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TubeBuddy vs vidIQ

Checked October 31, 2026

TubeBuddy was checked October 31, 2026 on tubebuddy.com/pricing. The dollar figures are the pricing-card data on that page. The yearly card and the FAQ describe the yearly charge differently, so those amounts stay approximate. vidIQ is quoted from its listing, last checked October 26, 2026.

Two seats on the same channel

TubeBuddy is the browser companion: tags, A/B thumbnail tests, and bulk title or tag edits. The pricing-card data lists Pro at $15/month, or $12/month on the yearly toggle, and Legend at $32.99/month, or $26.39/month on the yearly toggle. Twelve times the yearly figures is $144 and $316.68. The card template calls that yearly charge a one-time payment. The FAQ says a paid subscription renews unless you cancel. Enterprise is custom. A standard license is one YouTube channel. Legend includes 2 seats. Canceling returns the channel to the free plan.

vidIQ, from the October 26 listing, is keywords, competitors, and an AI credit grant. Free is $0 with 150 AI credits a month. A line on that page states one-channel US list prices as Boost at $19/month or $199/year, and MAX at $49/month or $468/year. The annual toggle that day showed Boost at $16.58/month ($199/year) and MAX at $39/month ($468/year). Higher credit steps were on the cards without a second dollar figure in that render. Coaching is a separate offer.

What you open every upload

TubeBuddy earns the seat when the work is the thumbnail test and the bulk edit. Legend is the plan that adds the fuller search and SEO access and the bulk processing. Pro is the lighter tag and title set. If the browser extension stays closed, the subscription is a tab you are not using.

vidIQ earns the seat when the work is the next topic: a keyword, a competitor, a credit-metered idea. The scores are vidIQ's scores. A TubeBuddy rank is a different formula. Use one tool's trend on your own channel. The Analytics list is where the cross-network tools sit, for a show that publishes somewhere other than YouTube.

One channel, then the checkout line

Both paid plans assume one channel on the creator license. A second channel is a second TubeBuddy license, or a look at Enterprise. vidIQ's quoted list prices are one-channel US prices. A network with several shows should read the team line before it buys two creator seats and calls that a company plan.

On TubeBuddy, read the checkout. The card template and the FAQ do not describe the yearly charge the same way. The per-month figures in the card data are the numbers above. The renewal sentence is the one that decides whether $144 comes back next year.

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Questions

Is TubeBuddy or vidIQ the one with thumbnail tests?

TubeBuddy's listing is the A/B thumbnail test and the bulk title and tag edit. vidIQ's October 26 listing is keywords, competitors, and an AI credit grant, plus short clipping on the MAX card that was read. Pick the screen you will actually open.

What does TubeBuddy cost for one channel?

On October 31, 2026 the pricing-card data listed Pro at $15/month or $12/month on the yearly toggle, and Legend at $32.99/month or $26.39/month on the yearly toggle. A standard license is one YouTube channel. Legend includes 2 seats. The yearly card calls the charge a one-time payment, and the FAQ says the subscription renews. Confirm that line at checkout.

Do the scores compare?

No. A vidIQ score and a TubeBuddy rank are different formulas. Keep one tool as the trend for your channel. Comparing the two numbers as if they were the same scale will invent a gap.