Modash runs a "9 Best Influencer Gifting Platforms" listicle of its own. We checked it on 2026-08-19: Seed isn't on it. So here's our own version, with Seed included and every price cross-checked. We're not going to tell you Seed is the cheapest name on this page, it isn't: GiftForm (a Shopify-native gift-form app, not on Modash's list either) runs $29/mo unlimited, and InstaGift starts at $1.99/mo, both real, published, verified 2026-08-19. What Seed has that neither of those two has is a track record and a mechanism built around a real $0 draft order, not just a low number.
The price table
| Platform | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | Free (5 orders) · $19/mo (50 orders) · $49/mo or $499/yr (unlimited) | Our own pricing, verified 2026-08-19 |
| Modash | $199/mo (billed yearly) or $299/mo (billed monthly) | Per Modash's own listicle |
| GRIN | Modash states "begins at $399/mo"; GRIN's own current pricing page shows a self-serve $0/$200/$500/$1,000/$1,500/mo ladder, no contract, as of January 2026 | Both sourced 2026-08-19, see note below |
| Upfluence | Modash cites ~$478/mo via G2 estimates; Upfluence itself gates pricing, 30-day cancellation notice per its own Master Subscription Agreement | Modash's listicle + our own crawl |
| Influencer Gift Form | $68/mo (100 orders) · $380/mo (unlimited) | Confirmed by both Modash's listicle and our own crawl |
| Refunnel | Modash states "starts at $699/mo" | Per Modash's own listicle, not independently verified by us |
| Shopfluence | Not publicly shared, per Modash | Per Modash's own listicle |
| Social Cat | Modash states plans start at $99/mo, matches our own crawl ($99/$199/$299) | Both sourced 2026-08-19 |
| Social Snowball | Modash states "starts at $249/mo" | Per Modash's own listicle, not independently verified by us |
| Influencer Hero | $649/mo, 3-month commitment | Confirmed by both Modash's listicle and our own crawl |
Verified 2026-08-19. Where a price is attributed to Modash and not independently confirmed by us, we say so rather than presenting it as our own crawl.
Note on GRIN: Modash's own listicle states GRIN "begins at $399/month." GRIN's own current pricing page shows a self-serve $0/$200/$500/$1,000/$1,500/mo ladder with no contract, as of January 2026. Both can be true if $399 sits inside that ladder as a common starting tier; we're showing both figures rather than picking one.
The platforms, compared
Modash ($199-$299/mo, Enterprise from $14,700/yr). The platform running this exact listicle, ranking itself alongside the competition. Limitation: Modash is a discovery and analytics platform first, gifting execution is a feature within it, not the core product. It has no Shopify App Store listing as of 2026-08-19, cannot create a Shopify order at all, and usage is capped at 300 profile opens and 150 email unlocks a month on Essentials, 800 and 400 on Performance, no rollover, upgrade is the only path past the cap.
Seed (Free 5 orders, $19/mo 50 orders, $49/mo or $499/yr unlimited). Not on Modash's list as of 2026-08-19. Not the cheapest platform in this category either, GiftForm and InstaGift both undercut our price and neither appears on Modash's list. What we have instead: a real $0 draft order with no scrapeable discount code, gate-first approval so no order object exists in Shopify until a human approves it, own-domain embedding, post-delivery automation reading Shopify's own delivery webhooks with Kanban content tracking, and a $299/mo done-for-you Concierge tier none of the cheaper tools offer at all. Dr Water has run 138 gifts through this exact mechanism in 46 days. Limitation: newer to the category, 2 App Store reviews as of this writing.
Influencer Gift Form ($68-$380/mo). Confirmed identical pricing across both Modash's listicle and our own crawl, a good sign the number is stable. Limitation: the jump to $380/mo Business past 100 orders, and per their own system documentation, no brand-side approval gate exists until a repeat send, the $0 order is created the moment a creator first submits.
Social Cat ($99-$299/mo). Also confirmed matching across both sources. Limitation: no free tier.
GRIN ($399/mo per Modash's listicle; our own crawl of GRIN's current pricing page shows a self-serve $0/$200/$500/$1,000/$1,500 per mo ladder, month-to-month with no contract as of January 2026). Limitation: the two figures don't fully reconcile, Modash's single number may reflect a specific tier rather than the full range; to GRIN's credit, an older complaint about 12-month lock-in and refused downgrades (dated 2024-04-08) no longer matches how the plans are sold today.
