization are the priority

Traackr is particularly compelling if you want to answer questions like "Which platform, creator tier, market, or content type is actually driving the best results?" It can compare performance across platforms, categories, markets and competitors, and incorporates spend data into investment decisions. traackr.com traackr.com

3. GRIN — best if you're also managing the campaigns inside the platform

GRIN is more of an end-to-end creator-management system. Its reporting covers creator, campaign and program-level performance, including reach, impressions, engagement, clicks, conversions, revenue and ROI.

One important distinction

If you're an agency working with many brands, I'd put extra weight on reporting flexibility and client-facing dashboards, rather than simply asking which platform has the most influencer data.

Your ideal system should let you build a normalized report like:

If you’re working with influencers and need to compare campaign performance across networks (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, etc.), I’d prioritize platforms that unify creator metrics, content tracking, attribution, and client-ready reporting rather than just social listening. IQFluence IQFluence

Here are the ones I’d shortlist:

For an influencer agency, my usual shortlist would be:

1. CreatorIQ — if you need polished client reporting, permissions, approvals, and enterprise workflows. IQFluence InfluencerFee
2. Traackr — if your main goal is measuring program impact over time and benchmarking creators. IQFluence IQFluence
3. Aspire or Upfluence — if clients care most about sales, affiliate codes, and revenue attribution. IQFluence IQFluence

When comparing platforms, I’d make sure they can normalize metrics across networks:

• Reach/impressions by creator and platform
• Engagement rate (with consistent calculation rules)
• CPM and cost per engagement
• Video completion/view-through metrics
• Clicks, conversions, affiliate sales, and ROAS
• Earned media value (EMV) if your clients use it
• Audience overlap and authenticity checks
• Campaign benchmarks by niche and creator tier

A key question: are you primarily an influencer agency reporting to clients, a brand running your own campaigns, or a marketplace managing creator partnerships? The best choice changes quite a bit depending on that.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across networks—e.g. Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube, creator vs. creator, campaign vs. campaign—I’d shortlist these:

What I'd choose for an influencer agency

Traackr or CreatorIQ would be my first demos if your business is primarily about proving campaign performance to clients.

I'd specifically test whether the platform lets you build a standardized report like:

Campaign: Summer Launch
Spend: $125K
Creators: 47
Instagram: 4.2M reach / 6.1% engagement
TikTok: 8.7M reach / 9.4% engagement
YouTube: 1.1M views / $X CPM
Total: $X earned media value / $X revenue
Top 10 creators: ranked by your chosen KPI
Benchmark: campaign vs. previous campaigns / client average

The important part is not just aggregating metrics. You want the software to normalize the differences between networks and let you answer questions such as “Was TikTok actually more efficient than Instagram?” rather than simply “Did TikTok get more views?”

I'd also prioritize revenue/attribution, creator-level cost efficiency, customizable KPIs, historical benchmarking, and client-ready exports. The industry is increasingly moving away from follower/reach-only reporting toward conversions, retention and other measures of actual impact. Vogue Influencer Marketing Hub

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month and which networks you use (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc.), I can narrow this to 2–3 platforms and compare their analytics, integrations, reporting, and likely cost for an agency.

For an influencer team comparing campaigns across networks (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, etc.), I’d prioritize platforms that can normalize metrics across channels, track creator-level performance, and connect reach/engagement to business outcomes. A few strong options:

My shortlist by use case

• Agency managing many brands/campaigns: CreatorIQ or Traackr

• Best if you need client-ready dashboards, creator history, benchmarks, and standardized reporting.
• DTC/ecommerce brand measuring sales impact: Upfluence

• Prioritize tools with affiliate links, discount codes, Shopify/ecommerce integrations, and revenue attribution.
• Need to compare TikTok vs. Instagram vs. YouTube performance: Brandwatch, CreatorIQ, or Traackr

• Look for normalized metrics like: - Cost per engagement (CPE)
• Cost per thousand impressions (CPM)
• Engagement rate by creator
• Click-through rate
• Conversion rate
• Revenue per creator
• Earned media value (EMV)
• Audience quality/authenticity
• Smaller team wanting faster setup: HypeAuditor or Modash can be easier to deploy than enterprise suites. Dash Social

A practical stack many influencer teams end up with is:

1. Influencer platform (CreatorIQ/Traackr/Upfluence) for creator + campaign data
2. Social analytics layer (Brandwatch/Sprout Social) for broader channel comparison
3. Analytics warehouse or BI tool (Looker Studio, Tableau, Power BI) for executive reporting

Before choosing, I’d test whether the software can answer these five questions from one dashboard:

• Which network produced the lowest cost per meaningful engagement?
• Which creators outperform their follower count?
• Which content formats drive conversions?
• Which creators should be renewed?
• How does this campaign compare against previous campaigns?

If you share your approximate scale (e.g., 20 creators/month vs. 1,000+ creators, agency vs. brand, and whether you care more about awareness or sales), I can narrow this to 2–3 best fits.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d shortlist these three:

• creatoriq.com — Best overall for sophisticated cross-network reporting. It has configurable dashboards, campaign/creator/post-level analysis, competitive benchmarking, and ROI reporting. It also specifically works on standardizing metrics across platforms, which is important when comparing networks whose native metrics differ. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ
• traackr.com — Best for strategic benchmarking. Strong if you want to answer questions like “Is TikTok actually outperforming Instagram for us?” or “Which creators/platforms deserve more budget?” It supports cross-platform comparisons, paid vs. organic analysis, competitor benchmarking, and unified KPIs. Traackr Traackr
• grin.co — Best if you're also managing the campaigns operationally. It combines creator management, content, campaign tracking and ROI reporting, with reporting at creator, campaign, and program levels. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

What I'd choose

For an influencer agency managing campaigns for multiple clients, I'd lean CreatorIQ or Traackr. The differentiator isn't simply whether they can report likes/views; it's whether you can build a consistent measurement framework across networks and then slice it by client → campaign → network → creator → content → spend → conversions.

One particularly useful capability to look for is metric normalization. A raw comparison of Instagram engagement vs. TikTok views can be misleading because the platforms define and expose metrics differently. CreatorIQ, for example, is explicitly working on standardized cross-platform definitions. CreatorIQ

If you're primarily e-commerce/ROI focused, I'd give GRIN more consideration, particularly if you want influencer data connected to clicks, conversions and revenue rather than just awareness metrics. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

If you tell me (1) roughly how many campaigns/influencers you manage per month, (2) which networks, and (3) whether you care more about reach/engagement or sales/ROI, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 options and compare them feature-by-feature.

Yes. If your main problem is comparing influencer campaign performance across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize platforms with strong cross-network normalization and benchmarking—not just creator discovery.

My shortlist

1. Traackr — my first choice

For what you described, I'd start with Traackr. Its analytics are specifically designed to compare performance across creators, content, platforms, markets, and campaigns, including separate views for paid vs. organic activity. It also provides benchmarking and spend/performance analysis. Traackr Traackr

That's particularly useful if you're an agency and need to answer questions like:

• Which network is producing the best engagement for a given client?
• Are TikTok creators actually outperforming Instagram creators after accounting for spend?
• Which creators consistently beat the campaign average?
• Which content formats generate the most value?
• How does Campaign A compare with campaigns from previous quarters?
• Which creators should we put more budget behind?

Traackr also supports tracking from clicks through conversions and integrating affiliate/ecommerce data. Traackr

2. CreatorIQ — best if you're operating at enterprise scale

CreatorIQ would be my other major contender. It has particularly strong customizable dashboards and reporting, with campaign, program, and benchmarking analytics across more than 100 metrics. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

I'd lean toward CreatorIQ over Traackr if you have lots of clients, markets, brands, or internal stakeholders and need highly customized reporting structures.

3. GRIN / Aspire — if revenue is the key KPI

If your influencer campaigns are primarily ecommerce-driven, I'd look harder at GRIN and Aspire. They're more attractive when the question isn't simply "Which campaign got the most engagement?" but "Which creators actually generated revenue?"

For an agency, though, I'd make sure their reporting can give you a normalized cross-network view, rather than simply aggregating whatever metrics each social platform provides.

One important consideration

Don't choose based on the number of metrics a platform gives you. I'd make your evaluation revolve around whether it can produce a standardized table something like:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Spend → Reach → Impressions → Engagements → Engagement Rate → Video Views → CPM → CPE → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS/ROCS

The really valuable part is being able to compare Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube on a consistent methodology, while still drilling down to the individual creator/post.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use (Instagram/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), and whether you're reporting to clients, I can narrow this down to 2–3 platforms and tell you which I'd actually buy.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across networks—e.g. Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube, creator vs. creator, campaign vs. campaign—I’d shortlist these:

My picks

1. CreatorIQ — best overall for an agency

This would be my first demo if you're managing campaigns for multiple clients. CreatorIQ supports customizable campaign/program reporting, 100+ metrics, cross-channel analytics, benchmarking, and integrations with the broader marketing stack. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

It's particularly attractive if you want to build standardized reporting such as:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → ROAS

It also supports API/data exports, which matters if you eventually want to put everything into your own BI dashboard. CreatorIQ

creatoriq.com

2. Traackr — best if analytics/benchmarking is the priority

I'd look particularly hard at Traackr if your agency needs to answer "why did Campaign A outperform Campaign B?", rather than simply produce end-of-campaign reports.

