Influencer Gift Form runs three tiers: Free at $0/mo (5 orders/mo, 1 form version, full support), Growth at $68/mo (100 orders/mo, influencer CRM, recurring and re-gifting), and Business at $380/mo (unlimited orders, CRM plus custom features). Verified 2026-08-19. It's Seed's closest competitor by product model, full stop.
The ladder
| Plan | Price | Orders/mo | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 5 | 1 form version, full support |
| Growth | $68/mo | 100 | Influencer CRM, recurring/re-gifting, priority support |
| Business | $380/mo | Unlimited | CRM + re-gifting, custom features |
Verified 2026-08-19, from influencergiftform.com.
Influencer Gift Form (IGF) sits on the Shopify App Store as creator-gift-link, developed by Magnuson Ventures. As of this check it holds 5.0 stars across 52 reviews. That's a real track record, and I'll say more about what that means below.
The mechanism
IGF runs the same core loop Seed does. A brand sends one branded link to a creator. The creator picks a product and a variant, types their shipping address, and a real $0 Shopify draft order lands in the brand's admin. No discount code, no storefront checkout, no manual order entry by a team member.
Where the two diverge is in what sits around that loop: how approval works before an order gets created, whether the form can live on the brand's own domain instead of a subdomain, and what happens automatically once a package ships. I run Seed off a gate-first model: no order object gets created in Shopify until a human on the brand side approves it, which matters if you're trying to keep gifting spend visible before it hits your books instead of finding out at month-end how many draft orders quietly piled up. Seed's form also runs on the merchant's own domain today, not just a hosted link, which is a difference IGF's own homepage doesn't mention either way.
The other place the two tools diverge is after the gift ships. Seed reads Shopify's delivery webhooks and moves the creator into a Kanban board automatically once the package lands, so a team member isn't manually checking tracking numbers to know when to follow up for content. I built that because I run this exact workflow myself: I ship gifted product every week for my own $2M/yr DTC water-purifier brand, and the parts of gifting that eat real hours aren't the order creation, they're everything that has to happen after.
Dr Water, my own store, ran 138 gifts in 46 days through this system, all done-for-you. hiccpet moved off manual coupon codes and now sends about 19 gifts a week through Seed. Bri Beauty did 43 gift orders in its first week alone. None of that tells you IGF is worse, it tells you what "100 orders/mo" on a pricing page actually looks like in practice for a brand shipping product every week.
What it actually costs at volume
| Monthly gifted orders | Influencer Gift Form | Seed |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Growth, $68/mo | Starter, $19/mo (at the cap) or Scale Gifts, $49/mo (headroom) |
| 100 | Growth, $68/mo (right at the cap) | Scale Gifts, $49/mo (unlimited) |
| 500 | Business, $380/mo | Scale Gifts, $49/mo (unlimited) |
Verified 2026-08-19.
At 50 to 100 orders a month, Seed's Starter or Scale Gifts tier undercuts IGF's Growth plan. At 500 orders a month the gap is not close: $380/mo against $49/mo, the same flat price Seed charges from 100 orders up to whatever a brand's volume actually is.
Hidden costs
IGF's Growth tier caps at exactly 100 orders a month with zero headroom. Go one order over in a busy month and you're bumped straight to Business at $380/mo, a 459% price jump for crossing a single-order line. There's no stated overage fee or per-seat charge beyond that tier jump, which is at least simple. It's just a steep cliff.
Seed's ladder
Free: $0/mo, 5 orders/mo, 1 campaign. Starter: $19/mo, 50 orders/mo, 5 campaigns. Scale Gifts: $49/mo or $499/yr, unlimited orders. Concierge: $299/mo, done-for-you.
Who should pay more for Influencer Gift Form
IGF has been live long enough to collect 52 App Store reviews at 5.0 stars. Seed launched 2026-05-13 and has 2. If a merchant weighs App Store social proof heavily before installing anything into their Shopify admin, that gap is real and I'm not going to pretend otherwise. A brand that wants the reassurance of a longer, more reviewed track record before trusting a gifting tool with real orders has a legitimate reason to start with IGF, even at a higher price per order tier. Cost isn't the only variable a buyer weighs, and trust built over time is worth something.
There's also a straightforward case for IGF's Business tier over Seed if a brand specifically needs custom features that IGF has built and Seed hasn't. I can't see IGF's private roadmap, so if there's a workflow they've shipped that we haven't, that's a real reason to pick them, not a hypothetical one.
This page gets re-verified quarterly as both ladders change. See our full Influencer Gift Form alternatives, the Seed vs. Influencer Gift Form comparison, or what happens when you cross the Growth tier's order cap mid-campaign. Compare the full breakdown at /pricing, or install Seed directly at apps.shopify.com/influencer-form.
Frequently asked questions
What does Influencer Gift Form cost?
Three tiers: Free at $0/mo (5 orders/mo, 1 form version), Growth at $68/mo (100 orders/mo, influencer CRM, re-gifting), and Business at $380/mo (unlimited orders, custom features). Verified 2026-08-19.
What happens when a program crosses IGF's 100-order cap?
IGF's Growth tier caps at exactly 100 orders with zero headroom. One order over in a busy month bumps the account to Business at $380/mo, a 459% price jump for crossing a single-order line.
How does Seed's mechanism differ from IGF's?
Both create real $0 Shopify draft orders from a branded link. Seed runs gate-first: no order object gets created until a human approves it. Seed's form also runs on the merchant's own domain, and post-delivery it reads Shopify's webhooks to move creators into Kanban tracking automatically.
Is Influencer Gift Form more trusted than Seed?
By review count, yes. IGF holds 5.0 stars across 52 App Store reviews; Seed has 2, having launched 2026-05-13. A brand that weighs App Store social proof heavily has a legitimate reason to start with IGF.
At what order volume does Seed cost less than IGF?
At 50 to 100 orders a month, Seed's Starter or Scale Gifts tier undercuts IGF's Growth plan. At 500 orders a month the gap is wide: $380/mo for IGF's Business tier against Seed's flat $49/mo Scale Gifts.