TubeBuddy alternatives
TubeBuddy costs $15/mo on the plan we verified. We track 10 alternatives that do the same job, from $14.99/mo. One of them would cover what TubeBuddy does for less — Social Blade. Prices were checked in August 2026.
10 alternatives to TubeBuddy
1 cover every capability we track for TubeBuddy; 9 do the same job but drop something.
Full coverage
The one marked “cheaper, covers it” would take over at a lower price — the same test the stack audit uses.
| Tool | Price | vs TubeBuddy | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social BladeCheaper, covers it | $14.99/mo | −$0.01/mo | Covers everything we track TubeBuddy for |
Partial — what you’d give up
Same category or substantial overlap, but missing at least one primary capability. Useful peers — not 1:1 swaps.
| Tool | Price | vs TubeBuddy | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screaming Frog | $23.25/mo | +$8.25/mo | No Video / YouTube SEO |
| Ubersuggest | $49/mo | +$34/mo | No Video / YouTube SEO |
| Mangools | $81/mo | +$66/mo | No Video / YouTube SEO |
| Ahrefs | $129/mo | +$114/mo | No Video / YouTube SEO |
| Clearscope | $129/mo | +$114/mo | No Video / YouTube SEO |
| Semrush | $139.95/mo | +$124.95/mo | No Video / YouTube SEO |
| Surfer SEO | $219/mo | +$204/mo | No Video / YouTube SEO |
| SE Ranking | $279/mo | +$264/mo | No Video / YouTube SEO |
| Moz | $299/mo | +$284/mo | No Video / YouTube SEO |
Prices are the plan we verified for each tool, the same figure its own pricing page shows. How we check.
TubeBuddy alternatives: common questions
- What is the cheapest TubeBuddy alternative?
- Social Blade at $14.99/mo is the cheapest we track that covers everything we track TubeBuddy for.
- Is there a free TubeBuddy alternative?
- Not among the 10 alternatives we track — every one of them charges.
- What can replace TubeBuddy without losing features?
- Social Blade covers what we track TubeBuddy for, at a lower price.