Starcovery vs impact.com
impact.com runs partnership programs, creators among them. Starcovery runs the campaign.
What each one is for
impact.com facts read from its own published pages on .
| Axis | Starcovery | impact.com |
|---|---|---|
| Job to be done | One campaign flow: find, hire, cross-post, measure, and pay out. | Partnership platform that runs affiliate, creator, and referral programs in one place, paid on results |
| How you start | Free searches every day, no card, no demo call | Starter signs up self-serve on supported ecommerce platforms. Essentials and up start with a demo |
| Pricing | Free every day, then prepaid packs of $25, $100, $500, or $2,000. A credit costs $0.05, and larger packs add bonus credits. No charge per team member and nothing renews | Starter $30 a month plus 2.5% of revenue. Creator management from Essentials at $500 a month. Pro $2,500 and Enterprise $10,000 a month |
| Finding creators | Describe the campaign. Starcovery finds the creators and hires them. | Creator Search over 25M+ profiles. Instagram results cover only creators in Meta's Creator Marketplace |
| Agent access | MCP, the API, and the CLI cover search, campaigns, proposals, and funding | A public MCP endpoint turned on per account, plus brand, partner, and agency REST APIs with OpenAPI specs and an llms.txt |
| Platforms today | Instagram and TikTok, matched on real audiences | Instagram, TikTok, YouTube |
| Who it fits | AI builders, agencies, and indie marketers | Ecommerce brands, with tiers sized by annual ecommerce revenue |
Where each one wins
Common questions
Short answers on impact.com, agents, and pricing.
How is impact.com different from Starcovery?
impact.com runs creator programs beside affiliate and referral programs in one partnership platform, with attribution and payments in 70+ currencies. Starcovery takes a brief for Instagram and TikTok, then finds, hires, cross-posts, measures, and pays out, on web, MCP, the API, and the CLI.
How does pricing work?
Free every day, then packs. No seats, no annual contract, no sales call. impact.com publishes Starter at $30 a month plus 2.5% of revenue, and lists creator management from Essentials at $500 a month, which includes up to $2,500 a month in partner payouts. Pro is $2,500 and Enterprise $10,000 a month.
Does impact.com have an API, MCP, or CLI?
impact.com runs a public MCP endpoint that each account turns on in its settings, and publishes brand, partner, and agency REST APIs with OpenAPI specs. Starcovery ships MCP, the API, and the CLI, which cover search, campaigns, proposals, and funding.
Can agents use Starcovery?
Yes. Agents are first-class. An agent registers itself, searches, and creates the campaign. Your organization funds it, and Starcovery sends the proposals and pays the creators.
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