GRIN
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The #1 Influencer Marketing Software
How to Replace GRINOverview
Features
33 features across 23 categories
AI(2)
AI-powered creator search capabilities across Instagram and other platforms
Always-on AI assistant that finds next best creators and drafts personalized outreach emails
Affiliate(2)
Affiliate hub with link creation, management, and affiliate tracking
Advanced affiliate deep link creation and conversion tracking
Analytics(2)
Advanced affiliate conversion and attribution tracking capabilities
Track link clicks, conversions, and measure full-funnel impact
Automation(2)
Automate creator outreach with personalized messaging and touchpoints
Automated email sequence creation for creator engagement
CRM(1)
Simple CRM management of influencer and affiliate programs with tagging and stage management
Campaign Management(1)
Manage multiple campaign activations and track performance across campaigns
Communication(1)
Centralized messaging platform to communicate with creators
Community(1)
Dedicated community space for influencer marketing professionals to connect, share insights, and access GRIN U resources
Content Management(4)
Enhanced content organization, tracking, and management capabilities
Create and send branded content briefs and proposals to creators
Automatically organized library of creator content that can be searched and repurposed
Tools for approving and collaborating on creator content
Customization(1)
Customizable white-label experience for creator portal
Data Management(1)
Import existing creator programs and export creator data
Developer Tools(1)
API access for custom integrations and workflows
Discovery(2)
Advanced search and discovery tools to find influencers who resonate with your target audience, match prospects to campaign goals
Discover new creators through look-alike analysis of existing top performers
E-commerce(1)
Direct integration with Shopify for e-commerce tracking
Education(1)
Self-guided courses and training resources for influencer marketing professionals
Email(2)
Pre-built email templates for creator communication
Integrated email with open and click tracking capabilities
Gifting(1)
Manage and track creator gifting programs and shipments
Landing Pages(1)
Create branded landing pages for creator programs
Monitoring(1)
Monitor what people are really saying about your brand, spot trends, track sentiment, and surface creators talking about your brand
Payments(1)
Integrated creator payment processing and automated creator payouts with 1099 processing
Reporting(2)
Real-time view of campaign performance metrics at creator, campaign, and program level
Advanced dashboard and report builder for detailed performance analysis
Services(1)
Professional services team for program management and administrative tasks
Team Management(1)
Granular team roles and permission management
Pricing
Free Trial
- ✓Instant Platform Access
- ✓Creator Search & CRM
- ✓Campaign Management
- ✓Social Listening
Lite
- ✓Integrated Email
- ✓Branded Briefs
- ✓Gifting Management
- ✓Basic Reporting
- ✓Affiliate Management
- ✓15 Active Creators
- ✓150 CRM Capacity
- ✓4 User Logins
- ✓2 Landing Pages
- ✓50 Email Templates
- ✓2 Email Sequences
- ✓2 Campaign Activations
- ✓1 Domain/Brand
- ✓10 Daily Creator Searches
- ✓1 Social Listening Hashtag
- ✓1 Partnership
- ✓Shopify Integration
- ✓Creator CRM with Tagging
- ✓Creator Search AI
- ✓Integrated Email & Tracking
- ✓Program CRM Import/Export
- ✓Email Open & Click Tracking
- ✓Affiliate Hub
- ✓Gifting
- ✓Basic Content Tracking
- ✓Onboarding Support
Essentials
- ✓Centralized Content Library
- ✓Advanced Content Management
- ✓Slack & Google Drive integrations
- ✓50 Active Creators
- ✓500 CRM Capacity
- ✓6 User Logins
- ✓2 Landing Pages
- ✓50 Email Templates
- ✓2 Email Sequences
- ✓4 Campaign Activations
- ✓1 Domain/Brand
- ✓25 Daily Creator Searches
- ✓2 Social Listening Hashtags
- ✓2 Partnerships
- ✓Creator CRM with Tagging & Stage Management
- ✓Creator Search AI
- ✓Integrated Email & Tracking
- ✓Program CRM Import/Export
- ✓Email Open & Click Tracking
- ✓Branded Content Briefs & Proposals
- ✓Affiliate Hub
- ✓Gifting
- ✓Affiliate Link Creation & Management
- ✓Centralized Content Library
- ✓Google Drive/Box Integration
- ✓Content Collaboration and Approval
- ✓Reporting Dashboard
- ✓Slack Integration
Growth
- ✓Report Builder
- ✓Deep Links
- ✓Advanced Affiliate Attribution
- ✓Content Approvals
- ✓100 Active Creators
- ✓1000 CRM Capacity
- ✓8 User Logins
- ✓4 Landing Pages
- ✓75 Email Templates
- ✓4 Email Sequences
- ✓8 Campaign Activations
- ✓1 Domain/Brand
- ✓75 Daily Creator Searches
- ✓5 Social Listening Hashtags
- ✓5 Partnerships
- ✓Creator CRM with Tagging & Stage Management
- ✓Creator Search AI
- ✓Integrated Email & Tracking
- ✓Program CRM Import/Export
- ✓Email Open & Click Tracking
- ✓Branded Content Briefs & Proposals
- ✓Affiliate Hub
- ✓Gifting
- ✓Affiliate Link Creation & Management
- ✓Deep Links
- ✓Advanced Conversion & Attribution Tracking
- ✓Centralized Content Library
- ✓Google Drive/Box Integration
- ✓Content Collaboration and Approval
- ✓Reporting Dashboard
- ✓Report Builder / Advanced Dashboards
- ✓Slack Integration
Complete
- ✓Integrated Creator Payments
- ✓1099 Processing
- ✓API Access
- ✓Team Roles & Permissions
- ✓200 Active Creators
- ✓2000 CRM Capacity
- ✓10 User Logins
- ✓6 Landing Pages
- ✓100 Email Templates
- ✓6 Email Sequences
- ✓10 Campaign Activations
- ✓1 Domain/Brand
- ✓100 Daily Creator Searches
- ✓10 Social Listening Hashtags
- ✓10 Partnerships
- ✓2 Domains/Brands
- ✓Creator CRM with Tagging & Stage Management
- ✓Creator Search AI
- ✓Integrated Email & Tracking
- ✓Program CRM Import/Export
- ✓Email Open & Click Tracking
- ✓Branded Content Briefs & Proposals
- ✓Affiliate Hub
- ✓Gifting
- ✓Affiliate Link Creation & Management
- ✓Deep Links
- ✓Advanced Conversion & Attribution Tracking
- ✓Centralized Content Library
- ✓Google Drive/Box Integration
- ✓Content Collaboration and Approval
- ✓Reporting Dashboard
- ✓White Labeled Creator Experience
- ✓Slack Integration
- ✓Report Builder / Advanced Dashboards
- ✓Integrated Creator Payments & 1099 Processing
- ✓API Access
- ✓Team Roles & Permissions
- ✓On-Demand Product Training
- ✓GRIN University Course
- ✓Access to Customer Community
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Integrations
5 known integrations