It explicitly supports comparisons across platforms, creators, campaigns, markets and competitors, with unified KPIs and spend insights. Traackr Traackr

traackr.com

3. Aspire — best balance of execution + measurement

Aspire is compelling if the same system needs to handle creator relationships/campaign operations and reporting. Its analytics can consolidate performance across Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube, down to individual posts, while also connecting creator activity to affiliate sales and paid spend. Aspire Aspire

aspire.io

4. GRIN — good for operationally focused teams

GRIN centralizes program, campaign and creator data and provides real-time reporting, progress tracking and benchmarking against similar brands. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

grin.co

What I'd choose for your use case

If you're an influencer agency working across multiple clients and networks, my ranking would be:

1. CreatorIQ — strongest choice for sophisticated agency reporting and enterprise-scale data.
2. Traackr — strongest if your differentiator is analytics, benchmarking and strategic recommendations.
3. Aspire — strongest if you want campaign management and analytics tightly integrated.
4. GRIN — worth considering if you want a more operational creator-management platform.

One important caveat: don't evaluate these primarily on how many metrics they display. For an agency, I'd test whether each platform can produce the same standardized KPI definitions across every client and network. That's where cross-network comparisons can otherwise become misleading.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks (TikTok/IG/YouTube/etc.), and whether you need sales/ROAS attribution, I can narrow this to 2–3 platforms and give you a feature-by-feature agency comparison.

It's particularly attractive if you want to build standardized reporting such as:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → ROAS

It also supports API/data exports, which matters if you eventually want to put everything into your own BI dashboard. CreatorIQ

creatoriq.com

2. Traackr — best if analytics/benchmarking is the priority

I'd look particularly hard at Traackr if your agency needs to answer "why did Campaign A outperform Campaign B?", rather than simply produce end-of-campaign reports.

It explicitly supports comparisons across platforms, creators, campaigns, markets and competitors, with unified KPIs and spend insights. Traackr Traackr

traackr.com

3. Aspire — best balance of execution + measurement

Aspire is compelling if the same system needs to handle creator relationships/campaign operations and reporting. Its analytics can consolidate performance across Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube, down to individual posts, while also connecting creator activity to affiliate sales and paid spend. aspire.io aspire.io

aspire.io

4. GRIN — good for operationally focused teams

GRIN centralizes program, campaign and creator data and provides real-time reporting, progress tracking and benchmarking against similar brands.

For an influencer team that needs to compare campaign performance across networks (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, etc.), I’d prioritize platforms that unify creator reporting rather than just social scheduling analytics. The best choice depends on whether you care most about ROI attribution, enterprise reporting, creator management, or fast benchmarking. Influencer Marketing Hub Social Media Dashboard

My shortlist

What I’d pick by team type

If you run large influencer campaigns (50–1,000+ creators)

Go with:

• Traackr
• CreatorIQ
• Brandwatch

You’ll want:

• creator benchmarking
• standardized KPIs across networks
• historical campaign comparisons
• stakeholder dashboards
• audience quality/fraud checks

If influencer campaigns drive ecommerce revenue

Go with:

• Upfluence
• GRIN
• CreatorIQ with ecommerce integrations

Prioritize:

• revenue per creator
• CPA/CAC
• conversion rate
• affiliate sales
• coupon-code attribution

If you’re an agency reporting to multiple clients

I’d look for:

• white-labeled dashboards
• exportable reports
• campaign templates
• multi-brand workspaces

A platform like Brandwatch or Traackr is usually a better fit than a basic social analytics tool. Influencer Marketing Hub Brandwatch

Metrics I’d make sure the software can normalize

Across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., compare:

• Cost per engagement (CPE)
• Cost per thousand views (CPM)
• Video completion rate
• Engagement rate by reach (not just followers)
• Click-through rate
• Conversion rate
• Revenue per creator
• Earned media value (EMV)
• Audience overlap
• New customer acquisition

One common mistake is comparing raw likes or views across networks; a good platform should help normalize those into comparable campaign outcomes. Growth-onomics

If you tell me:

1. your monthly influencer volume (e.g., 20 creators vs. 500+),
2. networks you use most (TikTok/IG/YouTube/etc.), and
3. whether you need sales attribution or mostly awareness metrics,

I can narrow this to 2–3 best fits.

Yes. If your main problem is “we run influencer campaigns across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc. and need one consistent way to compare creators, campaigns, and networks,” I’d shortlist these:

My pick: Traackr

For an influencer-focused team where analytics and comparing performance across networks are the priority, I'd start with Traackr. It specifically supports comparing performance across platforms, creators, campaigns, markets, and competitors, while keeping KPIs unified. Traackr Traackr

That makes it particularly useful for questions like:

• Is TikTok actually outperforming Instagram for us?
• Which creators have the best cost per engagement / impression / conversion?
• Which campaigns work best by network?
• Are micro-creators outperforming larger creators?
• Which creators should receive more budget next campaign?
• How does our performance compare with competitors or category benchmarks?

Traackr also has a Brand Vitality Score that combines visibility, engagement, and trust, which can be useful if you're trying to move beyond simply ranking campaigns by impressions or engagement. Traackr

CreatorIQ would be my second choice

If you're an agency managing campaigns for multiple brands, I'd seriously evaluate CreatorIQ. Its reporting is highly configurable and can be sliced by campaign, creator, post, channel, brand, and region. It also supports competitive reporting and enterprise-level dashboards. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

One particularly relevant feature is its ability to connect influencer measurement to conversions rather than just social metrics, including link tracking and third-party analytics integrations. CreatorIQ

GRIN if ecommerce is central

I'd lean toward GRIN if your influencer campaigns are heavily tied to product seeding, affiliate sales, Shopify/ecommerce, and creator management. Its analytics cover creator → campaign → overall-program performance and metrics such as reach, impressions, clicks, conversions, and ROI. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

One important distinction

I'd avoid choosing based purely on the number of analytics features. For your use case, I'd test whether each platform can produce the same normalized report across networks.

For example:

Campaign A — TikTok — $50k spend — 8.2M impressions — 420k engagements — 14,000 clicks — 1,100 conversions
Campaign A — Instagram — $50k spend — 5.1M impressions — 310k engagements — 11,000 clicks — 1,400 conversions
Campaign A — YouTube — $50k spend — 2.7M impressions — 190k engagements — 8,000 clicks — 900 conversions

The critical question isn't just whether the software collects those numbers. It's whether it lets you normalize, attribute, benchmark, and compare them without building your own spreadsheet/data warehouse.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month and whether you're an agency or an in-house brand team, I can narrow this to 2–3 options and compare them on pricing, integrations, reporting, API access, and cross-platform attribution.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize platforms that normalize metrics across networks rather than just giving you separate native-platform dashboards.

My shortlist

1. CreatorIQ — my first choice for an agency

CreatorIQ is particularly compelling if you're managing campaigns for multiple clients, brands, or networks. Its reporting can be filtered down to individual posts, creators and campaigns, while its enterprise dashboards let teams compare campaigns, brands, regions and markets. It also supports customizable ROI dashboards and competitive benchmarking. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

One feature I'd specifically investigate for your use case is its effort to standardize platform metrics, since comparing something like TikTok views with Instagram impressions can otherwise become an apples-to-oranges exercise. CreatorIQ

2. Traackr — strongest for true cross-network benchmarking

Traackr is arguably the most interesting if your question is:

"Which network, creator type, market, or campaign strategy actually performs better?"

Traackr explicitly supports comparing performance across platforms, categories, competitors and markets, with unified KPIs. Its Brand Vitality Score is also designed to normalize creator performance across platforms. Traackr Traackr

It also lets you separate organic vs. paid creator activations and analyze performance across content, creators and platforms. Traackr

3. GRIN — best if campaigns ultimately need to drive sales

GRIN is especially attractive if you're running influencer campaigns where revenue, conversions, affiliate sales, or ecommerce are central.

GRIN reports at creator, campaign and program levels and tracks things such as reach, impressions, engagement, clicks, conversions and ROI. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

What I'd choose for your situation

If you're an influencer/creator agency managing campaigns for clients, I'd start with CreatorIQ vs. Traackr.

If you're primarily trying to build a reporting system like:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

I'd lean CreatorIQ.

If your reporting question is more:

"Is TikTok outperforming Instagram for this type of creator/campaign, and how does our performance compare with the market?"

I'd lean Traackr.

And if the client cares most about "How many dollars did these influencers generate?", I'd put GRIN very high on the list.

One important caveat: I wouldn't select based on the number of metrics each platform advertises. The critical thing for your use case is whether it can normalize the underlying data and attribution methodology across networks. That's what makes cross-network comparisons genuinely useful.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks (IG/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), and whether you need client-facing reports, I can narrow this to 2–3 options and give you a feature-by-feature comparison.

