In simple English
This tool helps you find people with large online audiences on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. You can send them automated emails and track who replies. It shows you how much money your marketing campaigns actually make. You can run it on your own server for free. You will need some technical knowledge to set it up and connect external accounts.
What it is
InfluenceX is a self-hosted marketing automation platform for managing creator partnerships from discovery to payout. It combines creator databases, email sequences, and return on investment analytics inside a single web application.
What it is good for
Solo builders and small teams who want to run influencer marketing campaigns without paying for expensive hosted software.
- Runs on SQLite by default so you do not need a separate database to test it.
- Includes built-in role management and multi-language support.
- Provides a complete return on investment dashboard to track campaign costs and outcomes.
- Requires API keys for external services like YouTube and Hunter.io to unlock full creator discovery.
- Setup requires familiarity with the command line and Docker.
- Relies on third-party scrapers for Instagram and TikTok data which may break if those platforms change.
Spreadsheets and expensive commercial influencer marketing tools
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git clone https://github.com/oratis/influencex.git cd influencex cp .env.example .env docker compose up -d docker compose exec app npm run seed