FantasyRise vs SirenCY

Where SirenCY is built differently

Their company identity is checkable in a national register

An Australian business number, published in their footer, that resolves in the public register. Ours resolves in the Wyoming state record, filing ID 2024-001405482. Both are real checks; theirs is equally solid.

Where the two differ

The price, before the call

SirenCY publishes 35%, commission only, no upfront fee. We publish 30% to 60% of net, tied to what we take on, with the upper end applying when we front startup costs.

A figure with its base is something a creator can hold an agency to. Ours is a range because the two tracks carry different costs: 30% to 60% of net, with which end applies fixed by the track rather than by negotiation, both ends on the Starter and Growth pages with the reason beside each. The 35% is published without the base it is charged on, and on a $10,000 month 35% of gross is $3,500 against $3,200 for 40% of net.

What their number does not say is what it is charged on. That is not a small omission. On $10,000 of fan spend, 35% of gross is $3,500 and 35% of net is $2,800, a difference of $700 a month from the same percentage. We say ours is charged on net, after the platform's 20%, everywhere the number appears. Before comparing their 35% against anything, ask them in writing what the base is, and then run both through the calculator.

Who is responsible for what is published

SirenCY attributes its guides to the organization rather than to a person, stated openly as a policy: no invented named authors, no editorial team presented as an individual. That is more honest than the alternative most agencies choose, which is inventing a byline.

We put a named founder on every page, with a stated background. Neither approach is dishonest. They are different bets on what a reader trusts.

What each of us tells you not to rely on

SirenCY publishes an unusual caveat: that a reader should ask for a current written proposal before relying on any claimed service scope, pricing, team structure or measurement process on their site. Taken at face value that is an admirable warning, and it also means very little on the page can be weighed before a call.

Our version of the same instinct runs the other way. The figures we publish, our commission and its basis, our notice period, who holds the login, are the ones we intend to be held to, which is why they are archived and dated.

Size

FantasyRise publishes its roster size: fourteen creators now, over fifty since November 2021, carried by a team of 60+ people, which is four or more on any one account. SirenCY does not publish one, so the number of accounts per manager cannot be worked out from their site.

Which one suits which creator

SirenCY, if you want an agency on the Australian company register. QOSMIC CO PTY LTD, with a registration number anyone can look up; the rate is 35%, and the base it is charged on is left to the agreement.

FantasyRise, if you want to know the number and its base before you book a call. The rate and its basis are on the page. So is the notice period, so is who holds the login, so is what happens to commission when you leave.

Two agencies both arguing for transparency, publishing opposite halves of it. Read both documents, ours at how we work and theirs on their own site.

Common questions

Is SirenCY legitimate?

Their company registration is published and resolves in the Australian national business register, which is a stronger check than most agencies offer. Nothing on this page is an allegation about them.

What commission does SirenCY charge?

35%, published on their own pages, commission only with no upfront fee. What their pages do not settle is the base the 35% is charged on, and a percentage without its base is half a price. Ask them for it in writing. Ours is 30% to 60% of net, after the platform's 20%, with the end fixed by the track, and it is on this page.

Who owns the content at each agency?

The creator does, at both. SirenCY's terms state it and define the license as limited, term-limited and revocable. Ours states it too: you made it, you own it, the license covers running and promoting your account while we work together, and it ends when the agreement ends, which means we stop using the content and do not repurpose it. That is on our how we work page. On this point there is nothing to choose between us, and any agency that will not put it in writing is the one to worry about.

Why does SirenCY not name its founders?

They state it as a policy: guides are attributed to the organization rather than to invented named authors or an editorial team presented as a person. Given how common invented bylines are in this industry, that is a more honest choice than it first appears.

Should I choose the bigger publishing operation?

Only if what you want is the agency, not the blog. A large content operation tells you a company is good at being found. It tells you nothing about how your account gets run. Those are different skills and the second one is what you are buying.