Channelcrawler vs Social Blade (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Social Blade grades higher than Channelcrawler: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Channelcrawler grades higher on platforms. Social Blade grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Channelcrawler
YouTube channel database for finding creators to sponsor
Social Blade
Daily follower and view statistics for YouTube and four other networks
Which one is for you
Pick Channelcrawler if
- Fits if you're a brand or agency hunting for YouTube creators to sponsor
- Works for outreach teams that want contact emails in bulk
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to rank your own videos, as it's a creator database
- Pricey if you only need a few lookups, with Starter at $59 a month
- Tight if credits run out, since searches and email lookups pause until the next billing date
- Not for you if you work as a team, because Starter and Power are single-user and shared workspaces need Enterprise
- Watch out: Starter has no sponsorship data, and brand alerts are marked as coming soon
Pick Social Blade if
- Fits if you check your own and rivals' daily subscriber and view counts
- Works for agencies shortlisting creators by country and category across five networks
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want keyword research or help with titles and tags, as it only reports numbers
- Watch out: a profile's history starts when Social Blade first added it, and YouTube history stops at three years
- Tight if you're staying free, with ads, 5 favorites per platform and only a short window of daily data
- Watch out: plans are listed billed yearly, and no monthly price was in the page text on record
- Pricey if you need the API, as credits are bought separately and the included ones don't roll over
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAChannelcrawlerFair | 2.8GPASocial BladeGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStarter is $59 a month billed yearly for one user, and sponsorship data needs Power at $117. YouTube SEO tools start at $15 for the cheaper quarter and $83 for the dearest tenth. | ABronze is $59.99 a year, $5 a month, well under the $7.20 that's 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. Daily charts need Silver at $149.99 a year ($12.50 a month), just above that quarter's $12. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free trial on every plan, but the page doesn't say whether a card is needed, and there's no free plan. | BFree with ads: profile stats, live counts, projections, top lists of 100 and 5 favorites per platform. You could live on that for checking channels, but daily table data only covers a short window. |
| Features | CSearch, email credits, lookalike channels and a REST API. Brand alerts are marked as coming soon. | CDaily stats for about 171 million creators on five networks, top lists, a favorites dashboard, PDF report cards and an API. It does tracking fully, but that's a smaller job than this category's, and report cards cover YouTube only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Credits, saved searches and filters take learning. | BNo rating on record. You type a channel name and the numbers are there, with nothing to connect or set up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb app with a REST API, but no desktop or phone apps. | CWeb only, with no app or extension. The Business API is the one way to connect it to anything, and its credits are bought separately beyond the 5 to 50 a month on Silver and up. |
| Best for | finding YouTube creators for a sponsorship | checking any creator's daily numbers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Channelcrawler and Social Blade. How we grade
Price against what you get
Channelcrawler starts at $59 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Social Blade starts at $5 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Social Blade starts $54 a month lower. Of the other YouTube SEO tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Channelcrawler for less, and none scores higher than Social Blade for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Channelcrawler also covers databases.
At a glance
| Channelcrawler | Social Blade | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $59 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | $59.99 per year, billed annually ($5.00 a month) |
| Free plan | None | Free account: profile statistics with ads, live counts, future projections, 5 favorites per platform, top lists of 100 and a short window of daily table data. |
| Free trial | Free trial on every plan; the page says it gives access to channel search, filters and results. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ChannelCrawler | Social Blade, LLC |
| Price read from | channelcrawler.com | web.archive.org (not the vendor's own page) |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Channelcrawler
- It is a creator-discovery database, not a tool for optimizing your own videos or rankings.
- Searches and email lookups pause when monthly credits run out until the next billing date.
- Starter has no sponsorship data, and the brand alerts listed on Power and Enterprise are marked as coming soon.
- Starter and Power are single-user; shared workspaces need Enterprise.
Social Blade
- Paid plans are shown billed yearly; the monthly-billing prices were not in the page text read.
- Data begins only when a profile was first added to Social Blade, and YouTube history stops at three years.
