Clipstake vs Clipster for brands
For a brand, Clipstake has 9 live campaigns at a median $1 per 1,000 views and Clipster 100 live campaigns at a median $1 per 1,000 views, read 27 Oct 2026. Choose Clipstake if you want your logo on creators' own videos and are at ease with crypto payouts. Choose Clipster if you run a music campaign or want a second pool of clippers.
- CLIPSTAKE LIVE
- 9
- CLIPSTER LIVE
- 100
- MEDIAN CPM
- $1 vs $1
Which to choose
Our assessment, from each platform's campaigns and rules.
- Choose Clipstake if you want your logo on creators' own videos and are at ease with crypto payouts.
- Choose Clipster if you run a music campaign or want a second pool of clippers.
Side by side
| Clipstake | Clipster | |
|---|---|---|
| Live now | 9 public campaigns | 100 public campaigns |
| Tracked | 21 campaigns for 13 brands since 1 Oct 2026 | 350 campaigns for 247 brands since 1 Oct 2026 |
| Typical CPM | $1 median, middle half $0.70 to $1.50 | $1 median, middle half $1 to $1.50 |
| Budget sizes | $2,000 median, 0% at $25,000 or more | $2,400 median, 1% at $25,000 or more |
| Campaign types | Logo 14 and Clipping 7 | Music 252, Clipping 69, Logo 25 and UGC 4 |
| Approval model | 0% of live campaigns ask clippers to apply | 5% of live campaigns ask clippers to apply |
| Payout rules | 100% set a view minimum per clip, median 1,000 | 100% set a view minimum per clip, median 2,000 |
| Budget speed | ended budgets lasted a median 10 days | ended budgets lasted a median 3 days |
| Fee on clipper pay | none | 5% |
| Briefs with disclosure | 0% of 18 briefs, 0% with #{brand}partner | under 1% of 332 briefs, 0% with #{brand}partner |
Measured leads
From our data only. The method of each measure is on the overview.
| Measure | Leader | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Most live campaigns | Clipster | 100 |
| Highest median CPM | Clipstake | $1 |
| Largest median budget | Clipster | $2,400 |
| Most briefs with disclosure | Clipster | under 1% |
| Fastest budget use | Clipster | 3 days |
Pros and cons
Clipstake
67% logo: Share of its campaigns of the last 90 days that are Logo campaigns.
9 live: Public campaigns live on it now.
0% need to apply: Share of its live campaigns that ask clippers to apply first.
0% briefs ask #ad: Share of its briefs we read that require an ad disclosure.
Crypto native. Pays in USDC.
- 67% logo
- 9 live
- 0% need to apply
- 0% briefs ask #ad
- Best for
- Logo placement
- Not for
- Brands avoiding crypto
WHAT IT IS
A clipping marketplace for brands with a $1,000 minimum budget, paid out mostly in USDC, where budget is spent only on posts you or your campaign manager approve.
WHO IT SUITS
Logo placement campaigns and brands at ease with crypto payouts.
PROS
OUR DATA
- Live now
- 9 public campaigns
- Tracked
- 21 campaigns for 13 brands since 1 Oct 2026
- Typical CPM
- $1 median, middle half $0.70 to $1.50
- Budget sizes
- $2,000 median, 0% at $25,000 or more
- Campaign types
- Logo 14 and Clipping 7
- Approval model
- 0% of live campaigns ask clippers to apply
- Payout rules
- 100% set a view minimum per clip, median 1,000
- Budget speed
- ended budgets lasted a median 10 days
- Fee on clipper pay
- none
- Briefs with disclosure
- 0% of 18 briefs, 0% with #{brand}partner
Clipster
20% brand fee: The fee it charges brands, covering moderation, fraud detection and reporting.
100 live: Public campaigns live on it now.
under 1% briefs ask #ad: Share of its briefs we read that require an ad disclosure.
3d to spend: Median days from launch to close of its ended campaigns.
Music heavy. 72% music campaigns.
- 20% brand fee
- 100 live
- under 1% briefs ask #ad
- 3d to spend
- Best for
- Music and sound led
- Not for
- Fee sensitive budgets
WHAT IT IS
A self-serve clipping platform with clipping, music, logo and UGC campaigns. It charges brands a 20% fee covering moderation, fraud detection and reporting, with no setup fee or contract.
WHO IT SUITS
Music and artist campaigns, and brands that want a second pool of clippers.
PROS
OUR DATA
- Live now
- 100 public campaigns
- Tracked
- 350 campaigns for 247 brands since 1 Oct 2026
- Typical CPM
- $1 median, middle half $1 to $1.50
- Budget sizes
- $2,400 median, 1% at $25,000 or more
- Campaign types
- Music 252, Clipping 69, Logo 25 and UGC 4
- Approval model
- 5% of live campaigns ask clippers to apply
- Payout rules
- 100% set a view minimum per clip, median 2,000
- Budget speed
- ended budgets lasted a median 3 days
- Fee on clipper pay
- 5%
- Briefs with disclosure
- under 1% of 332 briefs, 0% with #{brand}partner
Method
Live counts, fees and payout records now, CPM and budgets over the campaigns live in the last 90 days, approvals over every campaign since we began. Assessments are ours. Neither pays to be compared.
Common questions
Does Clipstake or Clipster cost more per 1,000 views?
Clipstake campaigns paid a median $1 and Clipster $1 per 1,000 views over the last 90 days.
Which has more live campaigns, Clipstake or Clipster?
Clipstake has 9 and Clipster 100 live public campaigns, read 27 Oct 2026.
What budgets do brands post on Clipstake and Clipster?
A median $2,000 on Clipstake and $2,400 on Clipster, over the last 90 days.