Influencer outreach and gifting CRM
you need unlimited outreach volume and unlimited connected email accounts at every tier.
you want the creators you already have tracked and paid per view — free plan first, then $22/mo, unlimited team members, no annual contract.
SARAL publishes its pricing. Flat annual or quarterly tiers metered by active partnerships, new saved influencers per month and seats; annual billing is roughly 20% cheaper than quarterly, and unlimited email accounts and outreach volume are included at every tier.
Twelve months at that entry price is $12,000, against $264 for a year of Sway9 Starter — 45.5x the cost, before either of you adds a tier.
Read from SARAL’s own pricing page · source. Pricing in this category changes often — confirm with the vendor before you commit.
SARAL is an outreach-first influencer CRM for consumer brands, built around unlimited cold email at scale plus product-seeding and sales tracking, sold in annual seat-and-partnership tiers. A clear rate card removes the first objection and leaves the real one. What that turns out to be:
Where SARAL charges a flat monthly subscription, Sway9 charges on how many creator accounts you track and nothing else. It picks up every TikTok and Instagram post from creators you already work with, refreshes them automatically, and computes spend and effective CPM as the views arrive — the reconciliation SARAL leaves you to do by hand.
Try Sway9 free →It runs on a negotiated quote rather than a flat subscription, though you will need a sales call to get a number, which SARAL no longer requires.
Upfluence alternatives →It runs on a negotiated quote rather than a flat subscription, though you will need a sales call to get a number, which SARAL no longer requires.
Aspire alternatives →Same flat subscription model as SARAL; the difference is scope — influencer CRM and outreach rather than influencer outreach and gifting CRM.
Influencer Hero alternatives →It runs on a credit meter rather than a flat subscription.
GRIN alternatives →| Feature | Sway9 | SARAL |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan, then $22/mo | From $12,000/yr ($1,000/mo equivalent) |
| Free plan | Yes — 3 accounts, 100 credits/mo, no card | No — free trial, "pay if you like it" |
| Contract | Month-to-month, cancel any time | Reported no lock-in — annual or quarterly billing, cancel anytime |
| Pricing model | Priced on tracked accounts, never on seats | Flat subscription |
| Team members | Unlimited on every plan | See plan limits |
| Free plan | Yes — 3 accounts, 100 credits/mo, no card | No — free trial, "pay if you like it" |
| Auto view tracking (TikTok & Instagram) | Yes | Varies by plan |
| Pay-per-view CPM & spend automation | Yes, built in | Not the core model |
A flat fee is the easiest thing here to budget, and SARAL is the stronger pick when the job is one of these:
If that is the software you are actually shopping for, SARAL is the better buy and nothing on this page should talk you out of it.
Yes. Sway9 has a free plan with 3 tracked accounts and 100 credits a month, with no credit card and no expiry. SARAL does not offer a free plan.
From $12,000/yr ($1,000/mo equivalent), taken from SARAL’s own pricing page on 2026-08-22. The full breakdown is in the pricing section above.
Sway9. SARAL charges a flat monthly subscription; Sway9 is priced on tracked accounts and computes spend and effective CPM as views come in, so nothing is reconciled by hand. There is a free plan, and paid plans start at $22/mo with unlimited team members.
Sway9 is month-to-month and you can cancel any time. Note that SARAL is reported to require reported no lock-in — annual or quarterly billing, cancel anytime, so check your current term before you move.
Beyond Sway9, the closest comparisons are Upfluence, Aspire, Influencer Hero, GRIN. Each targets a different job — Upfluence for influencer and affiliate platform, Aspire for influencer marketing suite, Influencer Hero for influencer crm and outreach, GRIN for creator management platform.
3 tracked accounts and 100 credits a month, for as long as you like. Upgrade from $22/mo only when your roster outgrows it.
Try for free Cancel any time · unlimited team members on every planEvery SARAL figure above was read off their own pricing page on 2026-08-22, not estimated. If they change it, this page is wrong until we re-check it — so confirm before you buy.