How does escrow work on Nexus?

The brand funds the agreed creator fee through Stripe before any filming starts. Nexus holds the funds and releases them to the creator once the brand approves the delivered content, usually within hours. If there is a problem, a formal dispute process with partial release is available.

What does Nexus cost brands?

There is a free plan with a 20% platform fee per deal, Starter at £29 a month with a 15% fee, Pro at £99 a month with a 10% fee, and a Founding plan at £249 a year with the 10% fee locked for life. Nothing is charged until a deal is agreed.

Do creators pay a commission?

No. Creators keep 100% of the fee agreed with the brand. The platform fee is paid by the brand on top of the creator's fee.

Is Nexus only for UK creators?

Nexus is a UK-based marketplace priced in GBP with UK bank payouts, and brands are identity-checked in the UK. Creators from anywhere in the world can join and work with brands on the platform.

How are brands verified?

Every brand uploads a director's ID or a Companies House or VAT document before its campaigns become visible to creators. Nexus reviews and approves these manually, usually within 24 hours.

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Guide 7 min read· October 2, 2026

Influencer & UGC Marketplaces for UK Brands: How to Choose in 2026

What UK brands should look for in a creator marketplace — payment protection, fees, payout speed, GBP pricing and dispute handling — and how Nexus compares with Influee, Insense and Superfiliate.

Start with the money, not the features

Most platform comparisons list features. The questions that actually decide whether a marketplace works for a UK brand are simpler:

Is the creator's fee held before work starts, and released on approval?
What's the total cost — subscription plus marketplace fee?
How quickly does the creator get paid once you approve?
Is it priced and paid in GBP?
What happens when a deal goes wrong?

Subscription-first vs pay-per-deal

Influee starts at $229 a month and Insense at $500 a month (after a $650 trial month), both before you've commissioned a single video. Superfiliate doesn't publish pricing — you book a demo. Those models suit brands running a dozen collabs a month; they're expensive if you're testing with two or three.

Nexus is pay-per-deal: a free plan with a 20% platform fee, or £29/£99 a month to bring that fee down to 15% and 10%. Nothing is charged until a deal is agreed.

Payout speed matters more than you think

Creators quote their best rates to platforms that pay fast. Influee's own help pages quote 5–10 working days; Insense 3–5 working days. Nexus releases funds to the creator within hours of approval. That difference shows up in the prices you're quoted.

Disputes: read the terms

Only some platforms publish what happens if content isn't delivered or isn't what was briefed. Influee's terms allow it to release, refund or split funds; Nexus has a formal dispute process with partial release built in. If a platform has no published process, assume you're on your own.

UK specifics

Billing in USD means card FX fees and messy VAT. Paying creators in dollars means they lose on conversion — and quote higher to compensate. Look for GBP pricing, UK bank payouts and UK GDPR handling as standard.

Where each platform fits

Superfiliate — Shopify brands running affiliate/commission programmes at scale.
Influee / Insense — brands commissioning high volumes of UGC each month who can absorb a fixed subscription.
Nexus — UK brands who want escrow on every deal, GBP pricing, fast creator payouts and no subscription to start.

We publish a line-by-line comparison, with links to each platform's pricing and terms pages, on our trust page →. See completed deals →

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