TubeAnalytics vs TubeBuddy (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick TubeBuddy if

• Fits if you want title and tag scores while you upload in YouTube Studio on Chrome or Edge
• Works for creators testing two thumbnails or titles against each other on the same live video

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: no US price could be read, as the pricing page fills it in by script and showed regional prices
• Skip it if you use Firefox or Safari, as the extension no longer supports Firefox and never supported Safari
• Not for you if you have 50k+ subscribers, several channels or 3+ managers, which TubeBuddy steers to Enterprise
• Tight if you share the work, since Pro has one user and Legend two seats, on one channel each
• Tight if you're staying free, as Starter opens a limited set of tools and bulk editing waits on Legend

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.

TubeBuddy

• Prices are filled in by a script that could not be read for US visitors, and the page shown in India lists regional prices, so none are given here.
• Pro and Legend are for individual creators; channels with 50k+ subscribers, several channels, 3+ managers or 50+ staff are steered to Enterprise.
• A license covers one YouTube channel. Pro has one user and Legend two seats; more needs Enterprise.
• The extension supports Chrome, Edge and Opera; the help center says it no longer supports Firefox and never supported Safari.

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.

TubeBuddy

Keyword Explorer

Researches YouTube search terms with search volume data and suggests related keywords to target in a title and tags.

SEO Studio

Scores a video's title, tags and description as you write them and lists what to change, with a tag generator and Insta-Suggest.

Thumbnail and title A/B tests

Rotates thumbnail or title variants on a live video, measures click-through rate and picks the winner.

Channel analytics

Channelytics, a channel health report, competitor scorecards and upload alerts, and a niche leaderboard.

Bulk editing

Bulk processing tools for end screens, cards, descriptions and thumbnail overlays, listed as part of the Legend license.

Next Video Ideas

Suggests topics for the next upload; Pro has limited access, Legend more, and Enterprise unlimited.

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.

TubeBuddy

Pricing could not be confirmed. See tubebuddy.com.

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.

TubeBuddy

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  TubeBuddy's pricing page offers a per-year option on Pro and Legend marked as saving 20% against monthly billing.

• Nonprofit

  Special discount for US nonprofits

  The pricing page says 501(c)(3) nonprofits qualify for a special discount; the amount is not stated.