Overview

CreatorDB covers more than 30 million profiles on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Its API can return up to 245 data points per creator, including audience demographics, engagement, growth history and sponsorship information. A directory of more than 14,800 brands adds sponsorship details, spend estimates and creator-to-brand lookup.

The product supports audience quality, engagement analytics and campaign reporting, but not conversion tracking or attribution models. That makes it useful for discovery and campaign intelligence, but a poor fit if proving downstream sales impact is central to the job.

Key features

Field-level API billing

API requests can bill from 0.1 credits per requested field, capped at the full-bundle price. This can make selective requests economical when a team needs only a few data points; the actual cost depends on its plan’s credit rate. The cap also prevents a request for selected fields from exceeding the bundle price.

MCP access and data freshness

A first-party remote MCP server provides 45 read-only tools for Claude and other MCP-enabled agents. It gives AI-agent builders a direct route to CreatorDB data, though read-only access is not a substitute for tools that change or manage campaign records. Active creator profiles refresh almost daily, and API responses include a lastDbUpdateTime timestamp, helping teams judge how current a result is.

Contact verification and support

CreatorDB says ZeroBounce, NeverBounce and MillionVerifier check its verified contact emails, reporting 99.8% deliverability across more than one million emails. That is relevant to outreach teams, although it does not guarantee delivery for an individual campaign. Email inquiries receive a reply within one to two business days, and the company offers a 30-minute call.

Pricing

CreatorDB is freemium, with no free trial. Its plans scale by included credits, but those credits expire at month end; separately purchased credits last one year from purchase. That distinction matters for teams with uneven monthly usage.

Free — $0.00 USD per free: Minimal search and public profile views, with 0 included credits. Pay-as-you-go credits cost $0.040 each and require a $40 minimum top-up. It works for limited browsing, but API use requires a meaningful upfront top-up.
Pro — $79.00 USD per month: 3,160 credits at $0.025 per credit. A reasonable starting point for recurring, moderate API use, provided the monthly allowance can be used before expiry.
Premium — $249.00 USD per month: 12,450 credits at $0.020 per credit. It lowers the unit rate and raises the allowance for heavier use, but unused included credits still expire monthly.
Enterprise — $749.00 USD per month: 74,900 credits at $0.010 per credit. The lowest stated credit rate suits high-volume usage; teams with smaller or inconsistent needs may not use enough to justify the larger commitment.
Custom — custom pricing: Custom credits for needs beyond the fixed tiers.

The listed plans do not specify seat counts, so teams should confirm how access is handled before budgeting for multiple users.

Platforms

CreatorDB is available on web and through an API. The API and MCP server make it a natural fit for teams integrating creator data into existing systems rather than relying only on a standalone interface.

Who it's for

CreatorDB names agencies, brand marketing teams, influencer platforms, ad-tech and MarTech teams, and AI agents as use cases. It is most compelling when those users need creator or sponsorship data at scale and can make use of API access. Teams seeking conversion measurement or attribution will need another solution for those needs.

Pros and cons

Pro: More than 30 million creator profiles and over 14,800 brands provide substantial breadth for creator and sponsorship research across three social platforms.
Pro: Field-level billing and a full-bundle cap offer a way to limit charges to needed data without exceeding the bundle price.
Pro: Nearly daily refreshes for active profiles and a response timestamp help users assess data recency.
Con: The Free plan includes no credits, and its $40 minimum top-up makes even pay-as-you-go API usage a budget commitment.
Con: Monthly included credits expire at month end, which can penalize teams with irregular demand.
Con: No conversion tracking or attribution models leaves a gap for teams measuring creator-driven outcomes.

Alternatives

For other options, browse Influencer Marketing Analytics Software or Influencer Marketing Platforms.

Later is an option for teams seeking a freemium social platform with Android, iOS and web access and a free trial.
Attriq has a free tier for three creators, 1,000 clicks per month, a basic dashboard and QR codes; choose it if those limits fit better than a credit-based data API.
InfluenceKit lets invited influencers report on a campaign for free and offers a free trial, which may suit teams focused on campaign reporting.
InfluenceX is a free, open-source, MIT-licensed option that can be self-hosted.
DeepDeets is another paid option, available on web, iOS and Android.
Upfluence offers creator search, contact, applications, lookalike discovery and AI-assisted email personalization; consider it if those workflows are the priority.
Captiv8 is another paid web option.
CreatorIQ is another paid web option.

Verdict

Choose CreatorDB if your agency, marketing team or technology product needs broad creator and brand intelligence through an API, particularly when selective field billing or MCP access fits your workflow. Its scale and refresh cadence are useful strengths, but the zero-credit Free plan, monthly expiry and absence of conversion tracking make it a less convincing choice for occasional users or teams that need attribution built in.

	Collaby	CreatorDB
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	No	No
Paid from	Free	$79/mo
Open source	No	No
Platforms	Web	api, Web
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Creator discovery	Yes	—
Campaign management	Yes	—
Performance analytics	Yes	—
Creator payments	Yes	—
Paid from	—	$79/mo

Collaby vs CreatorDB

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