Social Blade vs TubeAnalytics (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Social Blade grades higher than TubeAnalytics: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Social Blade grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. TubeAnalytics grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Social Blade
Daily follower and view statistics for YouTube and four other networks
TubeAnalytics
YouTube revenue, retention and competitor analytics in one dashboard
Which one is for you
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
Pick TubeAnalytics if
- Fits if your channel is monetized and you want CPM and RPM by video and country
- Works for agencies setting up to 5 client channels against public competitors
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the 7-day trial needs a card and is given once per customer
- Tight if you want history, as Starter keeps 90 days and a year needs Professional at $39 a month yearly
- Pricey if you run more than one channel, since 3 channels mean Professional and 5 mean Enterprise at $119 a month yearly
- Watch out: its pages disagree on AI video ideas, Enterprise only on the homepage and 25, 100 or 500 in the pricing table
- Not for you if your channel isn't monetized, as revenue data needs an eligible channel and rivals are public snapshots only
How we grade them
| 2.8GPASocial BladeGood | 2.0GPATubeAnalyticsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CStarter is $15 a month on yearly billing ($19 monthly) for 1 channel, between this category's cheaper and dearer quarters. Three channels mean Professional at $39 a month yearly ($49 monthly). |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | DNo free plan. The 7-day trial needs a card and is given once; after that, a full refund is offered within 14 days of the first paid charge. |
| Features | 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. | CAnalytics, revenue and retention from your channel, 5 to 20 tracked rivals, trends, AI ideas, titles and scripts, and thumbnail feedback. The gaps: 90 days of history on Starter, rivals as public snapshots only, and revenue only for a monetized channel. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record. You type a channel name and the numbers are there, with nothing to connect or set up first. | CNo rating on record. You sign in with Google to connect your channel, then work through dashboards, competitor lists and monthly AI quotas set by plan. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb only, connected to YouTube, with a public API on every plan: 1,000 calls a month on Starter, 20,000 on Enterprise. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | checking any creator's daily numbers | YouTube revenue and retention 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: Social Blade and TubeAnalytics. How we grade
Price against what you get
Social Blade starts at $5 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TubeAnalytics starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Social Blade starts $10 a month lower. Of the other YouTube SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than Social Blade for less, and none scores higher than TubeAnalytics 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
- TubeAnalytics also covers youTube SEO.
At a glance
| Social Blade | TubeAnalytics | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $59.99 per year, billed annually ($5.00 a month) | $15 per month for 1 channel, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial for eligible new customers; card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Social Blade, LLC | TubeAnalytics |
| Price read from | web.archive.org (not the vendor's own page) | tubeanalytics.net |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
TubeAnalytics
- The trial needs a card and is given once; a full refund is offered within 14 days of the first paid charge, once per account.
- Revenue data needs an eligible monetized channel you connect; competitor figures are public snapshots only.
- Its pages disagree on AI video ideas: the homepage marks them Enterprise, the pricing table gives 25, 100 or 500 by plan.
- History is limited by plan: 90 days on Starter, 1 year on Professional and 5 years on Enterprise.
Key features
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.
TubeAnalytics
- Connected-channel analytics
- Views, watch time, subscribers, traffic sources, demographics and per-timestamp retention curves from the YouTube Analytics API, refreshed daily.
- Revenue analytics
- Reported CPM, estimated revenue and derived RPM for a monetized channel you authorize, with revenue and RPM by video and by country.
- Competitor tracking
- Follows the public uploads, views and visible engagement of 5, 10 or 20 rival channels by plan, side by side with your own.
- Trend discovery
- Shows topics rising in your niche, 20 a day on Starter and unlimited above it, with alerts when competitors move on a trend.
- AI ideas, titles and scripts
- Generates video ideas with titles and outlines, descriptions and structured scripts, with monthly idea quotas set by plan.
- Thumbnail feedback
- Upload a thumbnail for relative visual scores and suggestions; the vendor says these are not measured click-through rates.
Plans
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.
TubeAnalytics
Starter$15
per month for 1 channel, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
90 days of history, 5 competitor channels, 25 AI content ideas and 1,000 API calls a month, email support. $180 billed yearly.
Professional$39
per month for 3 channels, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
1 year of history, 10 competitors, 100 AI content ideas, trend alerts, 5,000 API calls a month and priority support. $468 billed yearly.
Enterprise$119
per month for 5 channels, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
5 years of history, 20 competitors, 500 AI content ideas, white-label reports and 20,000 API calls a month. $1,428 billed yearly.
Ways to pay less
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.
TubeAnalytics
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
TubeAnalytics' pricing page lists annual billing at 20% off: Starter $180 a year, Professional $468 and Enterprise $1,428.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Social Blade or TubeAnalytics?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Social Blade is cheaper to start with: $5 a month when paid by the year, against $15 a month for TubeAnalytics. Social Blade starts at $59.99 per year, billed annually ($5.00 a month), and TubeAnalytics starts at $15 per month for 1 channel, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Social Blade or TubeAnalytics?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Social Blade has a free plan. TubeAnalytics 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.