For an influencer team comparing campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, etc., I’d prioritize platforms that can normalize metrics across networks (rather than just showing each network’s native analytics). The right choice depends on whether you mainly need ROI attribution, creator benchmarking, or executive reporting. Influencer Marketing Hub Tajo

My shortlist

What I would choose by team type

If you run dozens/hundreds of influencer campaigns per year

Start with:

1. CreatorIQ
2. Traackr
3. Brandwatch

You’ll get the strongest campaign benchmarking, stakeholder dashboards, and creator database management. Influencer Marketing Hub Social Media Dashboard

If your main question is “which creators actually drive revenue?”

Look at:

• Upfluence
• CreatorIQ
• Traackr

Make sure the platform supports:

• UTM tracking
• affiliate links/codes
• ecommerce integrations
• creator-level CAC/ROAS reporting

If you mainly need a reporting dashboard across networks

Consider:

• Brandwatch
• Sprout Social
• Hootsuite Analytics

These are better for unified social reporting, though some teams pair them with a dedicated influencer platform. Hootsuite Brandwatch

Metrics I’d require before buying

A good influencer analytics stack should let you compare:

• Cost efficiency

• CPM
• CPE
• CPV
• CAC/ROAS (if ecommerce)
• Content performance

• Views
• Watch time
• Engagement rate
• Saves/shares
• Click-through rate
• Creator quality

• Audience demographics
• Audience authenticity
• Historical campaign performance
• Cross-network normalization

• “TikTok video vs Instagram Reel vs YouTube Short” comparisons using consistent KPIs
• Business outcomes

• Revenue
• Leads
• App installs
• Brand lift

My practical recommendation

For most influencer teams, I’d shortlist three demos:

1. CreatorIQ — if influencer marketing is a major channel
2. Traackr — if you care about benchmarking and proving program value
3. Brandwatch — if influencer data needs to live alongside broader social intelligence

I’d avoid choosing based only on the prettiest dashboard; the key question is whether the tool can answer: “Which creators and networks deserve more budget next quarter?” Influencer Marketing Hub

If you share your approximate scale (e.g., 10 creators/month vs 1,000+, B2C vs B2B, ecommerce vs awareness), I can narrow this to a few best-fit options.

Yes. If your main problem is comparing influencer campaigns across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize platforms that normalize metrics across networks rather than just giving you separate native-platform dashboards.

My shortlist

1. creatoriq.com — my pick for an agency

If you're managing campaigns for multiple clients and networks, this would be my first demo.

CreatorIQ has campaign/program reporting, benchmarking, customizable dashboards, and 100+ metrics. It supports measurement across channels and can connect creator data to BI systems through an API. It also explicitly supports platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Snapchat. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

The big advantage for an agency is that you can build a consistent measurement framework rather than having every client report differently.

I'd choose it if: you have substantial campaign volume, multiple clients, and need polished client/leadership reporting.

2. traackr.com — best for benchmarking

Traackr is particularly interesting if your question is less "how did this campaign do?" and more:

"Which creators, platforms, markets and campaign types are actually producing the best results?"

It provides unified KPIs across markets and lets you compare performance across platforms, creators, content and campaigns. It also has brand/category/market benchmarks and spend analysis. Traackr Traackr

Its VIT metric is designed to combine visibility, engagement and trust into a standardized performance score, which can be useful when comparing fundamentally different networks. Traackr

I'd choose it if: strategic benchmarking and budget allocation are more important than campaign execution.

3. aspire.io — best balance

Aspire is probably the one I'd investigate if you want campaign management + analytics + affiliate/revenue measurement without going as enterprise-heavy.

Its reporting covers Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube in a unified view, and it can connect creator content to spend, affiliate clicks, sales and ROAS. Aspire Aspire

I'd choose it if: you're running a lot of campaigns but also care about actual ecommerce outcomes.

4. grin.co — strong for performance/ecommerce

GRIN centralizes campaign and creator data and tracks metrics such as reach, impressions, engagement, clicks, conversions, sales and ROI. Its benchmarking functionality is also designed to compare campaign performance against goals and other brands. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

I'd choose it if: your clients are ecommerce-heavy and you need to connect influencer activity to sales.

5. later.com — worth considering if data/API access matters

Later's Reporting API is interesting for an agency that wants to build its own reporting layer. It exposes campaign, creator, post and platform-level data, including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, plus time-series, paid-media and conversion data. Later Reporting API

I'd choose it if: you want to pipe influencer data into your own dashboards/BI rather than relying entirely on the vendor's UI.

What I'd actually do in your situation

I'd demo CreatorIQ, Traackr and Aspire first.

And I wouldn't evaluate them primarily on how pretty the dashboards are. Give each vendor the same hypothetical reporting requirement:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Post → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

Then ask them to show you:

• Can we compare TikTok vs. Instagram vs. YouTube using normalized metrics?
• Can we compare creator A vs. creator B even when they're on different networks?
• Can we report organic vs. paid/boosted separately?
• Can we calculate CPM, CPE, CPC, CPA and ROAS consistently?
• Can we attribute sales/conversions to individual creators and posts?
• Can we benchmark one campaign against our historical campaigns?
• Can we create client-specific dashboards/reports?
• Can we export/API the underlying data?
• How much manual data cleanup is required?
• What happens when a network changes its API or available metrics?

That last part is particularly important. Cross-network comparison sounds straightforward, but the definitions of reach, views, engagement, video views, etc. aren't actually identical across platforms. A good system should make its normalization methodology transparent rather than simply putting different numbers into the same chart.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use (e.g. TikTok/IG/YouTube), and whether you're primarily measuring awareness, engagement, or sales, I can narrow this to the 2–3 platforms I'd actually shortlist for your agency.

CreatorIQ has campaign/program reporting, benchmarking, customizable dashboards, and 100+ metrics. It supports measurement across channels and can connect creator data to BI systems through an API. It also explicitly supports platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Snapchat. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

The big advantage for an agency is that you can build a consistent measurement framework rather than having every client report differently.

I'd choose it if: you have substantial campaign volume, multiple clients, and need polished client/leadership reporting.

2. traackr.com — best for benchmarking

Traackr is particularly interesting if your question is less "how did this campaign do?" and more:

"Which creators, platforms, markets and campaign types are actually producing the best results?"

It provides unified KPIs across markets and lets you compare performance across platforms, creators, content and campaigns. It also has brand/category/market benchmarks and spend analysis. Traackr Traackr

Its VIT metric is designed to combine visibility, engagement and trust into a standardized performance score, which can be useful when comparing fundamentally different networks. Traackr

I'd choose it if: strategic benchmarking and budget allocation are more important than campaign execution.

3. aspire.io — best balance

Aspire is probably the one I'd investigate if you want campaign management + analytics + affiliate/revenue measurement without going as enterprise-heavy.

Its reporting covers Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube in a unified view, and it can connect creator content to spend, affiliate clicks, sales and ROAS. Aspire Aspire

I'd choose it if: you're running a lot of campaigns but also care about actual ecommerce outcomes.

4. grin.co — strong for performance/ecommerce

GRIN centralizes campaign and creator data and tracks metrics such as reach, impressions, engagement, clicks, conversions, sales and ROI. Its benchmarking functionality is also designed to compare campaign performance against goals and other brands. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

I'd choose it if: your clients are ecommerce-heavy and you need to connect influencer activity to sales.

5. later.com — worth considering if data/API access matters

Later's Reporting API is interesting for an agency that wants to build its own reporting layer. It exposes campaign, creator, post and platform-level data, including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, plus time-series, paid-media and conversion data. docs.reporting.api.later.com

I'd choose it if: you want to pipe influencer data into your own dashboards/BI rather than relying entirely on the vendor's UI.

What I'd actually do in your situation

I'd demo CreatorIQ, Traackr and Aspire first.

And I wouldn't evaluate them primarily on how pretty the dashboards are. Give each vendor the same hypothetical reporting requirement:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Post → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

Then ask them to show you:

If your main problem is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize platforms that normalize creator/post metrics into a common reporting layer rather than just tools for influencer discovery.

My shortlist:

1. Traackr — my first choice for your use case

Traackr is particularly compelling if you're managing campaigns for multiple brands and need to benchmark creators, campaigns, markets and networks against each other. Its reporting can analyze impact across content, platforms, creators and markets, and its Brand Vitality Score combines visibility, engagement and trust into a standardized performance measure. Traackr Traackr

traackr.com

I'd look hardest at this if your agency is asking questions like:

• "Does TikTok actually outperform Instagram for this type of campaign?"
• "Which creators consistently outperform their cost?"
• "How does Brand A's campaign compare with its previous campaigns?"
• "Which market/network should we put more budget into?"

2. CreatorIQ — best if you're operating at enterprise scale

CreatorIQ is the one I'd investigate if you're managing large numbers of creators, brands, markets and campaigns and need highly customizable reporting. It supports performance analysis across campaigns, creators and posts, custom KPIs, competitive benchmarking and API-based data exchange. CreatorIQ

CreatorIQ's own 2025–26 research also found that organizations are averaging five social platforms for creator campaigns, which makes centralized cross-platform measurement increasingly important. CreatorIQ

creatoriq.com

3. GRIN — best if revenue is the ultimate KPI

If your influencer campaigns are heavily ecommerce-oriented, I'd put GRIN very high on the list. Its reporting connects reach, engagement, clicks and conversions with revenue/ROI, and it centralizes program, campaign and creator data. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

grin.co

The key distinction is that Traackr is especially strong for strategic program/campaign benchmarking, while GRIN is especially attractive when you need to connect creator activity to ecommerce outcomes.

