Comparison
Free alternative
to Kolsquare
Stayfluence is an open directory of 12135 creators. Public profiles, direct contact, no signup. Kolsquare is a paid SaaS tool (Sur devis (~500 €/mois)).
Stayfluence vs Kolsquare
| Criterion | Stayfluence | Kolsquare |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Sur devis (~500 €/mois) |
| Signup required | No | Yes + mandatory demo |
| Public, indexable creator profiles | Yes (5000+ SEO pages) | No |
| Geographic coverage | Worldwide · 16 niches × 80+ cities | Strong (FR) |
| Niche × city filters | Yes (16 niches × 80+ cities) | Yes |
| Deep audience analytics | Basic (in progress) | Yes |
| Campaign management / payments | No (direct contact) | Yes |
| Target | SMBs, restaurants, hotels, indies, agencies (worldwide) | Agences et marques enterprise FR avec 10k+ €/mois de budget |
What Kolsquare does better
Let's be honest. Kolsquare is a mature, paid product, with features we don't have (yet).
- +Couverture FR forte (Paris-based, BPI-backed)
- +Brand affinity tracking (qui parle déjà de toi)
- +Reporting ROI propre
Limits of Kolsquare
- −Pricing opaque, contrat annuel obligatoire
- −Demo + onboarding lourd avant d'utiliser
- −Pas de version self-serve
- −Cible enterprise / agences
When to prefer Stayfluence
- You're starting out or your budget is < €200/month. Kolsquare (Sur devis (~500 €/mois)) is overkill. Stayfluence is free, give it a try.
- You're targeting a specific city or niche. We index 30,000+ creators finely categorized (16 niches × 80+ worldwide cities). No tool offers this geographic granularity in open access.
- You do manual outreach, not industrial. If you contact 10–30 creators per month (not 500), Kolsquare's campaign management is overkill. Stayfluence = direct contact via email/Insta.
- You want your creators findable on Google. Stayfluence indexes every creator profile on Google. That's free lifelong visibility for them. Kolsquare doesn't do that.
When to prefer Kolsquare
If you spend > €5k/month on influence, run 100+ campaigns/year, or need global multi-market ROI tracking, Kolsquare is probably the right tool. It's not really comparable. agences et marques enterprise fr avec 10k+ €/mois de budget.
Other free alternatives