Introduction
Stargazer and Ykone are both managed influencer marketing agencies, so comparing them is about focus and market rather than software you log into. Stargazer is a performance and UGC agency in San Francisco with a Miami office. Ykone is a Paris agency built for luxury and beauty. Both deliver campaigns for you rather than give you a tool.
This page lays out what each agency does and where it is based, using only publicly stated details. Ykone lists high-end clients while Stargazer keeps a low public profile, so the two are not equally documented. Neither publishes a creator database size or a public rate card. One caveat up front is that Stargazer is a generic name shared by several entities and should be confirmed. Every figure below is reported and worth confirming directly. At the end we cover where Flinque fits as the self-serve software alternative.
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Stargazer vs Ykone at a glance
Two managed agencies side by side, with the self-serve alternative in the third column.
| Feature | Stargazer | Ykone | Flinque |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Managed agency, done for you | Managed agency, done for you | Self-serve software, no demo |
| Type | Performance and UGC agency | Influencer-only, luxury and beauty | Self-serve discovery and vetting |
| HQ | San Francisco, California (Miami office) | Paris, France | Reported 25+ countries covered |
| Focus | Performance and UGC campaigns | Luxury and beauty campaigns | Creator discovery and vetting |
| Notable clients | Minimal public data | Dior, Chanel, L'Oréal, LVMH | Used by teams of all sizes |
| Database and pricing | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Reported 10M+ creators, flat Free to $150/mo |
| Best for | Brands wanting performance and UGC | Luxury and beauty brands | Teams wanting verified creators and a visible price |
Client names are as publicly stated and figures are reported, so confirm directly. Stargazer is a generic name shared by several entities and should be confirmed.
What Stargazer is
Stargazer describes itself as an agency and platform for performance and UGC influencer campaigns, based in San Francisco with a reported office in Miami. Reportedly founded in 2016, it leans on proprietary creator-matching technology to pair brands with creators. It is a done-for-you operation rather than a self-serve login.
Public information is limited beyond that pitch. There is no published creator database size, client list or rate card, so you would agree scope and price directly. It is also worth knowing that Stargazer is a generic name used by several unrelated companies, so this entry is matched to the influencer-marketing shop and should be verified. The performance and UGC focus fits brands that want measurable creator content produced for them. It is not aimed at teams that want to run discovery in house.
A San Francisco agency and platform focused on performance and UGC creator work.
What Ykone is
Ykone is an influencer-only agency in Paris that specialises in luxury and beauty. That niche shows in its reported client list, which features Dior, Chanel, L'Oréal and LVMH, some of the biggest names in the category. It runs influencer campaigns on your behalf rather than offering a self-serve tool.
The luxury and beauty specialism is really the whole story. Like any agency Ykone does not publish a creator database size or public pricing and works to a custom scope. That fits high-end brands wanting a category specialist based in Paris with a European centre of gravity. It is not designed for a team that would rather search and vet creators directly. Read the client names as reported rather than contractually confirmed.
A Paris influencer-only agency specialising in luxury and beauty.
Head to head
This comparison is uneven on both focus and information. Ykone is a specialist luxury and beauty agency in Paris with a marquee client list. Stargazer is a performance and UGC agency in San Francisco with little public detail and a generic name to confirm. If your brief is luxury or beauty and you want a proven category specialist Ykone has the sharper story. If you want performance-led creator content and UGC Stargazer is the closer fit though you will need to verify its identity and details. Both are managed services so neither gives you software to run campaigns yourself.
Where each one leaves a gap
The trade-offs are clear.
- Stargazer publishes no database size, feature list or pricing, so there is nothing concrete to benchmark before a call. You are weighing a pitch rather than a spec.
- The name is generic and shared by several entities, so confirming you have the right Stargazer is a necessary first step. Identity ambiguity is a real risk with a shop this quiet.
- As a managed service it means fees and a scoping process rather than a login, so an in-house team does not get direct control of the work. That is limiting if you want to operate day to day.
- Ykone is tightly focused on luxury and beauty, so a brand outside that world may find it a narrow fit. The specialism that makes it strong for Dior or Chanel is also its boundary.
- Like other agencies it does not publish a database size or a rate card, so you cannot compare it on numbers before engaging. The detail arrives in a sales conversation.
- Ykone runs campaigns for you, so it does not hand an in-house team a tool to discover and vet creators directly. Teams that want that control need software instead.
Where Flinque fits
Flinque is the self-serve software alternative to both. Instead of hiring a team to run campaigns, you search and vet creators yourself in a platform with a reported 10 million-plus verified creators across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X, spanning a reported 25-plus countries. Every profile carries a reported 200 data points and a fake-follower check, with 12 filters across creator and audience data.
If you want a partner to own delivery, Ykone is a strong luxury and beauty specialist and Stargazer is a performance and UGC option, at very different levels of public detail. But if you would rather find verified creators yourself on four platforms with a price you can see and no demo or annual lock-in, that is what Flinque offers at a flat Free of $0, Starter at $49 a month or Enterprise at $150 a month.