4. Sprout Social / Tagger

Worth considering if you want influencer analytics to live alongside your normal social-media reporting. Sprout's influencer product is designed to combine influencer reporting with broader social analytics and monitoring. G2 Learn Hub Sprout Social

sproutsocial.com

What I'd actually recommend for an influencer agency

I'd run demos of Traackr, CreatorIQ and GRIN first.

The important thing isn't simply whether each says it supports Instagram/TikTok/YouTube. I'd make each vendor demonstrate the same hypothetical campaign and ask them to produce:

1. Network comparison — Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube
2. Creator comparison — spend, reach, engagement, clicks, conversions and ROI
3. Campaign comparison — Campaign A vs. B vs. C
4. Cost efficiency — CPM, CPE, CPC and cost per conversion
5. Organic vs. paid/whitelisted content
6. Creator-level attribution
7. Benchmarking against previous campaigns
8. Client-ready dashboards that you can customize/export
9. Historical data retention — particularly important when clients ask for year-over-year comparisons
10. API/export access so you're not trapped in the vendor's dashboard

That last point is important: I'd choose based on the quality and consistency of the underlying data, not the prettiest dashboard. Cross-network comparison is only useful if the platform handles differences in how Instagram, TikTok and YouTube expose metrics.

If you tell me roughly how many influencers you manage per month, which networks you use, whether you're an agency reporting to clients, and whether your primary KPI is engagement/reach or sales, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 options and compare their pricing, integrations and reporting capabilities.

grin.co

The key distinction is that Traackr is especially strong for strategic program/campaign benchmarking, while GRIN is especially attractive when you need to connect creator activity to ecommerce outcomes.

4. Sprout Social / Tagger

Worth considering if you want influencer analytics to live alongside your normal social-media reporting. Sprout's influencer product is designed to combine influencer reporting with broader social analytics and monitoring.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d shortlist these:

My recommendation

If you're an influencer/creator agency, I'd look hardest at CreatorIQ and InfluenceKit.

CreatorIQ is the stronger choice if you want a serious analytics infrastructure: it can break performance down by creator, campaign, social platform and post type, offers customizable dashboards, ROI reporting and competitive benchmarking. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

creatoriq.com

InfluenceKit is particularly interesting if your business is about running campaigns for clients and turning the results into polished reports, rather than needing a complete influencer CRM/payment/activation system. A recent 2026 comparison describes it as geared toward creator-side measurement, client reporting, always-live reports and shareable outputs. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

GRIN would be my pick if you also want the operational side—creator discovery, relationships, campaign execution, content management, payments and analytics—in one system. Its reporting covers creator, campaign and program-level ROI, including reach, impressions, engagement, clicks, conversions and revenue. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

grin.co

What I'd prioritize for your use case

Don't just compare platforms on "engagement rate." I'd want your reporting stack to normalize:

• Spend: creator fees, product costs, agency fees
• Reach: impressions, reach, frequency
• Engagement: engagements, engagement rate, video views
• Traffic: clicks, sessions, CTR
• Conversions: purchases/leads, conversion rate, revenue
• Efficiency: CPM, CPE, CPC, CPA, ROAS
• Creator-level: which influencers actually drive results
• Network-level: Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube
• Campaign-level: campaign A vs. B, including benchmarks
• Content-level: which formats/hooks/content types win
• Client reporting: customizable/white-label dashboards and exports

The important piece is normalization. A TikTok view, Instagram impression and YouTube view aren't necessarily equivalent, so I'd want software that lets you compare standardized KPIs rather than simply dumping each network's native metrics into one dashboard.

For example, your executive dashboard could ultimately answer:

TikTok generated 58% of impressions but Instagram generated 71% of attributed revenue; YouTube had the highest engagement rate but the lowest CPA.

That's much more useful for campaign optimization than a generic "total engagements" number.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use (IG/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), and whether you're an agency reporting to clients or an in-house team, I can narrow this to 2–3 options and compare pricing, integrations, attribution and reporting capabilities.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize analytics/reporting depth over creator discovery.

My shortlist

1. CreatorIQ — my first choice for your use case

CreatorIQ is particularly strong if you're managing campaigns for multiple clients and need standardized reporting across networks. Its measurement suite supports campaign/program/benchmarking reporting with 100+ metrics, customizable ROI dashboards, and cross-channel performance analysis. CreatorIQ CreatorIQ

I'd choose it if you need to answer questions like:

• Which network produces the best engagement?
• Which creators consistently outperform?
• How does Campaign A compare with Campaign B?
• Which clients/categories are getting the strongest results?
• How does our performance compare with competitors?
• Can we give clients a polished executive dashboard?

The downside is that it's more of an enterprise platform, so I'd expect a heavier implementation and sales-led buying process.

2. Traackr — particularly interesting for benchmarking

Traackr is another strong choice if your agency wants to go beyond "here are the impressions and engagements" toward strategic benchmarking. It analyzes performance across content, platforms, creators and markets, and offers competitive/category benchmarking. Traackr

Its VIT (Visibility, Impact, Trust) metric is also useful if you want a consistent way to compare creators rather than relying on whatever metrics each social network happens to expose.

I'd lean Traackr over CreatorIQ if benchmarking and strategic planning are a major part of the service you're selling clients.

3. Aspire — probably the best middle ground

Aspire's analytics cover Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube in a unified view, including post-level performance. It also connects creator activity with affiliate clicks, sales and paid media, which is useful if your clients care about actual business outcomes rather than vanity metrics. Aspire

This would be my pick if you're a mid-sized agency and want campaign management + analytics without necessarily needing the enterprise complexity of CreatorIQ.

4. GRIN — strongest when revenue is important

GRIN is especially compelling for ecommerce campaigns. Its reporting connects creator performance from reach through revenue and supports customizable reporting and benchmarking. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

So if your campaigns involve discount codes, affiliate links, gifting, Shopify/ecommerce sales and UGC, I'd put GRIN very high on the list.

One important distinction for an agency

I'd separate your requirements into two categories:

Campaign management

• Creator discovery
• Outreach
• Contracts
• Content approvals
• Payments
• Gifting

Measurement

• Cross-platform performance
• Creator-level benchmarking
• Campaign-to-campaign comparisons
• Cost per engagement/view
• EMV
• Conversion/revenue
• Client dashboards
• Historical benchmarks

If analytics is the thing you're trying to improve, you don't necessarily need to replace your campaign-management system. A reporting-first platform can sometimes be a better fit.

For example, InfluenceKit specifically positions itself around creator-side measurement, client reporting and always-live reports rather than being an all-in-one influencer operating system. GRIN - Influencer Marketing Software

What I'd recommend for your agency

If you manage lots of brands: CreatorIQ or Traackr.

If you're ecommerce-focused: Aspire or GRIN.

If your biggest pain is creating polished client reports: InfluenceKit.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month and whether you're primarily Instagram/TikTok/YouTube, I can narrow this down to 2–3 options and compare them on pricing, cross-network metrics, client dashboards, API/export capabilities, and ease of use.

I'd separate your requirements into two categories:

Campaign management

For comparing influencer campaign performance across networks (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, etc.), I’d prioritize tools that can normalize metrics across platforms, connect results to spend and conversions, and give you creator-level + campaign-level reporting. The best choice depends on whether you’re an agency, brand, or in-house influencer team. Influencer Marketing Hub Socialinsider

Recommended platforms

My shortlist by use case

If you are an influencer agency

I’d look first at:

1. CreatorIQ — for large client reporting and enterprise workflows
2. Aspire — for managing many campaigns efficiently
3. Traackr — if clients want benchmarking and strategic insights

If you need to prove ROI

Prioritize:

1. Upfluence
2. GRIN
3. CreatorIQ

These are better when the question is “which creator actually drove sales?” rather than “who got the most views?” Influencer Marketing Hub Growth-onomics

If your biggest need is cross-network benchmarking

Look at:

• Cost per engagement (CPE)
• Cost per view (CPV)
• Engagement rate normalized by follower size
• Audience overlap
• Conversion rate
• Revenue per creator
• Content format performance by network

Tools like Traackr, CreatorIQ, and Brandwatch-style influencer platforms are built more around comparable measurement across creators and campaigns. Influencer Marketing Hub Worldmetrics

What I would avoid

I’d be cautious with tools that only show:

• follower growth
• likes/comments
• impressions
• earned media value (EMV) alone

Those are useful, but they often make TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube look comparable when the underlying behaviors are very different. A good system should let you build your own scorecard.

A practical stack for many influencer teams is:

• Influencer platform: CreatorIQ / Aspire / Upfluence
• Analytics layer: Looker Studio, Tableau, or Power BI for custom executive dashboards
• Attribution: UTMs + affiliate links + promo codes + ecommerce integration

If you share your scale (e.g., 50 creators/month vs. 5,000 creators/year), networks you use, and whether you care more about brand awareness or revenue, I can narrow this to 2–3 options.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d shortlist these:

My recommendation for your use case

I'd start with CreatorIQ and GRIN.

