Why look for a Social Blade alternative?
Social Blade is useful for public lookups, rankings and historical statistics. Look for an alternative when you need deeper coverage on one platform, recurring team reports, or help interpreting references and developing content. Keep the history you rely on; replacing a particular task does not require replacing every report across all five networks.
Choose an alternative for the task you need
| Your task | Alternative | What changes | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compare creators across social networks | Socialinsider | Shared competitor reports instead of separate account lookups. | Public checkers; separate 14-day trial |
| Review an Instagram profile | Not Just Analytics | Add profile comparisons, post analysis and client reporting. | Public lookup entry; paid reporting |
| Investigate a TikTok account or trend | Exolyt | Explore account, video and sound history in a TikTok specialist. | Limited Basic; broader paid plans |
| Compare Twitch streamers | SullyGnome | Add hours watched, viewer peaks and game context. | Public statistics pages |
| Track public YouTube channels and videos | Viewstats | Use Longs/Shorts lists and individual video histories. | Free account reports |
| Turn creator research into a content decision | Kabo | Discuss public evidence and develop ideas or drafts; complements tracking. | Free daily credits |
Six Social Blade alternatives, by task
2. Not Just Analytics — Instagram profile analysis
Not Just Analytics is a candidate when an Instagram follower total is not enough and you want to review a profile’s content and competitors. Its product page describes competitor lists, profile comparisons, post analysis and automatic client reports. The current subscription page also includes TikTok.
Evidence and limits: this entry uses official documentation; we did not complete an account analysis or confirm the public lookup’s result allowance. Business insights require appropriate account access. Check whether your needed report covers a public competitor or an account you manage.
Price and access: the annual-plan page showed Light at €15.83/month, billed €190/year plus VAT, for one social set. Higher plans expand profiles, reports and history. We did not confirm a free reporting allowance or trial, so treat the paid workflow as a separate purchase.
3. Exolyt — deeper TikTok research
Exolyt fits TikTok research that needs more than follower counts. Its account overview documents account growth, video performance and exports; sound history adds context for trend research.
What we tested: an exact sound ID opened a historical chart and period summaries in our October 16 Advanced trial. Our US seven-day video search returned no usable example list, and its country filter did not make the sound chart US-specific. This supports using the history to investigate a sound, not a claim about US popularity or account-report accuracy. Account reports and paid exports were not tested.
Price and access: the pricing page rendered CHF: Basic at CHF 0 with one tracked account, hashtag and sound, plus seven-day chart history. Essentials showed CHF 240/month or CHF 200.83/month with annual billing. The trial screenshot does not establish Basic access. The TikTok sounds comparison retains the full case.
4. SullyGnome — Twitch statistics and viewership
SullyGnome fits Twitch research when follower growth alone does not answer your question. Its channel reports cover hours watched, streaming activity and viewer peaks, with game and time-window comparisons. Choose it to study viewership and streaming context.
Evidence and limits: we reviewed official pages, without a matched streamer test. The methodology describes five-minute API sampling and tracking thresholds for smaller channels. Peaks between samples may be missed; check whether the channel you need falls within its coverage before comparing it.
Price and access: the reviewed statistics pages were readable without signing in or paying. Supporter benefits, exports and API access were not evaluated. A public report does not establish a streamer’s private subscriber income.
5. Viewstats — public YouTube channel and video tracking
Viewstats is the closest starting point here for replacing Social Blade’s public YouTube lookup. It offers channel totals, separate Longs and Shorts lists, video histories and similar-channel research.
What we tested: GrantBakes’ Most Recent long-video list began with an upload marked two days old in our October 19 Free session; Social Blade’s inspected list began with a year-old video. The same video detail loaded counts and history in both products. For recent-reference research, inspect the returned upload dates before choosing a list. This was one channel, not a completeness or accuracy score.
Price and access: free account reports were available. Pro showed $49.99/month and Business started at $249/month. Paid outlier and thumbnail-search results were not evaluated. For first-party reporting and other YouTube options, see the free analytics tools comparison.