Upfluence (~$478/mo per Modash's estimate; Upfluence's own site gates the number). Limitation: no confirmed public price from Upfluence itself, no active Shopify App Store listing as of 2026-08-19, and per Upfluence's own Master Subscription Agreement, cancellation requires written notice 30 days before the 12-month contract auto-renews, miss that window and you're billed for another full year. Downgrades are permitted on the monthly plan, to be fair to them.
Influencer Hero ($649/mo, 3-month commitment). Limitation: the commitment term alone rules this out for a brand wanting month-to-month flexibility.
Refunnel ($699/mo per Modash). Limitation: we could not independently verify this price on Refunnel's own site.
Social Snowball ($249/mo per Modash). Limitation: Social Snowball is primarily an affiliate and referral tool; gifting is not its core function, per its own positioning.
Shopfluence (pricing not public). Limitation: neither Modash nor our own crawl could surface a number.
Why Seed isn't on Modash's list, and what its mechanism actually does
We checked Modash's own "9 Best Influencer Gifting Platforms" article on 2026-08-19 and confirmed Seed isn't named anywhere in it, we're not speculating about that gap, we fetched the page and read it. That's worth noting because Modash's own listicle names Shopify Collabs-adjacent tools, discovery platforms, and gifting-specific apps side by side without distinguishing which ones actually create a real order versus which ones stop at a discount code or a spreadsheet handoff.
On Seed specifically, a creator opens a branded link, which can run on your own domain now, picks their exact product and variant, and types their address. Nothing becomes a real Shopify order at that point, it sits behind a human approval gate first. Once approved, Seed writes a genuine $0 draft order into Shopify admin, the same place every other order in the store lives, and then reads Shopify's delivery webhooks to track when it lands and what content comes back on a Kanban board. Dr Water has run 138 gifts through this exact loop in 46 days. That mechanism, gated approval into a real order object with delivery-linked content tracking, is what should separate a genuine gifting platform from a feature bolted onto a discovery tool, and it's the axis Modash's own comparison doesn't run on.
Who should not pick Seed
If pay-per-post with zero ongoing subscription is what you actually want, none of the nine platforms on Modash's own list solve that, but Stack Influence does, at ~$30 per completed post and $0/mo. And if gifting needs to sit inside a broader discovery-and-analytics platform you're already paying Modash for, there's a real case for keeping it there instead of adding a second tool.
That's a real limitation of Modash's approach worth naming honestly, though: Modash itself has no order-creation capability at all. Even if you're happily paying for its discovery and analytics, you're still exporting a CSV and manually keying addresses into Shopify for the gifting half, which is exactly the gap a dedicated gifting mechanism closes. Plenty of teams run both, Modash for who to gift to, a fulfillment tool for the shipping and tracking, rather than expecting one platform to do both jobs well.
What to do next
Seed installs free from apps.shopify.com/influencer-form. Pricing at /pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Is Modash a gifting platform or a discovery tool?
Modash is a discovery and analytics platform first; gifting execution is a feature within it, not the core product. It has no Shopify App Store listing as of 2026-08-19 and cannot create a Shopify order at all, so gifting still means exporting a CSV and manually keying addresses.
What is the actual price of GRIN, $399/mo or the full ladder?
Both figures are real but from different sources. A rival's listicle states GRIN "begins at $399/month." GRIN's own current pricing page shows a self-serve $0/$200/$500/$1,000/$1,500/mo ladder with no contract as of January 2026. $399 likely sits inside that range as a common starting tier rather than being a separate number.
How does Influencer Gift Form's order-creation compare to Seed's?
Per Influencer Gift Form's own system documentation, no brand-side approval gate exists until a repeat send; the order is created the moment a creator first submits. Seed sits every submission behind a human approval gate first, so no order object exists in Shopify until someone on the brand side approves it.
Does Upfluence have a Shopify app or published pricing?
No Shopify App Store listing as of 2026-08-19, and Upfluence's own site gates its pricing. Its Master Subscription Agreement requires 30 days' written notice before a 12-month contract auto-renews; miss that window and you're billed for another full year. Downgrades are permitted on the monthly plan.
What's a good option if I want to pay only per completed post?
Stack Influence runs on that model: $0/mo subscription plus roughly $30 per completed post, with no ongoing platform fee. None of the discovery-first platforms on this page offer that structure since they charge for access to the tool, not the outcome.