CreatorIQ is particularly compelling if you're an agency working across many clients and networks. It has campaign, program and benchmarking reporting, 100+ metrics, competitor benchmarking, and integrations/API capabilities for pushing creator data into BI systems. It explicitly supports aggregating social performance across networks. www.creatoriq.com

GRIN is the one I'd favor if your clients care heavily about sales, conversions and ROAS, particularly ecommerce. Its reporting covers creator → campaign → program performance, including reach, impressions, clicks, conversions, revenue and ROI, and it can benchmark campaign performance. grin.co

One important distinction: if you're primarily an influencer agency, I'd prioritize a platform that lets you create a consistent measurement framework across clients rather than simply giving you native-network dashboards.

I'd want your reporting layer to normalize things like:

• Spend / creator fees
• Impressions & reach
• Engagements and engagement rate
• Video views / completion
• CPM / CPE / CPV
• Clicks and CTR
• Conversions / revenue
• ROAS
• Earned media value
• Content-level performance
• Creator-level performance
• Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube comparisons
• Campaign vs. campaign benchmarks
• Client/industry benchmarks

For example, you should be able to answer "Did TikTok outperform Instagram for this campaign?" without manually reconciling five spreadsheets.

One thing I'd be careful about

Don't choose based primarily on the prettiest influencer dashboard. Ask each vendor to demonstrate the exact report you'd give a client. Give them the same hypothetical campaign containing Instagram, TikTok and YouTube creators, different creator fees, paid amplification, clicks and sales, and ask them to produce:

1. Network-level comparison
2. Creator-level leaderboard
3. Campaign-level ROI
4. Cost-normalized metrics
5. Client-ready export
6. Historical benchmarking

That will reveal very quickly which platform actually fits your workflow.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, whether you're an agency or in-house team, and whether you need revenue attribution, I can narrow this to the 2–3 best options and compare their pricing, integrations, reporting capabilities, and weaknesses.

Yes. If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize platforms that normalize metrics across networks rather than just giving you separate native-platform dashboards.

My shortlist

1. CreatorIQ — my pick for serious cross-network reporting

If you're an agency working across lots of brands and campaigns, CreatorIQ would be my first demo.

It supports campaign, program, and benchmarking reporting with 100+ metrics, and connects creator data with platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Shopify, Google Analytics, Tableau, affiliate networks, and more. It also exposes data through an API, which is particularly useful if you want to build your own agency reporting layer. www.creatoriq.com

The big advantage is that you can get beyond:

Instagram: 2.1M impressions
TikTok: 4.8M views
YouTube: 900K views

and start answering:

Which network, creator cohort, campaign type, and dollar of spend is actually producing the best outcome?

CreatorIQ specifically supports configurable metrics, forecasting, link tracking, third-party analytics integrations, and data export. www.creatoriq.com

2. GRIN — probably the best balance of analytics + execution

I'd look at GRIN particularly if your team wants the analytics tool to also manage the actual influencer workflow.

GRIN centralizes creator, campaign, and program data and provides ROI reporting at the creator/campaign/program level. It also integrates with ecommerce and marketing tools such as Shopify, Klaviyo, Slack, Gmail/Outlook, and others. grin.co

Its reporting can drill from the campaign level down to individual content, and it supports custom tracking so you can evaluate which content is actually converting. grin.co

I'd lean GRIN over CreatorIQ if: you're more focused on running campaigns efficiently and tying influencer activity to ecommerce revenue.

3. Traackr — worth considering if benchmarking is the core problem

Traackr is particularly interesting if your clients ask questions like "How are we performing versus competitors/industry benchmarks?" rather than simply "How many impressions did we get?"

I'd put it on your demo list alongside CreatorIQ.

What I'd actually do for an influencer agency

I'd avoid choosing based on the number of dashboards or vanity metrics. I'd make each vendor demonstrate the same hypothetical campaign:

Brand: $100K campaign
Networks: Instagram + TikTok + YouTube
Creators: 50
Goal: revenue / conversions

Then ask them to show:

1. Spend by network
2. Reach/impressions/views
3. Engagement rate
4. CPM / CPE
5. Click-through rate
6. Conversions
7. Revenue
8. ROAS
9. Performance by creator
10. Performance by individual post/video
11. New vs. returning creators
12. Organic vs. paid amplification
13. Audience demographics
14. Benchmarks against previous campaigns
15. Benchmarks against other brands
16. Export/API access
17. One standardized KPI view across all social networks

That last one is crucial. Different networks define things like views, reach, engagement, and video plays differently. A good platform should make those definitions transparent rather than pretending they're perfectly equivalent.

My ranking for your use case:
CreatorIQ → GRIN → Traackr → Upfluence → Modash

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use (TikTok/IG/YouTube/etc.), and whether you need client-facing reporting, I can narrow this down to 2–3 and compare the actual capabilities/pricing structure.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize analytics/reporting depth over creator discovery or campaign management.

My shortlist

My first two demos would be Traackr and CreatorIQ.

• Traackr is particularly strong if you want to answer “Which creators, platforms, content types, and markets are actually driving performance?” It supports analysis across content, platforms, creators and markets, plus benchmarking and spend analysis. www.traackr.com
• CreatorIQ is the stronger choice if you're an agency managing multiple clients and need highly configurable reporting. Its platform connects with Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Pinterest, Shopify, Tableau and other systems, and supports customizable campaign metrics and exports. www.creatoriq.com
• GRIN makes more sense if your campaigns are heavily tied to ecommerce, affiliate sales, gifting and revenue attribution. Its reporting centralizes program, campaign and creator data and connects performance through to revenue. grin.co
• InfluenceKit is worth a serious look if your deliverable to clients is the reporting itself. It is specifically positioned around creator-side measurement, always-live reports and shareable/white-label outputs rather than being a full influencer operating system. grin.co

For an influencer agency, I'd evaluate one thing above all

Don't just ask whether a platform can report reach, impressions, engagement and EMV. Ask it to demonstrate this exact report:

Client → Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → CPM/CPE → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

…and then let you compare TikTok vs. Instagram vs. YouTube within the same campaign, while also comparing creators against one another.

That will expose pretty quickly which platforms are genuinely useful versus those that just have attractive dashboards.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use, and whether you're reporting to clients, I can narrow this to the 2–3 best options for your agency and compare their pricing, integrations, white-label reporting, and API/export capabilities.

If your main problem is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize platforms with cross-network normalization, creator-level reporting, campaign rollups, and ROI/attribution, rather than tools that are primarily for creator discovery.

My shortlist

1. CreatorIQ — my pick for an agency

If you're managing campaigns for multiple clients, this is probably where I'd start. CreatorIQ offers campaign/program reporting across channels, customizable dashboards, 100+ metrics, and competitive benchmarking. It also supports integrations/exports into external analytics and CRM systems. www.creatoriq.com

The big advantage is that you can get beyond "TikTok got 2.4M views and Instagram got 1.8M" and build a more standardized measurement framework across networks.

Best if: you have significant campaign volume, multiple clients, and need polished reporting that can withstand client scrutiny.

2. Aspire — probably the best balance

Aspire's Social Dashboard specifically lets you break performance down by program, creator, platform, and post type, while bringing reach, impressions, engagement and Total Media Value together. www.aspire.io

Its reporting also connects campaign performance to sales/ROI, which makes it particularly interesting if your influencer work has a meaningful ecommerce component. www.aspire.io

Best if: you want good cross-platform analytics without jumping all the way into an enterprise platform.

3. GRIN — strongest if campaigns drive ecommerce

GRIN centralizes program, campaign and creator data and provides real-time reporting, with the ability to connect creator activity to revenue. grin.co

I'd lean toward GRIN if your clients care about sales, affiliate revenue, discount codes, gifting, UGC and creator ROI as much as awareness metrics.

Best if: you're an ecommerce-heavy influencer agency.

4. Traackr — strongest for strategic benchmarking

I'd consider Traackr when the question isn't just "Did this campaign work?" but "Which creators, markets, platforms and strategies consistently outperform?"

It's particularly relevant for organizations running ongoing influencer programs rather than one-off campaigns. Recent comparisons put Traackr in the analytics/benchmarking category rather than primarily campaign execution. www.truleado.com

What I'd actually recommend for your use case

If you're an influencer agency managing campaigns for clients, I'd shortlist:

CreatorIQ → Aspire → GRIN

And I'd make the buying decision based on whether you need:

• Client-ready cross-network reporting: CreatorIQ
• Flexible platform/creator/post comparisons: Aspire
• Revenue/ecommerce attribution: GRIN
• Competitive/long-term influencer benchmarking: CreatorIQ or Traackr

One important point: don't evaluate these based on the number of metrics they provide. The key is whether you can create a standardized campaign scorecard such as:

Spend → Reach → Impressions → Engagement → CPE/CPM → EMV → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

…and then slice that by client / campaign / network / creator / content format / audience tier without manually combining spreadsheets.

