FollowerSeek

Heepsy alternative for brands and agencies that want audits with reasons

FollowerSeek is an alternative to Heepsy for teams that already know how to find creators and now need proof that the audience is real before money changes hands. Search by niche and audience, audit the shortlist in minutes and keep a report you can show a client, on a public plan you can start today.

No card required. Your data stays yours.

Published list prices side by side

PlatformFocusEntry plan, monthly billingEntry plan, yearly billing
FollowerSeekCreator search and follower auditScout, 99 USD a month49 USD a month
ModashDiscovery and program managementEssentials, 299 USD a month199 USD a month
HypeAuditorDiscovery and audience analyticsNot listedBasic from 299 USD a month
HeepsyCreator searchStarter, 89 USD a month69 USD a month

Prices are taken from each vendor public pricing page and can change. Check the vendor pages before you decide.

Audit with reasons

Each authenticity score lists the rules that lowered it, with the numbers used, so the decision can be defended.

Search plus vetting

Build a shortlist across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube and audit it in the same place.

Room to grow

Scout for solo work, Growth for a team, Agency for white label reports and ten seats.

When a Heepsy alternative makes sense

Heepsy is a creator search product with a low entry price, and for finding names it does the job. The question buyers raise is what happens after the search. A shortlist of fifty creators still has to be checked for bought followers, flat engagement and comment pods before anyone signs a contract.

FollowerSeek treats that check as the main product. You can search creators by audience, then run the follower audit and read which rules lowered the score. If your current routine is search in one tool and manual spot checks in another, putting both steps in one place saves hours per campaign.

How the two compare

The table above shows entry prices as shown by each vendor when this page was written. Plans change, so confirm on the vendor pages. Beyond price, the difference is emphasis. Heepsy leans on discovery and filters. FollowerSeek leans on the audit, with engagement checked against the usual band for the creator tier and the comment mix reviewed.

Where Heepsy may suit you better is if discovery volume is the only thing you need and you already trust your own vetting. FollowerSeek reads public profile numbers and comments you paste in, so it shows risk, not proof. For a borderline score the report suggests asking the creator for their own insights.

Who switches and why

Ecommerce and consumer brands vet creators before gifting or paid posts, because one bad partnership can cost more than a year of software. Agencies use the Agency plan to hand clients a white label PDF. Freelancers use Scout for 300 searches a month.

Weighing other vendors too? See the influencer marketing platform comparison, the Modash alternative page and the pricing page for all three plans.

Instagram audit, sample profile
@sample.creator
Micro (10K to 50K), Beauty
65authenticity
Mixed signals, check before paying
Engagement rate 2.12%Tier band 2.5 to 4.5%
Below the band for this tier.
Comment quality
Genuine 1Generic 5Emoji only 2Promotional 2
Why this score
  • Engagement sits under the usual band for this tier.
  • The comment to like ratio looks natural.
  • Most of the pasted comments are generic, emoji only or promotional.

Questions about this

For creator search and follower vetting, yes. If you depend on a specific feature of Heepsy that is not search or audit, keep it alongside.
It lists each rule that lowered the score, such as engagement under the tier band or a skewed comment to like ratio, with the numbers used.
No. The audit uses public profile numbers and comments you copy from the profile.
Scout is 99 USD a month or 49 USD a month on yearly billing. Growth and Agency plans are on the pricing page.
Yes. Saved lists export to CSV, and the Agency plan adds white label PDF reports.

Audit your next creator now

Plans start at 49 USD a month on yearly billing.