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One YouTube Growth Platform. Six Ways to Succeed.
CollabPals combines creator collaborations, an AI growth studio, breakout video ideas, brand sponsorships, media kits, and a hiring marketplace into one platform built for YouTube creators and the brands that need them.
Collaborate & Grow
Exchange shoutouts with other creators to grow your subscribers for free. Earn credits by promoting others, then spend them to get promoted yourself.
How free growth worksGrowth Studio AINew
AI titles, descriptions, thumbnail analysis, and a full channel audit in one workspace. Plus the free YouTube creator tools you already know, like the Thumbnail A/B Tester.
See the StudioBreakout Video IdeasNew
See real videos performing far above their channel's usual views in your niche, then make your own version before the trend cools off.
Explore BreakoutsEarn from Brands
Accept paid brand shoutout campaigns. No videos to create. Just post a message and get paid. The bigger your channel, the more you earn.
See how creators earnYour Media KitNew
A professional page with your channel statistics, audience details, and past brand work, ready to share with any sponsor.
Build your media kitHire YouTube Creators
Brands can browse 321,165+ creators across 17 niches and run shoutout campaigns. No agency needed, no contracts required.
Browse creators for hireWhy YouTube Channel Promotion Still Feels So Hard
Most creators face the same three walls. CollabPals was built to break through all of them.
Endless Cold DMs
You spend hours searching for collaborators and sending messages, only to get ignored or rejected. Finding reliable creators to work with feels impossible.
Flying Blind on Content
You upload a video and hope it works. No data on which thumbnail would perform better, no keyword insights, no way to know what your audience actually wants.
Growth Without Income
Your channel is growing, but you have no clear path to earning from it. AdSense is unpredictable and brand deals feel out of reach for smaller creators.
How YouTube Creator Collaborations Work
A simple, fair growth cycle. Your effort becomes your currency. Or, let our automation do the work for you. Brands can also hire YouTube creators for sponsored shoutout campaigns.
1. Earn Credits (Free)
Complete simple tasks for other creators, like a shoutout. Your effort becomes your growth currency. No money required.
2. Get Promoted
Spend your credits to post your own collaboration requests or browse open YouTube collaborations from other creators. Every channel gets promoted to a real audience. All work is guaranteed and reviewed.
3. Automate & Scale
Subscribe to a paid plan and unlock Collab Autopilot. It posts requests for you 24/7. Set it, forget it, and watch your channel grow.
Growth Studio: Your AI Co-Pilot for Every Upload
Write titles that get clicked, analyze your thumbnails before you publish, audit your whole channel, and get fresh video ideas every day. Prefer standalone utilities? Explore the free YouTube creator tools too.
AI Titles
Click-worthy titles for any video idea, in seconds.
Thumbnail Analyzer
AI feedback on your thumbnail before you publish.
Channel Audit
A full channel health check with clear fixes.
Daily Video Ideas
Fresh ideas matched to your niche, every day.
See Which Video Ideas Are Working in Your Niche Right Now
Breakouts finds real videos performing far above their channel's usual views, matched to your niche. The idea did the work, not a big audience, so you can make your own version. Follow the channels you like and we email you when they produce a new breakout.
Proven, Not Guessed
Every idea comes with the real video and how far above the channel's usual views it went.
Follow Any Channel
Get an email the next time a channel you follow produces a breakout.
Real Creators Watching Real Videos
Add your video and real creators watch it. On Shorts, those watches tend to show up as real views on YouTube. Separately, you earn free credits by watching other creators' videos.
Get Your Short Watched
Add your Short and real creators from the community watch it. No bots, ever. Every watch comes from a real person with a real channel.
Earn Credits for Free
Watch other creators' videos and earn credits you can spend on shoutouts, Community Watch campaigns, and AI tools.
Your Sponsor-Ready Page: collabpals.com/@you
One shareable page with your channel statistics, audience details, and past brand work. Send it to any sponsor, anywhere, and let brands on CollabPals discover you.
The YouTube Collaboration Marketplace
Browse active collaboration listings from creators in your niche, then message them directly to team up. Post your own listing for free and let partners come to you. New to teaming up? Read our guide on how to find a collaboration partner.
AI-Powered Creator Tools and Thumbnail Testing
From organic shoutouts to AI-powered thumbnail testing. Everything you need to grow your channel in one place.
Thumbnail A/B Tester Tool
Maximize Click-Through Rate
Stop guessing. A/B test your thumbnails with real human voters to find the winner before you publish.
Community Post Shoutout
Maximize Reach & Go Viral
A shoutout in a creator's Community post that reaches their most active subscribers - great for timely announcements.
Video Comment Shoutout
Drive Engagement & Conversions
Your channel is mentioned in a top comment on a creator's video so engaged viewers see and click.
Video Description Shoutout
Build Lasting Value & Authority
A link to your channel in a video's description - steady evergreen discovery and SEO benefit.
Earn Money from YouTube Brand Sponsorships
Brands pay creators on CollabPals to post simple YouTube shoutouts through our influencer sponsorship marketplace. The more subscribers you have, the more you can earn per shoutout. Growth and income go hand in hand.
Simple Text Shoutouts
No videos to create, no scripts to follow. Brands provide the message and you post it as a comment, post, or video description on your channel. Quick and easy.
Open to Channels of All Sizes
You can start accepting brand shoutouts with as few as 100 subscribers. Payouts increase as your channel grows, giving you another reason to keep growing.