If you tell me roughly how many clients/campaigns you manage per month and which networks you use (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, etc.), I can narrow this down to the 2–3 platforms I'd demo first and give you a side-by-side comparison of their analytics capabilities and likely pricing.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across networks (e.g., Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube, or one creator network/program vs. another), I’d shortlist these:

My pick for your use case

I'd start with Traackr or CreatorIQ.

• Choose Traackr if the important question is “Which networks/platforms, creators, markets, and types of activations are actually performing best?” Its measurement system is explicitly designed for cross-platform and cross-market comparisons. www.traackr.com
• Choose CreatorIQ if you're an agency or larger organization that needs highly customizable client/management reporting and benchmarking. www.creatoriq.com
• Choose GRIN if campaign performance ultimately needs to tie closely to Shopify/ecommerce revenue, affiliate sales, and creator payouts. grin.cogrin.co

One important caveat: don't compare raw engagement rates across networks without normalization. I'd want the software to let you build a common reporting layer around metrics such as spend → reach/impressions → engagement → clicks → conversions/revenue → CPA/ROAS, while retaining network-specific metrics underneath.

If you tell me (1) which networks you use, (2) roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, and (3) whether you're an agency reporting to clients or an in-house brand team, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 options and compare pricing, integrations, reporting, attribution, and API/export capabilities.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across social networks, I’d shortlist these three:

My pick for your use case

Traackr would be my first demo if you're an influencer/creator agency and the key question is:

“Which network, creator, campaign, or market is actually performing best, and how should we move the next dollar?”

It specifically supports comparing performance across platforms, creators, content and markets, plus paid vs. organic, and can consolidate KPIs across campaigns. www.traackr.com

CreatorIQ would be my second demo if your business is more agency/enterprise reporting-heavy—especially if clients expect customized dashboards and benchmarking.

GRIN becomes particularly compelling if you also want the software to handle the operational side of campaigns rather than primarily being an analytics layer.

One important thing I'd evaluate in demos

Don't just ask whether they show Instagram/TikTok/YouTube metrics. Ask them to demonstrate this exact report:

Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → CPE/CPM/CPA/ROAS

Then ask whether you can normalize those metrics across networks and compare campaigns using the same definitions. That's where platforms can differ substantially.

If you tell me roughly how many influencers/campaigns you manage per month, which networks (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, etc.), and whether you're an agency reporting to clients or a brand managing your own campaigns, I can narrow this to the best 1–2 options and give you a feature-by-feature comparison.

If your main problem is “we work with lots of influencers, across Instagram/TikTok/YouTube/etc., and need one reliable way to compare campaign performance”, I’d shortlist these:

My recommendation

I'd start with Traackr and CreatorIQ, then compare them against GRIN if you're heavily ecommerce-focused.

The important distinction is that you don't just want a dashboard that says:

Instagram: 2.1M impressions
TikTok: 3.4M views
YouTube: 800K views

You want the system to normalize the data and let you answer questions like:

• Which network produces the lowest cost per meaningful engagement?
• Which creators consistently outperform regardless of network?
• Is TikTok actually outperforming Instagram once spend is considered?
• Which content formats generate the best engagement?
• Which creators generate clicks/conversions rather than just views?
• How does Campaign A compare with Campaign B and with historical benchmarks?
• What was our return on creator spend?
• Which network should receive the next $50K?

That's where Traackr/CreatorIQ have an advantage over a conventional social-media analytics platform. Traackr specifically positions its analytics around comparing content, platforms, creators and markets, while CreatorIQ offers campaign/program/benchmarking reporting and standardized measurement. www.creatoriq.comwww.traackr.com

One thing I'd be careful about

Don't compare raw “views” across networks as if they're equivalent. The platforms define/view-count video consumption differently, so a good analytics system needs a consistent measurement framework rather than simply putting Instagram, TikTok and YouTube numbers into the same chart. www.meltwater.comwww.meltwater.com

For an influencer agency, I'd actually build the evaluation around 5 reporting layers:

1. Campaign — spend, reach, impressions/views, engagements, EMV, clicks, conversions
2. Network — Instagram vs TikTok vs YouTube, etc.
3. Creator — cost, performance, audience quality, ROI
4. Content — format, creative, hook, topic, sponsored vs organic
5. Client/brand — standardized KPIs and benchmarks across all campaigns

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use, and whether you need client-facing reports, I can narrow this down to 2–3 platforms and give you a much more practical comparison of features, reporting, integrations, and likely pricing tier.

Yes. If your main problem is “we run influencer campaigns across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc. and need one consistent way to compare creators, campaigns, and networks,” I’d shortlist these:

What I'd pick for your use case

1. CreatorIQ — my first choice if you're an influencer agency.
It has highly configurable campaign/program reporting, 100+ metrics, benchmarking, and APIs/integrations for moving creator data into the rest of your stack. That's particularly useful when you need standardized reports across different clients and networks rather than just a dashboard of social metrics. www.creatoriq.com

2. Traackr — strongest alternative if analytics/benchmarking is the priority.
Traackr specifically supports comparing performance across content, platforms, creators, and markets, including separating organic and paid activity. It also has benchmarking and budget/spend analysis. www.traackr.comwww.traackr.com

3. GRIN — I'd choose this if you're heavily focused on ecommerce outcomes.
GRIN connects campaign reporting with clicks, conversions, sales/revenue, creator performance and ROI, making it attractive when the question isn't just “which network got more engagement?” but “which network actually generated more business?” grin.co

One important distinction

For an agency, I'd avoid choosing purely based on the number of metrics a platform offers. I'd prioritize whether you can create a standardized measurement model such as:

Network → Campaign → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → ROAS

Then you can answer things like:

• TikTok vs. Instagram vs. YouTube CPM
• engagement rate by network
• cost per engaged user
• creator-level ROAS
• revenue per $1,000 spent
• organic vs. paid creator performance
• campaign performance by client/industry
• repeat creator performance
• which creators look good on engagement but actually underperform on conversions

CreatorIQ and Traackr are particularly strong for the first half of that analytical problem; GRIN becomes especially compelling when ecommerce revenue/affiliate attribution is central. www.traackr.com

If you tell me roughly how your agency works — e.g. number of clients, monthly campaigns, networks you run (TikTok/IG/YouTube/etc.), and whether you report engagement or actual conversions/revenue — I can narrow this to the 2–3 platforms I'd actually demo, including what I'd ask each vendor to prove in the demo.

If your main problem is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize platforms that normalize creator/content data across networks rather than just tools that manage influencer relationships.

My shortlist

What I'd choose for an influencer agency

1. CreatorIQ — my first demo.
It has particularly strong campaign analytics, configurable reporting, forecasting, link/attribution tracking, and integrations with platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Shopify, Google Analytics and affiliate networks. It can also benchmark performance across campaigns and competitors. www.creatoriq.com

2. Traackr — especially compelling if you manage multiple brands.
Its positioning is much more around creator intelligence: comparing performance across platforms, categories and competitors, building benchmarks, and identifying which creators actually drive outcomes. www.traackr.com

3. GRIN — choose this if you're heavily ecommerce-oriented.
GRIN puts campaign/creator data in one dashboard and emphasizes connecting reach and engagement to revenue, affiliate sales and other business outcomes. www.creatoriq.comwww.traackr.comgrin.co

One important distinction

I'd separate "reporting" from "analytics."

If you need to tell a client:

Campaign A generated 8.2M impressions, $4.31 CPM, 3.8% engagement and $2.40 ROAS

almost any decent platform can get you there.

If you need to answer:

Why did TikTok outperform Instagram for this campaign? Which creators were responsible? How does that compare with our other campaigns and the client's historical benchmarks? Should we move another $50k into TikTok next quarter?

then CreatorIQ or Traackr are the more interesting choices. Recent comparisons also put CreatorIQ ahead on analytics/benchmarking depth, while GRIN is particularly strong for ecommerce-oriented programs. scoop.app

For an agency specifically, I'd demo CreatorIQ and Traackr first, then GRIN if your clients are ecommerce-heavy.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use (IG/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), and whether you need client-facing reports, I can narrow this to 2–3 options and compare pricing, integrations, attribution, reporting, and agency features.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d prioritize platforms that normalize metrics across networks rather than just giving you native-platform dashboards.

My shortlist

CreatorIQ would be my first demo for your use case. Its measurement suite covers campaign/program reporting and benchmarking, with 100+ metrics, and it can aggregate creator performance so you can compare your network over time. www.creatoriq.com

Traackr is particularly interesting if the question you're trying to answer is "Which creators/platforms are actually driving the most impact for our clients?" It explicitly supports comparisons across platforms, campaigns, categories and competitors, and its reporting separates organic vs. paid activations. www.traackr.com

GRIN is worth looking at if you're not just reporting campaigns but actually running the influencer operation—creator communication, payments, product seeding, ecommerce attribution, etc. Current industry comparisons generally position GRIN as particularly strong around customizable reporting and ecommerce workflows. scoop.app

For an influencer agency specifically

I'd make your evaluation criteria:

1. One standardized scorecard across networks — don't compare TikTok views directly with Instagram impressions without normalization.
2. Campaign → creator → post-level drilldown — so you can identify exactly what drove results.
3. Cost efficiency — CPM, CPE, CPC, CPA/ROAS where conversion data exists.
4. Benchmarking — creator vs. creator, campaign vs. campaign, client vs. client, and ideally historical benchmarks.
5. Organic vs. paid separation — especially if you're amplifying creator content.
6. Client-ready reporting — white-label/custom dashboards are particularly valuable for an agency.
7. API/data export — important if you eventually want to build your own agency-wide reporting layer.

