Tubegrow review (2026): is it worth $199 a month?
YouTube keyword, competitor and trending-video research tools
Tubegrow report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for watching rivals' YouTube channels
Tubegrow has keyword research, competitor channel reports and trending videos by country, sold on one plan. That plan is $199 a month with no free plan or trial, and it covers just 1 channel report, 3 competitors and 3 video optimizations a month. Its homepage and pricing page also disagree on the keyword limit.
Who Tubegrow is for
- Fits if you're an agency or brand keeping watch on rivals' YouTube channels
- Works for advertisers picking specific channels and videos to place YouTube ads on
Who Tubegrow is not for
- Pricey if you're one creator, as the only priced plan is $199 a month
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as there's no free plan or trial
- Tight if you study more than a few rivals, at 3 competitor channels and 3 optimizations a month
- Watch out: the homepage puts Lite's keyword tool at 5 keywords a month, the pricing page at unlimited
- Watch out: anything bigger than Lite is quoted on request, and refunds cover the first order only
Why Tubegrow gets a 1.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- FValue for moneyLite is $199 a month, more than ten times this category's $19 middle and almost four times where its dearest tenth starts ($49.99). For that you get 1 channel report, 3 competitor channels and 3 video optimizations a month.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free: no free plan and no trial. A 30-day refund covers the first order only, asked for by email, and that isn't a trial.
- CFeaturesKeyword search, title and tag suggestions, channel and competitor reports, trending videos and an ads tool. The basics are there, but Lite caps reports at 1 channel and 3 competitors a month.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. It's a web app of several separate tools with monthly caps to work within.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no app, extension, API or integrations on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tubegrow's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Tubegrow's GPA of 1.2 is higher than 0 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade.
It stands best on ease of use (C, above 1 of 28) and worst on value for money (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $199 a month, against a middle price of $17.79 for the category: 23 of the 23 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 19 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 29 YouTube SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Tubegrow’s own letter is outlined.
- FValue for moneyAbove 0 of 28
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 28, level with 5
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 28, level with 25
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 28, level with 19
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 28, level with 11
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 26 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 Tubegrow, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Tubegrow you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 28 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools grade higher. It costs $2,388 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- Search data for YouTube topics and channels.
What this rests on. Tubegrow’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 Tubegrow?
Tubegrow is a web-based set of YouTube research tools for creators, agencies and brands. It covers keyword research, keyword suggestions for a video's title, description and tags, growth reports on your own channel and on competitors' channels, and trending videos by country and category. It is sold on one monthly plan, with custom plans quoted on request.
Worth knowing
- No free plan or trial is listed; the only priced plan is Lite at $199 a month, and anything larger is quoted.
- Lite caps channel insights at 1 channel, competitor analysis at 3 channels and video optimization at 3 videos a month.
- The homepage lists Lite's keyword tool at 5 keywords a month, while the pricing page says it is unlimited.
- Refunds within 30 days apply to the first order only and are requested by email.
Key features
- Keyword search tool
- Enter a keyword to get related keywords, see how videos rank for it, and find the keywords competitors put in their titles and descriptions.
- Video optimization for SEO
- Suggests keywords for a video's title, description and tags and advises on description length; Lite covers 3 videos a month.
- Channel insights
- Reports on your channel's subscriber growth, views growth and how views are spread across its videos; 1 channel a month on Lite.
- Competitor channel analyzer
- Views, subscriber counts and channel history for rival channels from a database Tubegrow updates daily; 3 channels a month on Lite.
- Trending videos
- Shows YouTube's trending videos from around the world on one screen, filtered by country and category, such as Entertainment in Canada.
- YouTube ads tool
- Helps advertisers pick specific channels and videos to place YouTube ads on, rather than broad audience targeting.
Tubegrow pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Tubegrow is a paid product, starting at $199 per month.
- Starts at
- $199 per month
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $199per month | Unlimited keyword, trending, inspiration and ads tools; 1 channel insights report, 3 competitor channels and 3 video optimizations a month. |
| Custom | Custom | The same set of tools, with the price given on request through Contact Us. |
Read from tubegrow.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tubegrow before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Tubegrow have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Tubegrow is listed for Web.
Does Tubegrow have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Tubegrow is listed for Web.
Is Tubegrow open source?
Tubegrow is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.