Channelcrawler review (2026): is it worth $59 a month, billed yearly?
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Channelcrawler report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for finding YouTube creators for a sponsorship
Channelcrawler is a searchable database of YouTube channels for brands that look for creators to sponsor, with contact emails unlocked by credits. It isn't for improving your own videos. Starter is $59 a month for one user, and the sponsorship data starts on Power at $117.
Who Channelcrawler is for
- Fits if you're a brand or agency hunting for YouTube creators to sponsor
- Works for outreach teams that want contact emails in bulk
Who Channelcrawler is not for
- Skip it if you want to rank your own videos, as it's a creator database
- Pricey if you only need a few lookups, with Starter at $59 a month
- Tight if credits run out, since searches and email lookups pause until the next billing date
- Not for you if you work as a team, because Starter and Power are single-user and shared workspaces need Enterprise
- Watch out: Starter has no sponsorship data, and brand alerts are marked as coming soon
Why Channelcrawler gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyStarter is $59 a month billed yearly for one user, and sponsorship data needs Power at $117. YouTube SEO tools start at $15 for the cheaper quarter and $83 for the dearest tenth.
- CFree plan and trialA free trial on every plan, but the page doesn't say whether a card is needed, and there's no free plan.
- CFeaturesSearch, email credits, lookalike channels and a REST API. Brand alerts are marked as coming soon.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Credits, saved searches and filters take learning.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb app with a REST API, but no desktop or phone apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Channelcrawler's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Channelcrawler's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 7 of the 30 other YouTube SEO tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 14 of 30) and worst on value for money (D, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $59 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 22 of the 25 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 31 YouTube SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Channelcrawler’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 1 of 30, level with 3
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 30, level with 16
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 30, level with 27
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 30, level with 21
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 14 of 30, level with 16
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 28 YouTube SEO tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Channelcrawler, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Channelcrawler you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 18 of the 30 other YouTube SEO tools grade higher. It costs $708 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- An API that other software can build on.
What this rests on. Channelcrawler’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Channelcrawler?
Channelcrawler is a searchable database of YouTube channels, aimed at brands and agencies that look for creators to sponsor. Channels can be filtered by niche, size, location and engagement, and contact emails can be unlocked with credits. Higher plans add tracking of which brands sponsor which creators.
Worth knowing
- It is a creator-discovery database, not a tool for optimizing your own videos or rankings.
- Searches and email lookups pause when monthly credits run out until the next billing date.
- Starter has no sponsorship data, and the brand alerts listed on Power and Enterprise are marked as coming soon.
- Starter and Power are single-user; shared workspaces need Enterprise.
Key features
- Channel search
- Search a database of 35M+ YouTube channels with 40+ filters such as niche, size, performance and engagement.
- Email credits
- Unlock creator email addresses in the app or export them as a CSV; credits renew monthly and extra search credits can be bought.
- Sponsorship intelligence
- Track which brands appear in YouTube videos, see their repeat partnerships and compare share of voice. Power and Enterprise only.
- Lookalike channels
- Give it a channel you already like and it looks for similar ones. Uses search credits and needs Power or Enterprise.
- List import and enrichment
- Upload channel IDs or URLs, add emails and social handles, and export a cleaned list.
- REST API
- A separate API searches channels and returns channel metrics, emails and social handles.
Channelcrawler pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Channelcrawler is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $59 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $59 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial on every plan; the page says it gives access to channel search, filters and results.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $59per month for 1 user, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | 2,000 search credits and 50 email credits a month, 10 saved searches and 200 saved channels. No sponsorship intelligence. |
| Power | $117per month for 1 user, billed annually ($195 billed monthly) | 10,000 search credits and 250 email credits a month, plus sponsorship intelligence: 5 tracked brands, 25 brand profiles and share-of-voice for 15 brands a month, lookalikes. |
| Enterprise | $6,000per year, for 2 or more users | Sold through sales; shown as $500 a month paid yearly. 40,000+ search credits and 1,000+ email credits a month, shared workspace and 1-1 support. |
Read from channelcrawler.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Channelcrawler before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual billing saves 40%
The pricing page shows -40% when billed yearly: $708 a year for Starter and $1,404 a year for Power.
Stated on channelcrawler.com
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Common questions
Does Channelcrawler have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Channelcrawler is listed for Web.
Does Channelcrawler have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Channelcrawler is listed for Web.
Is Channelcrawler open source?
Channelcrawler is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Channelcrawler have an API?
Yes. Channelcrawler offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.