One important point: don't make EMV your primary KPI. It's useful as a directional/secondary metric, but I'd build your reporting around actual business outcomes plus standardized efficiency metrics. This is also consistent with practitioner feedback that engagement quality, creator lift, CPA and conversion actions are more actionable than EMV alone. www.reddit.com

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month, which networks you use (TikTok/IG/YouTube/etc.), and whether you need ecommerce/ROAS attribution, I can narrow this to the 2–3 platforms I'd actually demo.

If your main need is comparing campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d shortlist these:

My pick for an influencer agency

CreatorIQ if you're managing campaigns for multiple clients and need polished, defensible reporting. Its reporting is explicitly designed around campaign/program performance and customizable KPIs, which makes client-to-client and network-to-network comparisons easier. www.creatoriq.com

Traackr would be my choice if your team is more analytics-heavy and wants to answer questions like:

• Which network gives us the best cost per engagement/reach/conversion?
• Which creators consistently outperform their platform benchmarks?
• How does TikTok vs. Instagram vs. YouTube perform for the same campaign?
• Which creators/content formats should get more budget?
• How does performance vary by market?
• How do paid creator activations compare with organic creator activity?

Traackr specifically supports comparing impact across content, platforms, creators, and markets, plus spend insights and benchmarks. www.traackr.comwww.traackr.com

One important caveat

I wouldn't choose based on EMV alone. For cross-network comparisons, I'd want the platform to let you normalize around a common scorecard—e.g. spend → reach → engagement → video views → clicks → conversions/revenue, with metrics such as CPE, CPM, CPC and CPA calculated consistently.

Community feedback from influencer marketers also tends to favor using EMV as a directional metric rather than the primary KPI, particularly because high-reach content isn't necessarily high-intent. www.reddit.com

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month and which networks (IG/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), I can narrow this to the 2–3 best options and compare their likely pricing, integrations, reporting depth, and agency/client-reporting capabilities.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d shortlist these:

1. CreatorIQ — best for serious cross-network analytics

CreatorIQ

This would be my first demo if you're an agency or running a sizable influencer program. CreatorIQ specifically offers campaign, program, and benchmarking reporting, with customizable dashboards and 100+ metrics. It can analyze performance at the post, creator, and campaign level and compare your program against competitors. www.creatoriq.com

The big advantage is that you can build a standardized scorecard across networks rather than having separate Instagram/TikTok/YouTube reports.

2. GRIN — best if you also manage the campaigns

GRIN

GRIN is particularly compelling if you're managing creator relationships, campaigns, affiliate activity, and reporting in one system. Its reporting covers reach, impressions, engagement, clicks, conversions, revenue and ROI, with campaign/program data centralized in the platform. grin.co

I'd lean toward GRIN over CreatorIQ if campaign execution + creator management is just as important as analytics.

3. Modash — best value for automated tracking

Modash

Modash is worth a serious look if you don't need an enterprise-heavy platform. It automatically collects creator content and performance data across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and can connect creator activity to clicks, discount codes, Shopify sales, revenue, ROAS, etc. www.modash.io

It also lets you export campaign data and filter it by creator, campaign, date range, or metric. www.modash.io

What I'd choose for your use case

If you're an influencer agency managing campaigns for multiple clients, I'd rank them:

CreatorIQ → GRIN → Modash

If you're a smaller/mid-sized team primarily trying to prove campaign ROI, I'd reverse the first two:

GRIN → Modash → CreatorIQ

And I wouldn't choose based purely on how many metrics a platform offers. The critical thing is whether you can create a consistent cross-network campaign scorecard, e.g.:

• Spend / creator cost
• Reach & impressions
• Engagement rate
• Video views / completion
• CPM / CPE
• Click-through rate
• Conversions
• Revenue
• CPA
• ROAS
• Content-level performance
• Creator-level performance
• Network-level performance
• Benchmark vs. previous campaigns

One particularly useful approach is to compare Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube on efficiency, rather than raw reach—otherwise YouTube's longer-form views and TikTok's short-form impressions can make the comparison misleading.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month and which networks you use, I can narrow this to 2–3 platforms and compare pricing, integrations, reporting depth, API/export capabilities, and agency/client reporting.

If your main need is comparing influencer campaign performance across networks (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc.), I’d shortlist these:

My recommendation for your use case

1. Traackr — best if you're an agency managing multiple campaigns/clients.
Its analytics specifically let you compare results across different programs in one dashboard, benchmark performance, and identify the most cost-effective creators/content. It also connects to social platforms and commerce systems. www.traackr.com

2. GRIN — best if campaigns ultimately need to tie back to sales.
GRIN centralizes program, campaign, and creator data and reports on reach, impressions, engagement, clicks, conversions, and ROI. Its benchmarking functionality is particularly useful for seeing how campaigns stack up. grin.co

3. Modash — best if you want something more flexible/lower-friction.
It automatically tracks creator content across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube and can connect clicks, discount codes, revenue, costs, and ROAS. One limitation for your specific requirement: Modash currently says direct campaign-to-campaign comparison requires exporting the campaigns and analyzing them side by side. help.modash.io

One important thing I'd prioritize

Don't choose based primarily on EMV, impressions, or engagement rate. For comparing networks, I'd build a standardized scorecard around:

Spend → Reach → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → CPA → ROAS

Then normalize for creator size and network differences. Otherwise TikTok's view numbers, Instagram's reach, and YouTube's watch metrics can make an apparently "better" network look better simply because the platforms measure exposure differently.

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/influencers you manage and whether you're an agency or an in-house brand team, I can narrow this to the 2–3 tools I'd actually demo, including likely pricing/fit.

For influencer campaign analytics across multiple networks, I’d look for software that can aggregate creator performance, normalize metrics across platforms, track attribution, and connect spend to outcomes. The best choice depends on whether you’re an agency, brand team, or marketplace, but these are strong options:

My shortlist by use case

If you manage many influencers across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc.:

• CreatorIQ or Traackr

Best for executive reporting, benchmarking, and global programs.

If your goal is proving ROI (sales/revenue):

• GRIN, Upfluence, or Aspire

Better when you need affiliate links, promo codes, Shopify/ecommerce attribution, and creator payouts.

If you work with agencies or many clients:

• CreatorIQ, Captiv8, or Traackr

Stronger for multi-brand reporting.

Metrics I’d make sure the platform supports

• Cross-network reach and impressions (TikTok vs Instagram vs YouTube normalization)
• Engagement rate by creator and campaign
• Cost per engagement (CPE)
• Cost per thousand impressions (CPM)
• Earned media value (EMV)
• Audience demographics overlap
• Creator-level ROI
• Conversion tracking (affiliate links, codes, pixels)
• Historical benchmarks by creator/category

A common setup for mature influencer teams is:

• Creator relationship + campaign management: CreatorIQ / Aspire / GRIN
• Audience quality checks: HypeAuditor / Modash
• Revenue attribution: Shopify + affiliate platform + analytics layer

If you tell me your approximate scale (e.g., 50 creators vs 5,000 creators, agency vs brand, and whether you care more about awareness or sales attribution), I can narrow this to 2–3 best fits.

If your main requirement is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc., I’d shortlist these:

My top two for your use case

1. CreatorIQ — best if you're an agency managing multiple clients

CreatorIQ specifically supports campaign, program, and benchmarking reporting, with 100+ metrics, and lets you aggregate social performance across your creator network. www.creatoriq.com

That makes it particularly interesting if you want questions like:

• Which network produces the best engagement rate?
• Which creators consistently outperform?
• What's the average CPM/CPE by platform?
• Which campaign types are driving the most conversions?
• How does Client A's campaign compare with Client B's?
• Which creators should we reinvest in?

2. Traackr — best if you want a measurement/optimization layer

Traackr is particularly focused on comparing performance across platforms, categories and competitors, building benchmarks, and identifying the creators/content generating the most cost-effective results. www.traackr.com

That's a very good fit if your agency's value proposition is "we can prove which influencers and networks actually work."

One important distinction

I'd avoid choosing purely based on how pretty the reporting dashboard is. For an influencer agency, I'd test whether the platform can normalize metrics across networks.

For example, you want to be able to create a standardized report like:

Campaign → Network → Creator → Content → Spend → Reach → Views → Engagement → Clicks → Conversions → Revenue → CPA/ROAS

rather than simply getting separate Instagram, TikTok and YouTube reports.

Also, I'd put less weight on EMV (earned media value) as your primary KPI. Community discussions around influencer analytics increasingly favor metrics tied to actual outcomes—creator lift, CPA, conversion actions, and comparisons against paid-social benchmarks—rather than treating EMV as the definitive measure of success. www.reddit.com

If you tell me roughly how many campaigns/creators you manage per month and which networks you use (Instagram/TikTok/YouTube/etc.), I can narrow this to the 2–3 platforms I'd actually demo and give you a feature-by-feature comparison.

