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Nexlev vs Subscribr (2026): which should you pick?

As of Oct 23, 2026, Nexlev grades higher than Subscribr: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.

Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA

Nexlev grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Nexlev

Niche finder, Chrome extension and MCP data for faceless YouTube

Free plan · from €10/mo

Subscribr

AI YouTube production: ideas, scripts, thumbnails and finished videos

Free plan · from $83/mo

Which one is for you

Pick Nexlev if

  • Fits if you're starting a faceless channel and want to pick its niche from data
  • Works for creators who want YouTube channel data inside Claude or ChatGPT

Look elsewhere if

  • Pricey if the Niche Finder is why you came, as it's Pro only at €39 a month on yearly billing
  • Skip it if you use Brave or Firefox, as the extension is built for Chrome only
  • Not for you if a team shares it, as there are no team plans and each person pays separately
  • Tight if you're staying free, as the free account is the MCP alone at small daily limits
  • Watch out: prices are in euros, even when the site is read from the US

Pick Subscribr if

  • Fits if you run a faceless channel and want finished videos without hiring an editor
  • Works for agencies running several channels from one workspace

Look elsewhere if

  • Pricey if you're one creator, as generating anything starts at $83 a month on yearly billing
  • Watch out: all purchases are final, with no refunds, though plans can be cancelled at any time
  • Tight if you make long videos, as finished video is charged by the minute from credits that don't roll over
  • Too light for anyone on the free plan who wants output, as it only plans and researches
  • Skip it if you need keyword research or tags, as none is on record

How we grade them

2.4GPANexlevFair2.0GPASubscribrFair
Value for money
BLite is €10 a month on yearly billing (€13 monthly), below the $15 that marks this category's cheaper quarter. The Niche Finder needs Pro at €39 a month yearly (€42 monthly), about four times as much.
DGrowth is $83 a month on yearly billing ($99 monthly), where this category's dearest tenth starts, and it's what one person pays to generate anything. It does bring 3 users, 3 channels and up to 8 videos a month.
Free plan and trial
CA free account with no card, but it's the MCP alone, at small daily limits such as 10 channel searches a day. The extension and Niche Finder need a paid plan, with a trial the sign-up button gives as 5 days.
CA free plan with 1 channel, the Projects board, 3 idea batches and 10 intel searches a month. It only plans and researches: scripts, thumbnails and videos all need a paid plan.
Features
C40+ extension tools, revenue estimates, a Niche Finder with 21 filters on Pro, MCP, an API and a swipe file. It's built for picking a niche rather than ranking a video in search, and the Niche Finder is Pro only.
COutlier-based ideas, a 12-step script pipeline, a thumbnail studio and rendered videos, faceless, with an avatar or from your recording. It's production rather than search: the listing shows no keyword research, tags or rank checks.
Ease of use
CNo rating on record. There's an extension to install, an MCP to hook up to your AI assistant and 21 filters to learn in the Niche Finder.
CNo rating on record. There's a channel setup, a voice profile and a 12-step script pipeline to get through, with credits to track.
Platforms and integrations
BWeb and a Chrome extension, with MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Windsurf and an API for n8n. No phone or desktop app, and no Brave or Firefox support yet.
BWeb only, with MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Cursor, and an API and CLI on paid plans. No phone or desktop app.
Best forfinding niches for faceless YouTube channelsturning a script into a finished faceless video

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: Nexlev and Subscribr. How we grade

Price against what you get

Nexlev starts at about $11.21 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Subscribr starts at $83 a month and scores 2.3.

They score the same, and Nexlev starts $71.79 a month lower. Of the other YouTube SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than Nexlev for less, and 2 score higher than Subscribr for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$2$5$10$20$50$100$200More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessNexlevSubscribr

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
The full chart of YouTube SEO tools, and the best at every price

Where they differ

  • Subscribr also covers long-form writing, image generation and video generation.
In commonFree planWebPublic APIAI featuresYouTube SEO

At a glance

NexlevSubscribr
PricingFree planFree plan
Starts at€10 per month, billed yearly (€13 billed monthly)$83 per month for 3 channels, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)
Free planFree account: Nexlev MCP in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor with small daily limits per tool, such as 10 long-form channel searches a day. No card needed.1 channel and user, the Projects board, 3 idea batches of up to 10 ideas and 10 intel searches a month, and an AI agent connection. No scripts, thumbnails or videos.
Free trialFree trial of the paid packages; the sign-up button shown with euro prices says 5 daysNone listed
Web
Browser extension
Made byNexlev Analytics LLPSubscribr LLC
Price read fromnexlev.iosubscribr.ai
CheckedOct 23, 2026Oct 23, 2026

Worth knowing

Nexlev

  • Prices are in euros; the pricing data the site loads showed euros when read from the US.
  • The Niche Finder is sold only in Pro; Lite covers the Chrome extension and the MCP.
  • The extension is built for Chrome; Nexlev says Brave and Firefox are not supported yet.
  • There are no team plans: each team member needs a separate subscription. Refunds are offered within 14 days.

