You post a shoutout for one creator, and another creator posts one for you. Our team checks every single one before it counts, so what you get is a real mention on a real channel.
Free to join. Your channel connects in about 30 seconds, read only, and we never post anything without you asking.
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They are in 210 countries, and they have finished 43,456 collaborations for each other since we opened. In the last seven days alone: 914.
Every one of those was posted by a person with a channel of their own and checked by our team before it counted. No bots, and nothing automated.
So a real creator tells their subscribers to go and watch you, and you do the same for someone else. No budget, no advert, no bots. You earn the credits by posting one yourself, and here is exactly what you get.
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The people reading it are already watching that kind of video, so they are warm.
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It stays there for the life of the video, sending people over months later.
Our team checks every shoutout before it counts, and new accounts start with free credits.
Start growing for freeGetting people to your channel is half the job. The same free account opens a workspace that helps with the other half, one upload at a time.
Real videos in your niche that are beating their own channel's usual views. The idea is proven before you spend a day filming it.
It scores the titles you have already published, shows you which ones are costing you clicks, and writes better ones. The full channel check is free too.
Type what the video is about and get a finished picture, sized for YouTube, with nothing to install. Building it yourself is free on every plan.
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Real creators tap the one they would click, the same snap judgement your viewers make. You publish the winner instead of finding out a week later.
The workspace is free to open, and anything that costs credits says so on the button before you press it.
Credits buy everything here, and you never have to pay for them: post a shoutout for another creator, or watch other creators' videos, and you earn them.
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creators have already earned credits here without spending anything.
Watching other creators, voting on thumbnails and doing a shoutout for someone all pay credits, and the board refills constantly.
Your media kit is one link that already has the answers on it: how many people subscribe, how many actually watch, what your videos are about, and that you are safe for a brand to work with. Free to build, and yours to send anywhere.
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The free account is not a trial and it does not run out. Here is everything you get without paying, and what a plan adds on top.
What a plan adds
Every plan unlocks everything marked with a crown: promote one exact video, choose who sees it, let Collab Autopilot keep it running, and have AI draw your thumbnail from your own video. There is more inside, and your monthly credits pay for all of it.
Including the awkward ones: what it costs, what we can see on your channel, and whether any of this works for a small channel.
Still not sure? Ask us anythingCollabPals is a free, all-in-one YouTube creator platform. You grow your channel through creator collaborations, sharpen every upload with AI tools (the Growth Studio has title help, thumbnail feedback, a full channel audit, and daily video ideas), find video ideas already working in your niche, get more views on Shorts through Community Watch, test thumbnails with real human voters, and build a shareable media kit to send to sponsors. Everything a YouTube creator needs is in one place.
CollabPals uses a credit system. You earn credits by completing shoutout tasks for other creators, like posting a community post or pinned comment on your channel. You then spend those credits to have other creators promote your channel to their audience. Every collaboration is reviewed by our team. Paid plans add Collab Autopilot, which automatically re-posts your requests for hands-free growth.
Use the Collaboration Marketplace. Browse active listings from creators looking to team up on joint videos, guest appearances, Shorts collaborations, challenges, series, live streams, and channel features, then message any creator directly to plan the collaboration. You can also post your own listing for free describing the collaboration you want, and matched creators reach out to you. Browsing is open to everyone, and even free accounts can post their first listing at no cost.
CollabPals offers the Growth Studio, an AI workspace with title optimization, description writing, thumbnail analysis, keyword research, tag generation, a full channel audit, and daily video ideas matched to your niche. The Thumbnail Maker builds the thumbnail itself, and the separate Thumbnail Tester lets real human voters compare your thumbnails before you publish, so you can pick the winner with data instead of guessing.
Yes. The Thumbnail Maker gives you a finished thumbnail sized for YouTube, with no design skills needed and nothing to install. You can build it yourself for free on any plan, start from a moment pulled out of your own video, or let AI draw one with you in the picture, which needs a paid plan and spends credits per picture. The Thumbnail Maker and the Thumbnail Tester are two different tools: the Maker builds the picture, and the Tester tells you whether it works. Once you have two versions, the Thumbnail Tester shows them to real YouTube creators who tap the one they would click, so you publish the winner instead of guessing. Testing costs from 4 credits, and credits can be earned free by helping other creators.
Video Ideas finds real YouTube videos performing far above their own channel's usual views, matched to your niche. Because the idea did the work rather than a big audience, you can make your own version with one click. You can also follow channels and get an email the next time one of them produces a video that takes off.
You earn free credits by helping other creators, like completing a quick shoutout for them or watching videos in Community Watch. Those credits pay for your own promotions, so your effort funds your growth. Businesses and brands also buy shoutouts in bulk on CollabPals: when you complete one of those sponsored shoutout jobs and our team has checked it, the credits land in your account the same day. You can also build a free media kit, a shareable page with your channel statistics, audience details and past brand work, to send to any sponsor you approach.
Yes. Brands can browse creators across 17 niches on our hiring marketplace at collabpals.com/hire. Run a shoutout campaign, set your budget, and our team handles quality review and creator matching. No agency fees, no contracts. Agencies can also manage unlimited client campaigns from one dashboard or use our white-label platform to resell under their own brand.
Absolutely. We use Google's official and secure OAuth system to connect your channel, and we only request read-only permissions. We cannot make any changes to your channel. Every collaboration and brand shoutout is manually reviewed by our team to ensure quality and compliance with YouTube's terms of service.
CollabPals is free to join and free to use. The Starter plan gives you unlimited credit earning and access to all basic features including the Thumbnail Tester and Video Studio. Paid plans (Growth, Pro, and Elite) add premium features like Collab Autopilot, larger creator targeting, and priority listings. Many creators grow their channels entirely on the free plan.
Unlike traditional influencer agencies that charge thousands in fees, CollabPals is a self-serve platform where creators grow for free through collaborations and brands pay only for the shoutouts they need. We combine growth tools, creator collaborations, and brand sponsorships in one place. Every shoutout is human-reviewed, payments are protected, and there are no long-term contracts.
The fastest free method is creator collaborations: exchanging shoutouts with other YouTube creators so you both reach new audiences. On CollabPals, you earn credits by promoting other creators (a community post or pinned comment takes under 2 minutes), then spend those credits to get promoted back. Paid subscribers can enable Collab Autopilot to run promotions 24/7 automatically. Most active creators see measurable subscriber growth within their first week.
CollabPals offers a full suite of YouTube growth tools inside Video Studio: AI-powered title optimization, keyword research, tag generation, video audits, and trending topic discovery. The Thumbnail A/B Tester lets real human voters compare your thumbnail options before you publish, so you launch with the highest click-through rate. These tools are free to use on any plan and designed specifically for YouTube creators.
Yes. Creator collaborations are especially effective for small channels because they provide targeted exposure to audiences that already watch similar content. On CollabPals, there is no minimum subscriber requirement to start collaborating. Small channels often benefit the most because each new shoutout represents a larger percentage increase in their total reach. The platform matches you with creators in your niche for the most relevant audience overlap.
A shoutout puts your name on someone's channel. A collaboration puts you inside their video, and them inside yours, so both audiences meet. Pick the kind you want and see who is already looking for a partner.
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Connect your channel, post one shoutout for someone else, and your first promotion is paid for.
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