If your goal is to compare campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and other social platforms in one place, I'd divide the options into four categories:

If analytics is your top priority

These are the platforms I see agencies relying on most:

1. CreatorIQ

• Cross-platform dashboards
• Organic + paid campaign reporting
• Earned Media Value (EMV)
• Audience demographics
• Story, Reel, TikTok, Shorts performance
• API integrations into BI tools

Best for: large brands and agencies running dozens or hundreds of creators.

2. Traackr
Particularly good if you need executive reporting.

Highlights:

• Compare campaigns side-by-side
• Cost per engagement
• ROI
• Share of voice
• Brand affinity
• Historical campaign performance

3. Modash
A favorite among many growing agencies because it offers good value.

Includes:

• Instagram
• TikTok
• YouTube

Reports include:

• Reach
• Engagement
• Views
• Audience quality
• Fake follower detection
• Campaign summaries

4. Dash Social
Excellent if Instagram and TikTok are your biggest channels.

Strengths:

• Organic social analytics
• Influencer campaign tracking
• Competitor benchmarking
• Visual dashboards

5. Sprout Social
If you're already managing social publishing, Sprout also offers unified reporting across owned channels and influencer initiatives.

Good for combining:

• Brand account performance
• Influencer content
• Paid campaigns
• Executive reports

If you want highly customizable dashboards

Many agencies build their own reporting stack using a BI platform:

• Social APIs (Meta, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn)
• Creator platform exports
• Google Analytics 4
• Shopify or ecommerce data
• CRM data

Then visualize everything in tools like:

• Looker
• Microsoft Power BI
• Tableau

This approach gives you:

• Cross-network comparisons
• Cost per view
• Cost per engagement
• Revenue attribution
• ROAS
• Custom client dashboards
• Historical trend analysis

If you're running an influencer agency

A common stack looks like this:

• Creator management: CreatorIQ, GRIN, or Modash
• Marketing attribution: UTM links + GA4
• Business intelligence: Looker or Power BI
• Client reporting: Automated dashboards refreshed daily

That combination lets you compare creators and campaigns regardless of whether the content was on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or another network.

If you can share roughly how many campaigns and creators you manage per month (for example, 20 creators vs. 2,000 creators), I can recommend the tools that best fit your scale and budget.

If your goal is to compare campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitch, and other channels in one place, I'd divide the options into three categories:

My top recommendations

1. CreatorIQ (best overall for agencies)

• Pulls campaign metrics from multiple social networks into one dashboard
• Standardizes metrics like engagement rate, CPM, EMV, reach, impressions, video views, clicks, and conversions
• Strong API integrations with major social platforms
• Excellent for client reporting and benchmarking
• Enterprise pricing

Best if you manage dozens or hundreds of campaigns.

2. Traackr (best for ROI measurement)
One of the strongest analytics platforms available.

It excels at:

• Comparing creators across different platforms
• Cost per engagement
• Cost per view
• ROI
• Earned Media Value
• Competitive benchmarking
• Historical performance

Many global brands use it specifically because it normalizes metrics across networks.

3. GRIN (best for ecommerce)
If campaigns drive online sales:

• Shopify integration
• Affiliate links
• Discount codes
• Revenue attribution
• Multi-platform campaign analytics

Excellent if purchases matter more than awareness.

4. Modash (best value)
If you're a smaller agency or growing team:

• Tracks creators on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
• Campaign reporting
• Audience demographics
• Performance history
• Much lower cost than enterprise platforms

A strong balance of capability and affordability.

If you're building your own reporting stack

Many agencies use:

• Looker Studio for dashboards
• BigQuery or Snowflake for data storage
• Platform APIs (TikTok, Meta, YouTube)
• ETL tools such as Fivetran or Supermetrics

This approach provides complete control over KPIs and reporting but requires engineering resources.

Features I'd prioritize

For comparing campaigns across networks, look for software that can normalize:

• Reach
• Impressions
• Engagement rate
• Video views
• Watch time
• CPM
• CPC
• CPE
• CPV
• Click-through rate
• Conversions
• Revenue
• Earned Media Value (EMV)
• Audience demographics
• Follower growth
• Brand safety and fraud detection

My recommendations by team size

• Small agency (1–10 people): Modash or HypeAuditor
• Mid-size agency (10–50 people): Aspire or GRIN
• Large agency or enterprise: CreatorIQ or Traackr
• PR-focused teams: Meltwater Influencer Marketing
• Commerce-focused brands: GRIN

If you tell me:

• approximately how many influencers you manage each month,
• which social platforms you run campaigns on, and
• whether you need organic analytics only or sales/conversion attribution as well,

I can narrow it down to the two or three platforms that are the best fit for your workflow and budget.

For influencer campaigns, I’d recommend choosing software based on whether you need cross-network measurement, creator relationship management, attribution, or reporting for clients/leadership. The strongest options are usually not just “social analytics tools,” but influencer marketing platforms with campaign measurement built in.

My shortlist by use case:

• Agency running many influencer campaigns: CreatorIQ or Traackr
• Brand focused on ROI and sales attribution: GRIN or Upfluence
• Need to compare influencer quality before spending: HypeAuditor
• Need executive dashboards combining paid + organic + influencer performance: Sprout Social plus a dedicated influencer platform

For cross-network campaign comparisons, I’d make sure the tool can normalize:

• Reach/impressions by platform
• Engagement rate (with consistent formulas)
• Video views and watch time
• CPM and CPE
• Creator-level performance
• Audience demographics
• Earned media value (EMV)
• Conversion metrics (UTM links, promo codes, affiliate revenue)

A common stack for mature influencer teams is:

1. CreatorIQ or Traackr → campaign management + creator analytics
2. HypeAuditor → creator vetting and audience quality
3. GA4 / Shopify / affiliate platform → conversion measurement

If you share your scale (e.g., 10 creators/month vs. 1,000+, agency vs. brand, and whether you care more about awareness or sales), I can narrow this to 2–3 best fits.

If your primary goal is comparing influencer campaign performance across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, and other networks in one place, I'd look for software that does three things well:

1. Normalizes metrics across platforms (so engagement rates and reach are comparable).
2. Tracks campaigns at the creator, post, and campaign level.
3. Connects social performance to business outcomes like clicks, sales, and ROI.

Here's how I'd categorize the leading options:

If you're an influencer agency

I'd probably shortlist:

• CreatorIQ – strongest overall platform for large influencer operations.
• Traackr – excellent if clients care about ROI and benchmarking.
• Upfluence – good balance of CRM and reporting.
• Brandwatch Measure – ideal if your biggest pain point is combining metrics from many platforms into executive reports. www.brandwatch.com

Metrics I'd recommend standardizing

Instead of comparing raw likes or views across networks, normalize around:

• Reach
• Impressions
• Video views
• Engagement rate
• Cost per engagement (CPE)
• CPM
• CPC
• CTR
• Earned Media Value (if you use it)
• Clicks
• Conversions
• Revenue
• ROAS
• Creator-level averages
• Campaign-level ROI

This makes Instagram Reels, TikTok videos, YouTube Shorts, and LinkedIn posts much easier to evaluate side by side.

If you already have platform data

If creators are sending screenshots or granting API access, another approach is to build your own analytics stack using a BI tool such as:

• Looker Studio
• Tableau
• Power BI

Many agencies prefer this because they can define their own KPIs, combine data from multiple influencer platforms, CRM systems, Shopify, and GA4, and create branded client dashboards.

If you can share roughly how many campaigns and creators you manage each month (e.g. 50 creators vs. 5,000 creators), I can narrow the recommendations to tools that fit your scale and budget.

If you're managing influencer campaigns across multiple social networks, I'd prioritize platforms that can normalize metrics across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Twitch, and others, rather than relying on each network's native analytics.

Here's how I'd break down the options:

If your biggest challenge is comparing networks

Look for software that standardizes KPIs such as:

• Reach
• Impressions
• Video views
• Engagement rate
• Cost per engagement (CPE)
• CPM
• Cost per view (CPV)
• Earned Media Value (EMV)
• Click-through rate
• Conversion rate
• Revenue/ROAS

The better platforms automatically normalize these metrics so you can compare, for example, a TikTok creator against a YouTube creator without exporting spreadsheets.

For agencies

If you're running campaigns for multiple clients, I'd lean toward:

1. CreatorIQ — best overall if budget allows.
2. Traackr — excellent for proving ROI.
3. Tagger by Sprout Social — strong all-round agency platform.
4. Modash — good value for mid-sized teams.

If you already have campaign data

Some agencies take a different approach by centralizing data from each platform's APIs into a business intelligence tool like Looker Studio, Microsoft Power BI, or Tableau. This gives complete control over cross-platform scorecards and client dashboards, though it requires more setup than an out-of-the-box influencer platform.

If you can share:

• approximately how many influencers you work with per month,
• whether you're an agency or an in-house brand team,
• and your budget range (e.g. under $500/month, $500–2,000/month, or enterprise),

I can narrow it down to the best fit.