Subscribr

  • All purchases are final: Subscribr's refund policy offers no refunds, though plans can be cancelled at any time.
  • Finished video is charged by the minute from plan credits: $1.50 a minute on Growth monthly, down to $1.00 on Max yearly. Top-ups start at $20.
  • The free plan only plans and researches; scripts, thumbnails and videos all need a paid plan.
  • Plan credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over; 5 script credits make about one ten-minute script.

Key features

Nexlev

Chrome extension
Over 40 tools on YouTube pages: channel and Shorts analytics, revenue estimates, similar channels and videos, a homepage filter and a title and thumbnail tester.
Niche Finder
Pro only. Ranks long- and short-form channels and niches with 21 filters, revenue predictions, outlier channels and viral videos from small channels.
Nexlev MCP
More than 60 tools that let Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients query channel, outlier and niche data, with daily limits per tool by plan.
API and n8n workflows
Pro includes 200 API requests a month for n8n YouTube automations; the N8N Pro package raises that to 5,000.
Multi-channel analytics
Add the channels you run to see their combined analytics, their top videos in one view and a forecast of their growth.
Swipe file
Save videos, thumbnails, Shorts and channels from YouTube to a swipe file and share it with a team.

Subscribr

Ideas from outlier data
An Ideation Bot mines a database of 35M+ videos for ones beating their own channel by 5x to 10x and turns them into fresh idea batches for a niche.
Script Agent
A 12-step pipeline that researches, writes hooks and plans retention in the channel's voice, plus an editor that critiques pacing and hooks.
AI Thumbnail Studio
Generate thumbnails from 157 proven formats, edit your own or copy the style of one already working in the niche; 150 to 1,000 a month by plan.
Video generator
Turns a script into a finished video with voiceover, B-roll, motion graphics and captions, faceless in 14 styles, with an AI avatar or from your recording.
Projects board
Tracks every video from idea to upload for you, your team and your AI agent, on every plan including Free.
AI agent access
Every plan connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients, and paid plans list full API and CLI access.

Plans

Nexlev

  • Free€0

    Nexlev MCP at the free daily quota, for example 10 channel searches and 5 similar-channel lookups a day.

  • Nexlev Lite€10

    per month, billed yearly (€13 billed monthly)

    The Chrome extension's 40+ tools, AI thumbnail generator, sponsorship analysis, channel tracker and MCP at the Lite quota. €120 a year.

  • Nexlev Pro€39

    per month, billed yearly (€42 billed monthly)

    Everything in Lite plus the Niche Finder, RPM predictor, faceless outliers, up to 5x the MCP quota and 200 API requests a month.

  • N8N Pro€49.99

    per month, billed monthly

    Nexlev API access with 5,000 requests a month, for running YouTube workflows in n8n.

Subscribr

  • Free$0

    1 channel and 1 user, the Projects board, 3 idea batches and 10 intel searches a month. Generating anything needs a paid plan.

  • Growth$83

    per month for 3 channels, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)

    Up to 8 finished videos a month:66 video credits, 60 script credits, 150 thumbnails and 3 users. $990 a year.

  • Pro$208

    per month for 5 channels, billed yearly ($249 billed monthly)

    Up to 23 videos a month: 185 video credits, 180 script credits, 500 thumbnails, 10 users, 1080p export and priority support.

  • Max$416

    per month, unlimited channels, billed yearly ($499 billed monthly)

    Up to 52 videos a month: 415 video credits, 300 script credits, 1,000 thumbnails, unlimited users and a private Slack channel.

Ways to pay less

Nexlev

  • Annual discount

    Save up to 23% with yearly billing

    Nexlev Lite is €10 a month billed yearly (€120) instead of €13 monthly; Pro is €39 a month yearly instead of €42.

Subscribr

  • Annual discount

    2 months free with annual billing

    Subscribr's pricing page lists Growth at $990 a year ($83 a month) against $99 a month billed monthly, with lower per-minute video rates too.

Common questions

Which is cheaper, Nexlev or Subscribr?

As of Oct 23, 2026, Nexlev is cheaper to start with: about $11.21 a month, against $83 a month for Subscribr. Nexlev starts at €10 per month, billed yearly (€13 billed monthly), and Subscribr starts at $83 per month for 3 channels, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly).

Which has a free plan, Nexlev or Subscribr?

As of Oct 23, 2026, both Nexlev and Subscribr have a free plan.

Which platforms do Nexlev and Subscribr run on?

As of Oct 23, 2026, only Nexlev lists 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.
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