Rating
4.8
40 reviews
Starting price
$499
Per Feature
Categories
1
Founded
2015
Employees
26
Funding
6.2M
Seed
OpenSponsorship is the largest marketplace matching brands and athletes for marketing campaigns. Our network of over 18,000 professional athletes and 1,000's of brands have completed thousands of deals, including Instagram stories by NFL champions, TikTok videos by NBA rookies, appearances by Olympians and much more. Whether you're looking to increase sales, spread brand awareness, lock in athletes for events, or film a commercial, it's easy and affordable to do so with OpenSponsorship.
Ad spend / mo
$0
0 paid keywords
Paid visits / mo
0
Organic keywords
3,607
Organic visits / mo
7,622
Running 3 ads on LinkedIn as OpenSponsorship - a paid B2B channel, on top of any Google/Capterra spend.
(40 reviews)
Overall a great experience. I have found a lot of deals, some pod and some just free products but either way I’ve loved the company.
Pros: Influencer discovery. It makes it really easy to find deals for athletes. The way the profiles are set up is really nice.
Cons: Navigating the website on mobile can be frustrating. It seems to have a bit of its own issues but nothing major.
Anonymous User · Athlete · Sports · November 13, 2025
It is very convenient to be able to approach many athletes at once. It was also very easy to centrally manage ongoing projects on a single screen.
Pros: Easy and intuitive to use, very good UI. It is very useful to know how many players you can approach, how many followers they have and their actual reach.
Cons: It would be nice to have an item that would allow us to know the level of the players. Where they won the tournament, the team is a contender in the D1 category, etc.
Natsuko Y. · Assistant manger · Sporting Goods · October 24, 2024
| Category | Page | Rank | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influencer Marketing | 2 | 3 | Shortlist |
Domain confidence 99%
This has been a great way to showcase our product and increase awareness.
Pros: OpenSponsorship made it super easy to find athletes that fit our brand's image and who could reflect our values.
Cons: The only thing which could be improved is the turnaround time from initial influencer contact to content delivery.
Ryan T. · Senior Growth Manager · Financial Services · August 14, 2023
I have had nothing but great experiences and will continue to use the platform.
Pros: It connects the right people to the right brands for maximum exposure.
Cons: The approval process seems to be a bit slow but that can be on the brand and not influencer.
Justin K. · Coach · Health, Wellness and Fitness · June 27, 2023
This platform is the best platform for NIL use out on the market. I have gotten several deals through this platform and every time have received and been paid a commission. It is easy to use and find businesses that are willing to work with you in order to support their product. It is the most active platform that contains the most amount of businesses on the market.
Pros: Easy to connect with various brands. Deals of all kinds. Customer support responds quickly.
Cons: The app could use some fixing and updating. The commission that is taken from the deal is a bit too much.
Cole C. · Student-Athlete · Sports · June 27, 2023
I wouldn't recommend this app to anyone. They don't have a free trial period and don't offer refunds. So, absolutely steer clear.
Pros: At first we were really excited to discover this platform able to put in contact influencers and companies, but once we started using it, it revealed completely useless for us.
Cons: $7b
Alberto C. · Digital Marketing Director · Retail · January 23, 2023
One of the best I look forward to being accepted to work with certain brands. In the mean time I will continue to explore this amazing app
Pros: Very easy to navigate and allows for interaction between influencers and brands.
Cons: So far I really haven’t seen much of an issue.
Taylor G. · Social media Influencer · Entertainment · December 23, 2022
Pros: The access to so many athletes is amazing. Staley is always such a big help.
Cons: We have seen difficulties with athletes uploading videos that are around 10 minutes, but I understand and that is not a big deal.
Lauren M. · Marketing & Affiliate Manager · Hospital & Health Care · December 19, 2022
It has been a fantastic experience. It makes sales so much easier.
Pros: Easy to use. Very detailed and keeps us on track.
Cons: People do not respond to campaign invites.
Danielle S. · CEO · Health, Wellness and Fitness · October 4, 2022
I like the ability to reach a niche market with athletes with smaller followings. The only downside is a lot of spam accounts or athletes who probably aren't active anymore flood the search function.
Pros: I liked the ease of use and how simple the layout was.
Cons: The search bar is a little clunky and the analytics could offer more.
