Channelcrawler vs Viewstats (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Viewstats grades higher than Channelcrawler: 2.4 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
Viewstats grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
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
Viewstats
YouTube channel statistics, outlier videos and thumbnail research
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 Viewstats if
- Fits if you want any channel's growth and estimated revenue without paying
- Works for creators studying which videos break out in their niche, if $49.99 a month is in the budget
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want the research tools, as Outliers, Thumbnail Search, Competitors and Alerts all need Pro
- Not for you if a team shares the account, as Pro is for one person and members can't be added
- Skip it if you're on Android, as the app is on the App Store only
- Skip it if you want keyword research or tag help, as none is on record
- Watch out: the pricing page fills Pro's price in by script; the $49.99 comes from the help center
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAChannelcrawlerFair | 2.4GPAViewstatsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DPro is $49.99 a month with no yearly price on record, in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $49.99, and more than twice its $19 middle. Business starts at $249 a month and is sold after a call. |
| 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 site and account: channel and video stats, projections, similar channels, comparisons and top lists, with no caps stated. You could live on that for looking channels up; the research tools are Pro. |
| Features | CSearch, email credits, lookalike channels and a REST API. Brand alerts are marked as coming soon. | CChannel and video stats, outliers, thumbnail search, competitor alerts and saved collections. It covers research on other channels, but the listing shows no keyword research or help with titles and tags. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Credits, saved searches and filters take learning. | BNo rating on record. Type a channel name and its numbers are there, with nothing to connect first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb app with a REST API, but no desktop or phone apps. | BWeb, a Chrome extension and an iPhone app, with a Discord and a Business API. No Android or desktop app. |
| Best for | finding YouTube creators for a sponsorship | free channel stats and outlier research |
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 Viewstats. 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. Viewstats starts at $49.99 a month and scores 2.7.
Viewstats scores higher and starts $9.01 a month lower. Of the other YouTube SEO tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Channelcrawler for less, and 1 scores higher than Viewstats 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 and reports.
- Viewstats also covers youTube SEO.
At a glance
| Channelcrawler | Viewstats | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $59 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | $49.99 per month |
| Free plan | None | Free site and account: channel statistics, video analysis, projections, similar channels, creator comparisons and top lists by category or country. |
| Free trial | Free trial on every plan; the page says it gives access to channel search, filters and results. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | ChannelCrawler | Viewstats |
| Price read from | channelcrawler.com | viewstats.zendesk.com |
| 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.
Viewstats
- Pro accounts are for one person; the help center says team members cannot be added to an account.
- Outliers, Thumbnail Search, Competitors, Alerts and Collections all need Pro.
- The help center gives Pro as $49.99 a month, while the pricing page fills its price in by script and showed ₹2,111.84 a month when read from India.
- The mobile app is on the App Store only; no Android app is mentioned.
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.
Viewstats
- Channel and video statistics
- Channelytics shows a channel's subscribers, views, estimated revenue and rank over time; video pages track view velocity and past title or thumbnail changes.
- Outliers
- A Pro tool that finds videos doing far better than their channel usually does, to show which ideas are breaking out in a niche.
- Thumbnail Search
- A Pro tool for searching thumbnails from top channels to see which styles get clicks in a niche.
- Competitors and Alerts
- Follow chosen channels and get alerts on view milestones, sudden engagement jumps and new trends, filtered by keyword.
- Collections
- Save videos and thumbnails into boards for research, and preview how your own packaging looks before it goes live.
- Extension and iPhone app
- The Chrome extension adds Viewstats figures to YouTube pages; the iPhone app covers top lists, favorites, channel and video analytics, and a widget.
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.
Viewstats
Free$0
Look up any channel or video, see growth over time and browse top lists.
Pro$49.99
per month
Adds Outliers, Thumbnail Search, Competitors, Alerts and Collections, plus Pro channels on the Viewstats Discord. One person per account.
Business$249
per month and up
For teams and agencies: unlimited credits, volume licenses, creator discovery, advanced analytics and the Business API. Sold after a call.
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.
Viewstats
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Channelcrawler or Viewstats?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Viewstats is cheaper to start with: $49.99 a month, against $59 a month for Channelcrawler. Channelcrawler starts at $59 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly), and Viewstats starts at $49.99 per month.
Which has a free plan, Channelcrawler or Viewstats?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Viewstats has a free plan. Channelcrawler does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Channelcrawler and Viewstats run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Viewstats lists an iOS app and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.