Trend: UGC platform facts, pricing and fit
Trend is a self-serve content marketplace where brands post a brief and vetted creators apply to produce licensed UGC videos and photos per project. Published pricing, read on 7 October 2026: From $110 (per-item) or $550 (Starter package). It suits brands that want to commission licensed video and photo content from vetted creators on a per-project basis without a subscription.
Trend at a glance
- Type
- UGC and creator marketplace
- Model
- Marketplace
- Headquarters
- Not published
- Founded
- Not published
- Published pricing
- From $110 (per-item) or $550 (Starter package)
- Platforms named
- TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Amazon
- Category focus
- Horizontal, no stated category focus
- Clients it names publicly
- Not published
- Official site
- trend.io
Every blank field is a field Trend does not state on the pages we read. We leave it blank rather than fill it from a third-party database. Facts read 21 September 2026; pricing re-checked 7 October 2026; confidence high.
What Trend is
Trend connects brands with vetted content creators through a self-serve marketplace: a brand posts a project brief, creators apply, and the brand pays per project or through a credit package rather than a subscription. Content types include product-in-action, testimonial and unboxing videos plus product, lifestyle and portrait photography, delivered with full licensing rights for web, social and ads. Trend vets creators before allowing them onto the platform and states over 1,000 brands use it.
Trend says it works with over 1,000 brands and describes itself as a self-serve marketplace connecting creators and brands, positioning against subscription-fee competitors by charging only for content produced.
How the commercial model works
Trend is a self-serve content marketplace: brands post a project/brief, vetted creators apply, and brands pay per project or in credit packages rather than a subscription, with no stated platform fee.
The pricing page states UGC pricing starting at $110, with credit packages from Starter ($550, up to 6 videos or 15 photos) through Scale ($3,872, up to 56 videos or 140 photos).
Who it suits, and who it does not
Suits: Brands that want to commission licensed video and photo content from vetted creators on a per-project basis without a subscription.
Less suited: Not ideal if you want the lowest possible per-item cost on a very small one-off order, since smaller packages carry a higher per-video price.
What stands out
Observations from Trend's own published scope.
- Charges per project or credit package rather than a recurring subscription
- States over 1,000 brands use the platform
- Includes 100% licensing rights for web, social and ads with delivered content
- Vets every creator before allowing them onto the platform, per its own description
What to check before you commit
Gaps in what is published, not judgements about quality.
- Entry package (Starter, $550) is priced above simple per-item options, which matters for very small orders
- No headquarters, city or founding year is published on the fetched pages
- No specific named brand clients are shown in the fetched evidence, only aggregate scale claims
- Per-video and per-photo cost rises as package size shrinks
Trend compared with sourcing creators directly
Trend is a marketplace where brands post a brief and vetted creators apply to produce paid, licensed content on a per-project basis. UGC Agent doesn't commission or pay for content; it searches and scores public Instagram and TikTok profiles from a brief and hands over an outreach-ready list.
Obvious disclosure, since this is our site: the table sets out what Trend takes on and what UGC Agent takes on, not which is better. The marketplace column comes from Trend's own published scope.
| Question | Trend | UGC Agent |
|---|---|---|
| The job it does | Trend is a self-serve content marketplace where brands post a brief and vetted creators apply to produce licensed UGC videos and photos per project. | Find UGC creators in a database of about 28,000 public Instagram and TikTok profiles, or have the AI agent source new ones from a brief, then reach out. |
| Where creators come from | Creators who have signed up to the platform. | Any public Instagram or TikTok profile that matches the brief. |
| What you hold at the end | Content and a transaction record, inside the platform. | The list, the evidence behind each pick, and the creator relationship. |
| Published price | From $110 (per-item) or $550 (Starter package) | $29, $59 or $199 a month. Every plan starts with a 3-day trial; a card is required. |
| What it does not do | Not ideal if you want the lowest possible per-item cost on a very small one-off order, since smaller packages carry a higher per-video price. | No video production, no media buying and no managed campaigns: you brief, contract and pay creators directly. |
Alternatives to Trend
If Trend is not the right shape, these are the closest alternatives we have verified.
- Ainfluencer
Pick it if you sell on Amazon or Shopify and want a free-to-post, self-serve way to find creators for product content.
- Collabstr
Pick it if you want to search and hire creators yourself and manage the relationship after the first message.
- Insense
Pick it if you want a self-serve UGC and influencer marketplace with the option to upgrade to managed production.
- Intellifluence
Pick it if you want to post influencer offers to opted-in creators at a low monthly price without a long contract.
All 10 alternatives to Trend, with a "pick it if" line and published pricing for each
Questions brands ask about Trend
What is Trend?
Trend is a self-serve content marketplace where brands post a brief and vetted creators apply to produce licensed UGC videos and photos per project. It is a marketplace for creator content.
How much does Trend cost?
Trend publishes from $110 (per-item) or $550 (Starter package) on its own pricing page. The pricing page states UGC pricing starting at $110, with credit packages from Starter ($550, up to 6 videos or 15 photos) through Scale ($3,872, up to 56 videos or 140 photos).
Who is Trend a good fit for?
Brands that want to commission licensed video and photo content from vetted creators on a per-project basis without a subscription.
Can I use Trend and UGC Agent together?
Yes. Find and qualify creators in UGC Agent, from its database of about 28,000 Instagram and TikTok UGC creators or a live search from your brief, then take the shortlist into Trend for whatever it handles better than a spreadsheet. UGC Agent does not produce video or run campaigns, so the overlap is mostly creator discovery.
Sources and corrections
Sources
Claims and where they came from
- States over 1,000 brands use the platform source
- Starter package is $550 for up to 6 videos or 15 photos; Essential $1,045; Growth $1,980; Scale $3,872 source
- Includes 100% licensing rights for use on web, social and ads source
- Describes itself as a self-serve content marketplace connecting creators and brands source
Facts gathered from each company's public site between 21 September 2026 and 7 October 2026. Corrections: hello@ugcagent.app. No company paid to appear here, outbound links carry nofollow, and this directory publishes no ratings, scores or review counts.
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