Michael P. · Digital Marketing Specialist · Health, Wellness and Fitness · August 17, 2022
It was a good experience and I enjoyed the products
Pros: Easy to use- clear instructions - Excellent tracking tool
Cons: Average number of postings per day. Variety of products available
Caira P. · Athlete · Sports · July 25, 2022
Pros: It is an easy, systematic app, which is super safe for such financial deals.
Cons: That it takes 20% commission. If there could be a business model where they could generate revenue through some other mediums, it'd help in the growth of the community and support athletes.
Harshvardhan J. · Athlete · Sports · July 21, 2022
Pros: I love the ability to receive brand deals through the app. All the brands in one place.
Cons: I’m looking forward to receiving more deals
Reggie R. · Founder · Non-Profit Organization Management · July 20, 2022
I’m sadisfy with it
Pros: It’s easy to use and there are good deals
Cons: There aren’t too many deals. I would like to see more options
Elisa R. · N/a · Sports · July 20, 2022
Pros: It’s very useful and users friendly with many features
Cons: Nothing yet at this moment. The apps has everything that I need for now
Timothy S. · CIO · Health, Wellness and Fitness · July 7, 2022
I love using it. I’ve told at least 5 people about the software and they have joined
Pros: It’s extremely easy to apply for campaigns
Cons: Sometimes brands need approval for posting and they take too long to accept when I want to post something immediately. But that’s not the softwares fault
Jon K. · Pro Athlete · Sports · July 7, 2022
I have had nothing but amazing experiences with opensponsorship and will continue to come back !
Pros: This is such a good software and platform for both parties. To get your businesses name out there while also Benefiting the influencer. It’s a win win both ways. You can promote things you care about by getting to choose your campaigns. It’s very simple and straight forward. Great response time from all the brands I ah e worked with!
Cons: The thing that could be helped a bit is the website when using it via a mobile device. It can be a bit difficult at times.
Arin W. · Professional Athlete · Sports · June 22, 2022
Open sponsorship gave me easy access tools to work with different companies and expand both our growth in different ways.
Pros: This was extremely impactful because I could grow my base while expanding companies growth.
Cons: The communication between you and the company you are sponsoring can be better
Caroline M. · Sponsor · Food Production · June 22, 2022
Overall experience was great
Pros: I’ve used the software as a player and as an individual agent on both sides the software was great and easy going
Cons: The mobile aspects of the website should have a mobile software
Darren W. · Sports Agent · Sports · June 22, 2022
After working with open sponsorship, I learn more about sports marketing, I had many opportunities to interact with business owners and help them with their business goals and also helping my self to stay focused, helping me financially and with products that inspires me with my endurance sports higher goals. And also as a human being.
Pros: Friendly, easy to use, and motivational!
Cons: I don't have anything, maybe I would love to receive more invitations. 💛
Raquel T. · Professional Triathlete & Triathlon Coach · Sports · June 12, 2022
Pros: It helps multiple athletes to get sponsored, which helps a lot in this industry.
Cons: Sometimes it is hard to get many offers.
Valentino F. · Golfer · Sports · June 9, 2022
Overall it's been great. The client management is good and the platform isn't flashy but it's easy and proficient.
Pros: It was not difficult to get acquainted with the platform. It took minutes to feel comfortable managing campaigns and navving the software.
Cons: The search tool didn't always get the results I wanted, but that was difficult to know if it was because the athletes I was looking for weren't on the platform or if the search was busted.
Gunthar R. · Content Manager · Food & Beverages · June 8, 2022
Pros: It’s easy to use and it’s helpful to reach other companies!
Cons: There isn’t a con about this software I love it!
Tatiyana J. · Track and field · Entertainment · June 8, 2022
Its been a huge confidence booster when it comes to reaching out to sponsors. So much easier compared to reaching out to people that you don't even know if they're looking for people. I really love the feature of having your own detailed profile with personal information and channels. It helps show sponsors who you are and what you do. Overall great experience so far and I believe it can help my status continue to grow!
Pros: Very easy to use and navigate. Wide variety of opportunities to reach out and be reached out to. Customer service is amazing as well, fairly quick responses and extremely friendly support!
Cons: Wish the payment after a deal is completed was quicker, rather than up two weeks after a deal is completed, would prefer 2-3 days at max.
Travis S. · Athlete · Health, Wellness and Fitness · June 7, 2022
The support team especially [SENSITIVE CONTENT] was super helpful when dealing with payment
Pros: Super easy to use and helpful to make money on side.
Cons: Payment was difficult to set up but eventually figured it out
Hadley D. · College student /influencer social media · Sports · June 7, 2022
