Rival IQ vs Social Status (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Social Status grades higher than Rival IQ: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Social Status grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Rival IQ
Social media benchmarking against competitors, with reports
Social Status
Social media analytics and automated reports for profiles and ads
Which one is for you
Pick Rival IQ if
- Fits if your job is comparing your social results with competitors
- Works for agencies that report on several clients every month
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you track a handful of rivals, as the entry plan is $199 a month
- Tight if you need history, because Drive keeps 6 months and one user
- Skip it if you need to publish posts, as it lists no scheduling
- Watch out: monthly plans are paid by credit card only, and history starts when you first track a company
Pick Social Status if
- Fits if you need reports on a few profiles and their rivals
- Works for agencies that want white-label reports on the $29 plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to publish posts, as it is analytics only
- Tight if you stay free, with 1 profile and 1 month of data
- Skip it if you need TikTok, LinkedIn or X on a small plan, as only Essential adds them
- Watch out: API access is on Gold and above, and every competitor you add uses quota
How we grade them
| 1.8GPARival IQWeak | 2.4GPASocial StatusFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DDrive is $199 a month billed yearly ($239 monthly), against a dearest-tenth line of $129 for social tools. Extra companies are $50 a month per 5. | BMicro is $9 a month for 3 profiles, inside the cheaper quarter, which tops out at $14. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day free trial with no card, and no free plan. | CA free plan with 1 profile and 1 month of history, plus a 14-day trial on paid small-business plans. |
| Features | CBenchmarking, post and hashtag analysis, scheduled reports, alerts and listening on dearer plans. The pricing page lists no publishing or scheduling. | CProfile, competitor, ads and influencer analytics with reports. It does that job fully, but it is analytics only, with no publishing. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You add companies and handles before the reports mean anything. | CA web app where you connect accounts and set up reports. No store rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. A Data Studio connector sits on Engage and above, and API access is a paid add-on on Engage Pro. | BWeb only, with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Google Slides and Meta Ads. |
| Best for | benchmarking your social accounts against competitors | social analytics and reports |
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: Rival IQ and Social Status. How we grade
Price against what you get
Rival IQ starts at $199 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Social Status starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3.
Social Status scores higher and starts $190 a month lower. Of the other social media schedulers on the chart, 59 score higher than Rival IQ for less, and 2 score higher than Social Status 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
At a glance
| Rival IQ | Social Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $199 per month, billed annually ($239 billed monthly) | $9 per month for 3 profiles, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 1 plan quota (one profile, page or account), 1 month of data history and report export. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required. | 14-day free trial on paid Small Business plans |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rival IQ | Social Media Status Pty Ltd |
| Price read from | rivaliq.com | socialstatus.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Rival IQ
- Plans are capped by tracked companies (10, 20 or 40), and extra companies are sold in packs of 5 for $50 a month.
- Rival IQ is for analytics and listening; the pricing page lists no publishing or scheduling.
- Data history is limited by plan, from 6 months on Drive to 24 on Engage Pro, and begins when a company is first tracked.
- Monthly plans can be paid only by credit card; invoicing is offered on annual plans.
Social Status
- Small Business plans support only Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, apart from Essential.
- Every profile, ad account or competitor you add uses plan quota.
- It is an analytics tool and does not publish posts.
- Platinum and larger plans sit above Gold; API access is only on Gold and above.
Key features
Rival IQ
- Competitive benchmarking
- Tracks one handle per network for each company you add, so your accounts can be compared with competitors, partners or influencers.
- Social posts analysis
- Analyzes every available post from the tracked companies, with hashtag analysis and a chart builder that is included on every plan.
- Scheduled reports and alerts
- Reports can be exported as CSV, PowerPoint, PDF or PNG and delivered automatically. Email alerts flag a breakout post or a change by a tracked company.
- Social listening
- Saved searches monitor topics and mentions continuously on Engage and above, and Instant Search covers one-off research.
- Private account analytics
- Engage adds reporting on your own Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn data, and Facebook Ads reports and alerts.
- Data Studio connector
- Engage and Engage Pro can send social metrics into Google Data Studio. API access is a paid add-on on Engage Pro.
Social Status
- Profile analytics
- Tracks pages and profiles you administer across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and X.
- Competitor analytics
- Tracks public competitor profiles, except LinkedIn, which does not permit competitive tracking.
- Ads analytics
- Shows performance for Meta ad accounts you manage.
- Influencer analytics
- Measures influencer marketing campaigns.
- Automated reports
- Exports to Excel, PDF, PPTX and Google Slides; white-label reports start on Basic.
Plans
Rival IQ
Drive$199
per month for 10 companies, billed annually ($239 billed monthly)
10 tracked companies, 6 months of data history and 1 user. Extra companies cost $50 a month per 5; extra users $10 a month.
Engage$299
per month for 20 companies, billed annually ($349 billed monthly)
20 companies, 12 months of history, 2 users, 2 social listening saved searches, private data analysis and Facebook Ads reporting.
Engage Pro$469
per month for 40 companies, billed annually ($559 billed monthly)
40 companies, 24 months of history, 5 users, 10 listening saved searches, multi-handle private data and estimated impressions.
EnterpriseCustom
Enterprise and volume packages for larger tracking needs, quoted by the sales team.
Social Status
Free$0
1 plan quota, 1 month of data history and report export.
Micro$9
per month for 3 profiles, billed monthly
3 plan quota and 2 months of data history; supports Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Basic$29
per month for 10 profiles, billed monthly
10 plan quota, 3 months of history, CSV, PDF, PPTX and white-label reports.
Essential$49
per month for 40 profiles, billed monthly
40 plan quota, 6 months of history and support for TikTok, LinkedIn and X.
Silver$99
per month for 200 profiles, billed monthly
Professional plan with 200 plan quota; all six channels on every professional plan.
Gold$199
per month for 500 profiles, billed monthly
Professional plan with 500 plan quota; API and data warehouse are optional add-ons.
Ways to pay less
Rival IQ
- Annual discount
Save 15% with annual billing
Rival IQ's pricing page says annual plans save 15% against monthly billing.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit pricing and training
The pricing FAQ says Rival IQ offers nonprofit pricing and training; the terms are given on request.
Social Status
- Annual discount
Save 25% with annual billing
Social Status's plans page labels annual billing as 25% off; Micro is $81 a year against $9 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Rival IQ or Social Status?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Social Status is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $199 a month for Rival IQ. Rival IQ starts at $199 per month, billed annually ($239 billed monthly), and Social Status starts at $9 per month for 3 profiles, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Rival IQ or Social Status?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Social Status has a free plan. Rival IQ 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.