The Growth Flywheel
Grow subscribers for free with creator collaborations. More subscribers means higher payouts from brand shoutouts, plus all the other benefits of a larger audience.
Free and Premium Plans for Every Creator
Start for free and earn your way up, or subscribe to a premium plan to accelerate your growth and unlock powerful features.
Growth
- Monthly Credits: 100 per month
- AI Tool Uses: 600 per month
- Live Campaigns: 5
- Marketplace Listings: 5
- Shoutout Targeting Reach: Up to 10,000 subs
- Subscriber Credit Discount: 5% off
Pro
- Monthly Credits: 350 per month
- AI Tool Uses: 1,500 per month
- Live Campaigns: 15
- Marketplace Listings: 8
- Shoutout Targeting Reach: Up to 20,000 subs
- Subscriber Credit Discount: 10% off
Elite
- Monthly Credits: 1,200 per month
- AI Tool Uses: Unlimited
- Live Campaigns: 30
- Marketplace Listings: 10
- Shoutout Targeting Reach: Unlimited
- Subscriber Credit Discount: 20% off
You're on the Starter plan. Upgrade to unlock Autopilot and reach larger creators.
| What's Included |
Growth
Grow on autopilot, 24/7
$
19
USD
/ month
$0.63 per day
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Most Popular
Pro
Grow 3x faster with larger channels
$
49
USD
/ month
$1.63 per day
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Elite
Full-scale domination, no limits
$
149
USD
/ month
$4.97 per day
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Monthly Credits
(Never Expire)
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100 | 350 | 1,200 |
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AI Tool Uses
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600 per month | 1,500 per month | Unlimited |
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Live Campaigns
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5 | 15 | 30 |
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Marketplace Listings
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5 | 8 | 10 |
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Shoutout Targeting Reach
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Up to 10,000 subs | Up to 20,000 subs | Unlimited |
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Subscriber Credit Discount
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5% off | 10% off | 20% off |
Every paid plan includes
The extras that make the price pay for itself, on Growth, Pro, and Elite.
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AI Channel Audit on demand
Top-to-bottom analysis of what is and isn't growing your channel, whenever you need it.
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Collab Autopilot
Your shoutout campaign auto-reposts the moment it's completed. Continuous growth, no babysitting.
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Promote a specific video
Send collaborators to the exact upload you want growing.
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Credits never expire
Roll them over forever, no matter how busy life gets.
Free forever
Perfect if you're just exploring. Upgrade any time.
- 1 active collaboration at a time
- 1 AI tool use per day
- Earn credits by helping other creators on the Collaboration Board
- Credits never expire
Live YouTube Creator Activity Feed
These are real collaborations completed by real creators on our platform. Every few minutes, a new partnership gives a channel the exposure it deserves. You could be next.
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YouTube Creator Platform: Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about CollabPals: creator collaborations, tools, earning from brands, and hiring creators.
What is CollabPals?
CollabPals is a free YouTube creator platform where you grow your channel through creator collaborations, improve your content with AI-powered tools like the Growth Studio and Thumbnail A/B Testing, and earn from brand sponsorships and shoutouts. It combines growth, tools, and income into one platform for YouTube creators of all sizes.
How do creator collaborations work on CollabPals?
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.
How do I find a YouTube collaboration partner on CollabPals?
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.
What creator tools does CollabPals offer?
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 Tester lets real human voters compare your thumbnails before you publish, so you can pick the winner with data instead of guessing.
What are Breakouts on CollabPals?
Breakouts 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 when one of them produces a new breakout.
How do creators earn money on CollabPals?
Brands run sponsorship campaigns on CollabPals where they pay creators to post simple text shoutouts, like a YouTube post, video comment, or video description mention. There are no videos to create or scripts to follow. When a brand campaign matches your channel, you can accept it, post the shoutout, and get paid after our team reviews the work. The bigger your channel, the more you earn per shoutout.
Can brands hire YouTube creators on CollabPals?
Yes. Brands can browse creators across 17 niches on our hiring marketplace. 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.
Is CollabPals safe for my YouTube channel?
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.
How much does CollabPals cost?
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.
How is CollabPals different from other influencer platforms?
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.
How do I grow my YouTube channel fast for free?
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.
What are the best YouTube growth tools for creators?
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.
Does YouTube creator collaboration actually work for small channels?
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.
CollabPals is a YouTube creator platform where 321,165+ creators grow through shoutout collaborations, improve their content with AI-powered tools, and earn from brand sponsorships and shoutouts. It includes the Growth Studio (AI titles, descriptions, thumbnail analysis, channel audits, and daily video ideas), Breakouts (real videos performing far above their channel's usual views, matched to your niche), a collaboration marketplace for finding partners, Community Watch (real creators watching real videos), shareable media kits at collabpals.com/@handle, the Thumbnail A/B Tester with real human voters, and a brand hiring marketplace across 17 niches. Everything a YouTube creator needs is in one place. Browse collaboration listings, browse YouTube creators for hire, test your thumbnails, explore free creator tools, or run a brand campaign. Contact our team with any questions.
Looking to Promote Your Brand on YouTube?
CollabPals also helps brands reach YouTube audiences through creator shoutouts. Run a campaign, set your budget, and our team handles the rest. No agency fees, no contracts. Agencies and consultants can run unlimited client campaigns from one dashboard, or use our white-label influencer marketing platform to resell under your own brand.
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