Social Status vs Socialinsider (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Social Status grades higher than Socialinsider: 2.4 against 2.0 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.
Social Status
Social media analytics and automated reports for profiles and ads
Socialinsider
Social media analytics and competitor benchmarking
Which one is for you
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
Pick Socialinsider if
- Fits if you report on several networks and want competitor numbers in one view
- Makes sense if an agency needs a hard cap on tracked profiles
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you work alone with history in mind, as Adapt keeps 3 months and has 1 seat
- Pricey if you only need a few accounts, since the entry is $990 a year
- Skip it if you need publishing, as the pricing page lists none
- Watch out: the page showed another currency from India, and extra profiles and seats cost more on top
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASocial StatusFair | 2.0GPASocialinsiderFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BMicro is $9 a month for 3 profiles, inside the cheaper quarter, which tops out at $14. | CAdapt is $990 a year ($82.50 a month) for 20 accounts, above the $79 dearer-quarter line for social tools but under the $129 dearest-tenth line. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 1 profile and 1 month of history, plus a 14-day trial on paid small-business plans. | CA 14-day free trial with no card, and no free plan. |
| Features | CProfile, competitor, ads and influencer analytics with reports. It does that job fully, but it is analytics only, with no publishing. | CSix networks, benchmarking, content analysis, scheduled reports and exports. The page lists no publishing or scheduling. |
| Ease of use | CA web app where you connect accounts and set up reports. No store rating on record. | CNo store rating on record. You connect or add accounts, then build the reports you want. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Google Slides and Meta Ads. | CWeb only. The one connector listed is an MCP connector for AI tools. |
| Best for | social analytics and reports | competitor and cross-network social analytics 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: Social Status and Socialinsider. How we grade
Price against what you get
Social Status starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Socialinsider starts at $82.50 a month and scores 2.0.
Social Status scores higher and starts $73.50 a month lower. Of the other social media schedulers on the chart, 2 score higher than Social Status for less, and 56 score higher than Socialinsider 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
| Social Status | Socialinsider | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9 per month for 3 profiles, billed monthly | $82.50 per month, billed annually ($990 a year) |
| Free plan | 1 plan quota (one profile, page or account), 1 month of data history and report export. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on paid Small Business plans | 14-day free trial, no credit card required. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Social Media Status Pty Ltd | Socialinsider |
| Price read from | socialstatus.io | socialinsider.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Socialinsider
- Account, history and seat limits rise with each plan; Adapt has one seat and three months of history.
- Analytics only: the pricing page lists no publishing or scheduling.
- The yearly price is read from the vendor's pricing data; the monthly price in dollars is not shown on the page, which advertises two months off for yearly plans.
- The page showed another currency from this location; the dollar prices come from the vendor's price data file.
Key features
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.
Socialinsider
- Cross-network analytics
- Covers TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X and YouTube in one reporting view, as listed on the site.
- Competitor benchmarking
- Compares your accounts with competitors' public profiles and with industry benchmark reports the vendor publishes each quarter.
- Content analysis
- Looks at which content pillars and post types perform best so that they can be repeated.
- Automated reports and exports
- Every plan includes scheduled reports and unlimited exports.
- Account replacements
- Each plan allows a set number of monthly swaps of the profiles you track, from 10 on Adapt to 20 on Predict.
- MCP connector
- All plans list an MCP connector, which lets compatible AI tools query the analytics.
Plans
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.
Socialinsider
Adapt$82.50
per month for up to 20 accounts, billed annually ($990/year)
Up to 20 social accounts, 3 months of history, 1 seat and 10 account replacements a month.
Optimize$124.17
per month for up to 30 accounts, billed annually ($1,490/year)
Up to 30 social accounts, 6 months of history, 2 seats and 15 account replacements a month.
Predict$199.17
per month for up to 40 accounts, billed annually ($2,390/year)
Up to 40 social accounts, 12 months of history, 5 seats and 20 account replacements a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom pricing based on volume and needs, with the account, history and seat limits set by quote.
Ways to pay less
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.
Socialinsider
- Annual discount
Two months off on yearly plans
The pricing page says yearly plans save 16%, equal to two months free compared with monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Social Status or Socialinsider?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Social Status is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $82.50 a month for Socialinsider. Social Status starts at $9 per month for 3 profiles, billed monthly, and Socialinsider starts at $82.50 per month, billed annually ($990 a year).
Which has a free plan, Social Status or Socialinsider?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Social Status has a free plan. Socialinsider 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.