- Report cards cover YouTube channels only.
- Business API credits are bought separately; Silver and above include 5 to 50 a month, which are used first and do not roll over.
Key features
Channelcrawler
- Channel search
- Search a database of 35M+ YouTube channels with 40+ filters such as niche, size, performance and engagement.
- Email credits
- Unlock creator email addresses in the app or export them as a CSV; credits renew monthly and extra search credits can be bought.
- Sponsorship intelligence
- Track which brands appear in YouTube videos, see their repeat partnerships and compare share of voice. Power and Enterprise only.
- Lookalike channels
- Give it a channel you already like and it looks for similar ones. Uses search credits and needs Power or Enterprise.
- List import and enrichment
- Upload channel IDs or URLs, add emails and social handles, and export a cleaned list.
- REST API
- A separate API searches channels and returns channel metrics, emails and social handles.
Social Blade
- Daily statistics on five networks
- Tracks daily growth for about 171 million creators across YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Facebook and Instagram, with live counts and future projections.
- Top lists
- Ranks the most followed or subscribed profiles globally, by country or by category, or by Social Blade's own SB Rank. Paid plans show longer lists.
- Favorites dashboard
- Favorited profiles appear in a sidebar and on a personal dashboard that compares their past month: 5 per platform free, up to 500 on Platinum.
- Historical data and charts
- Free users get a short window of daily figures plus weekly and monthly charts; memberships add longer daily tables, up to a year or more, and daily-level charts.
- YouTube report cards
- Downloadable PDF summaries of a YouTube channel's performance, for sharing with brands or clients. From 1 to 100 a month depending on plan.
- Custom reports and Business API
- Filtered lists of creators that export to Excel, open to anyone, and a paid API for pulling Social Blade data into other systems.
Plans
Channelcrawler
Starter$59
per month for 1 user, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
2,000 search credits and 50 email credits a month, 10 saved searches and 200 saved channels. No sponsorship intelligence.
Power$117
per month for 1 user, billed annually ($195 billed monthly)
10,000 search credits and 250 email credits a month, plus sponsorship intelligence: 5 tracked brands, 25 brand profiles and share-of-voice for 15 brands a month, lookalikes.
Enterprise$6,000
per year, for 2 or more users
Sold through sales; shown as $500 a month paid yearly. 40,000+ search credits and 1,000+ email credits a month, shared workspace and 1-1 support.
Social Blade
Free (Logged In)$0
Profile statistics with ads, 5 favorites per platform and top lists of 100.
Bronze$59.99
per year, billed annually ($5.00 a month)
No ads, 15 favorites per platform, top 250 lists, 1 YouTube report card a month and up to 30 days of table data.
Silver$149.99
per year, billed annually ($12.50 a month)
25 favorites, top 500 lists, 10 report cards a month, 60 days of table data, weekly and daily charts, and 5 Business API credits a month.
Gold$599.99
per year, billed annually ($50.00 a month)
100 favorites, top 1,000 lists, 50 report cards a month, 180 days of table data and 20 Business API credits a month.
Platinum$1,439.99
per year, billed annually ($120.00 a month)
500 favorites, top 5,000 lists, 100 report cards a month, 365 days of table data and 50 Business API credits a month.
Ways to pay less
Channelcrawler
- Annual discount
Annual billing saves 40%
The pricing page shows -40% when billed yearly: $708 a year for Starter and $1,404 a year for Power.
Social Blade
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with yearly billing
Social Blade's plan page lists a 17% saving on Bronze, Silver and Gold and 20% on Platinum when billed yearly instead of monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Channelcrawler or Social Blade?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Social Blade is cheaper to start with: $5 a month when paid by the year, against $59 a month for Channelcrawler. Channelcrawler starts at $59 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly), and Social Blade starts at $59.99 per year, billed annually ($5.00 a month).
Which has a free plan, Channelcrawler or Social Blade?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Social Blade has a free plan. Channelcrawler does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.