Flinque does not reduce a creator to one opaque grade. Instead it shows the inspectable metrics that matter: engagement rate, follower authenticity and audience composition so you can rank candidates on the criteria your campaign cares about. The judgement stays yours, backed by visible data rather than a mystery score.
How does the platform rate or grade influencers for shortlisting decisions?
Rather than stamping each creator with a single letter grade, Flinque surfaces the underlying signals so you can judge fit yourself. The core ones are engagement rate calculated from real interactions, follower authenticity that flags inflated or bought audiences and audience composition covering location, age and interests. You see the numbers, not a black box. This is deliberate, because a one-size grade hides the trade-offs that actually decide a campaign. A creator who scores brilliantly for a beauty brand may be wrong for a fintech launch, even with identical engagement. By showing inspectable metrics, Flinque lets you weight what your specific campaign needs, then rank candidates on that. Where a rough score helps is triage, quickly separating clearly authentic creators from suspect ones at the top of the funnel. Beyond that first cut, the honest approach is transparent data you can interrogate so every shortlisting decision rests on evidence you can see and defend to a stakeholder.