Aspire.io vs. IZEA

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aspire.io
Score 5.3 out of 10
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Aspire.io (formerly AspireIQ) is an influencer marketing platform empowering ecommerce brands to build and cultivate influential communities of influencers, ambassadors, affiliates, and customers. Brands using Aspire can discover authentic partners, streamline relationships, scale their programs, and measure business impact.N/A
IZEA
Score 9.0 out of 10
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IZEA headquartered in Winter Park offers their enterprise influencer marketing suite of applications and service, including IZEAx Discovery for locating influencers and content creators, the IZEAx Unity Suite for influencer location and content management, and managed service if desired.N/A
Pricing
Aspire.ioIZEA
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Aspire.ioIZEA
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 6.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Aspire.ioIZEA
Likelihood to Recommend
2.3
(3 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
6.4
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Aspire.ioIZEA
Likelihood to Recommend
AspireIQ
I used Aspire to find influencers for my fashion business and most of the influencers who signed up for my project were unreliable and did not fulfill their contract terms. For example, of 5 influencers I sent products to, only one completed the work that was agreed upon under the Terms. The others received a $195 product and disappeared, even though we signed a contract called Terms that is monitored by Aspire. The main downfall with Aspire is that it doesn't have a system in place to control this. For instance, they don't have a way for brands to leave a review for influencers and they don't block bad influencers (many just want free product) from applying for future projects. Aspire doesn't take responsibility for anything. What is the point of paying money to Aspire if they don't vet their influencers and control the quality of influencers who use their platform?
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IZEA
[IZEA] is well suited for influencer marketing. If you do this a lot, then it would definitely be helpful to receive this software.
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Pros
AspireIQ
  • Account Reps are personable and easy to work with!
  • Wide-range of database of influencers
  • Easy navigate in platform
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IZEA
  • IZEA has changed the overall game of influencer marketing.
  • IZEA is so much more popular than any of its major players in the market.
  • IZEA is the best way to identify appropriate influencers for influencer marketing and this software has overall solved the main hassle and problem of everyone.
  • It is a wonderful tool that provides effective services.
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Cons
AspireIQ
  • Filtering Messages - things seem to get cluttered easily
  • "Deleting" people in campaigns you don't want to work with instead of dismissing
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IZEA
  • The interface functionality isn't as smooth as it could be.
  • They don't have every influencer in their system and I think they should actively update this.
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Support Rating
AspireIQ
I have bi-weekly calls with my AspireIQ rep which has been very helpful. Anytime I have a question, notice a bug, etc, she is quick to respond.
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IZEA
Responsive customer service and willingness for training is a great part of IZEA
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Alternatives Considered
AspireIQ
We used to use TapInfluence but we found the selection of influencers to choose from to be limited - we could not manage conversations in the platform
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IZEA
We selected IZEA because of the price. We wanted a platform that would cost less than the one we were currently using.
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Return on Investment
AspireIQ
  • Making our brand more fun!
  • While our account is "small" we believe investing in influencers has broadened our brand and gotten in front of people we didn't have the capability of
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IZEA
  • IZEA is a great tool for influencer marketing and it has some great benefits for everyone related to influencer marketing.
  • It is a great and affordable way to discover new influencers from different backgrounds so easily and swiftly at your fingertips.
  • Cost effective platform.
  • The software has an innovative way to promote products and expand the market in a safe way. IZEA has a large network that makes you connect to new and different people just at your fingertips.
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