Compare · October 2026

vidIQ vs ViewStats

vidIQ helps you make videos: keyword research, AI tools, daily ideas and Studio help. ViewStats is an analytics suite: views over time, title and thumbnail change history, thumbnail search and outliers on Pro. Pick vidIQ for SEO and ideas, ViewStats for studying how videos and channels perform.

The short answer

Which one should you use?

Choose vidIQ if

  • You want keyword research and AI tools
  • You want help inside YouTube Studio
  • You want one tool for ideas and SEO

Choose ViewStats if

  • You want views-over-time history for any video
  • You want thumbnail search across a niche
  • You mainly study competitors' numbers

Or try Vid0 if you want

  • Outliers and competitor tracking on the free plan
  • Keywords scored for your channel's size
  • Title and description checks before you publish

Vid0 is our product. Its column is here so you can see one more option, not to rank it.

Side by side

vidIQ vs ViewStats, feature by feature

Copied from each company's own pages, as of October 2026. "Not listed" means we couldn't find it there.

  • Best for

    vidIQ
    An all-round toolkit with AI tools and a mature extension
    ViewStats
    Clean video and channel analytics, thumbnail search
    Vid0
    Outliers and keywords you can win at your size, plus brand deals
  • Free plan

    vidIQ
    Free, with 150 AI credits a month
    ViewStats
    Free account; Outliers and Competitors are Pro
    Vid0
    Free forever, no card
  • Paid plans from

    vidIQ
    Boost: $19/month or $199/year
    ViewStats
    Pro, priced in your currency
    Vid0
    Creator: $12/month or $99/year
  • Next plan up

    vidIQ
    Max: $49/month or $468/year
    ViewStats
    Business: from $249/month
    Vid0
    Pro: $29/month
  • Pay in rupees

    vidIQ
    Local price shown by country
    ViewStats
    Local price shown (₹2,111.84/month from India)
    Vid0
    Yes, every plan (from ₹999/month)
  • More than one channel

    vidIQ
    Priced per channel; Enterprise above 3
    ViewStats
    Not listed
    Vid0
    3 on Pro, 25 on Agency
  • Outlier research

    vidIQ
    Outliers feature
    ViewStats
    Outliers, on Pro
    Vid0
    Every video against its own channel's typical views at the same age
  • Keyword research

    vidIQ
    Keyword research with search volume estimates
    ViewStats
    Not listed
    Vid0
    Demand, competition and whether it's winnable at your size
  • Stats history

    vidIQ
    Competitor tracking and real-time stats
    ViewStats
    Views over time, plus title and thumbnail changes
    Vid0
    30 days of daily totals on public channel pages
  • Chrome extension

    vidIQ
    4,000,000 users, rated 4.8
    ViewStats
    Free
    Vid0
    Free; scores and stats work signed out
  • Help in YouTube Studio

    vidIQ
    Yes
    ViewStats
    Not listed
    Vid0
    Title ideas, description score, checklist, forecast, best time
  • AI tools

    vidIQ
    Thumbnail maker, script writer, AI Coach, clipping
    ViewStats
    Not listed
    Vid0
    Title ideas, scripts, thumbnail critiques, channel audits, comment insights
  • MCP server for AI assistants

    vidIQ
    Yes, on every plan
    ViewStats
    Not listed
    Vid0
    Yes, read tools on Free
  • Brand deals

    vidIQ
    Not listed
    ViewStats
    Creator Discovery on Business
    Vid0
    Free creator page, rate calculator and brand intros

Sources: vidIQ pricing, vidIQ features, vidIQ on the Chrome Web Store, ViewStats pricing, ViewStats features, ViewStats on the Chrome Web Store. Prices are list prices before tax and change often.

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Questions

Good to know

Is ViewStats better than vidIQ?
For analytics and change history, ViewStats is cleaner. For keyword research, AI tools and help publishing, vidIQ does more.
Are vidIQ and ViewStats free?
Both have a free tier. ViewStats keeps Outliers, Competitors and Thumbnail Search for Pro; vidIQ Free includes 150 AI credits a month.
Do both have Chrome extensions?
Yes. vidIQ's has about 4,000,000 users; ViewStats also offers a free extension with video and channel analytics.
Is there an alternative to both?
Vid0 includes outliers and competitor tracking free, plus keyword scores and a YouTube Studio assistant. See Vid0 vs ViewStats.
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