6. Kabo — research, analysis and creation in conversation
Kabo fits the step after a creator lookup: deciding what to make. Give the Agent a public YouTube, Instagram or TikTok account or video, ask it to explain a pattern, then refine an angle into ideas, a script or a caption. It can analyze accounts, but does not duplicate every historical report and does not support Twitch.
What we tested: our October 16 Instagram task continued from audio candidates into Reel concepts and a 25-second baking plan. A separate TikTok follow-up produced a montage draft. The Agent had not listened to the tracks, so native previews remained necessary. The Instagram and TikTok cases retain those limits; old TikTok daily readings predate the October 18 refresh fix and are not reliable ranking evidence.
Our YouTube channel test returned examples and ideas but exceeded the requested 20-video sample. Kabo vs Social Blade explains that result. Access: free daily credits; the October 19 pricing check showed no purchasable paid price and Buy Pro was disabled.
For your own account, start with authorized native analytics
YouTube Studio is the first stop for your own impressions, CTR, retention and eligible earnings reports. Our authorized test channel was too small for a useful retention evaluation; the capability description follows YouTube’s Analytics guide.
Instagram Insights and TikTok Studio serve the corresponding first-party measurement task on their platforms; account eligibility and available reports differ. They are not ways to open a competitor’s private data. A public follower counter and an authorized performance report answer different questions. Before buying another dashboard, identify which missing metric you need and whether it belongs to an account you manage.
How we checked
Official product and pricing pages were checked October 19, 2026. Not Just Analytics and SullyGnome are documentation-based reviews; Socialinsider’s paid cross-network reports were not tested. Individual entries state the relevant access limits.
Hands-on evidence comes from our retained October 15–16 library and October 19 follow-up. Social Blade and Viewstats received the same GrantBakes YouTube URL through their native controls. Viewstats showed Free; Social Blade’s logged-in tier was not independently established. Those observations do not establish Instagram, TikTok or Twitch coverage.
Exolyt’s sound test used Advanced-trial access. Kabo’s Instagram and TikTok creative follow-ups were separate from its YouTube channel, video and writing tests. Original inputs, outputs and dated screenshots are retained. No new plan or permission was added for this update; publishing and growth outcomes were not tested.
Official prices and access checked October 19, 2026. USD unless EUR or CHF is stated; annual equivalents are not monthly charges. Prices, coverage and limits can change. Estimates do not establish actual income or future performance.
Social Blade alternatives FAQ
What is the closest free alternative to Social Blade?
It depends on the network. Viewstats offers public YouTube account reports; SullyGnome has publicly readable Twitch statistics. Exolyt Basic has limited TikTok tracking. None is a complete free replacement for Social Blade’s five-network coverage. Check the report and history you need.
Can one tool replace Social Blade on every platform?
None of these picks duplicates all five networks and every historical report. Socialinsider is a cross-network reporting option; the platform specialists serve narrower needs. Kabo adds research, analysis and writing on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, but does not support Twitch.
Which Social Blade alternative supports Twitch?
SullyGnome is the Twitch-specific choice in this guide, with public streamer, game and viewership statistics. Its sampling and coverage limits matter for smaller channels. Kabo does not support Twitch.
Can these tools reveal another creator’s private analytics or income?
A public lookup does not reveal private reach, retention or actual earnings. Use authorized first-party reports for accounts you manage; public estimates and third-party observations are not private account records.
1. Socialinsider — cross-network competitor reports
Socialinsider fits a team comparing creators across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube. Its Instagram overview documents profile comparisons, engagement trends, content-format analysis and report exports. Choose it when you need a repeatable reporting workflow rather than a quick public counter.
Evidence and limits: our hands-on check covered the free YouTube checker, not paid cross-network reports or exports. The checker counted a new-post cohort rather than all channel activity, so match the reporting definition before comparing totals. Connected private metrics require authorized account access.
Price and access: Adapt showed $99/month or $990/year, with a separate 14-day trial without a credit card. The public checker does not establish what the paid product will provide for your accounts; check network-specific fields and history during the trial.