vidIQ vs TubeBuddy
vidIQ's help center lists a free plan of 150 AI credits a month, and those credits do not roll over. Keyword scores are not views. TubeBuddy's pricing page returned an error, so this page does not claim what TubeBuddy costs or what its free plan includes.
Checked October 2026.
| vidIQ | TubeBuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pick it when | You want the YouTube research tool that is listed here, and you will read the 150-credit limit. | You still want to look at TubeBuddy. Use its own site. This page is not a substitute for that. |
| What it does | Looks up YouTube keywords and video ideas, and can help with titles and thumbnails. The same research can be used from other AI chat tools. | TubeBuddy's pricing page did not load during this check, so this page does not describe the product's plans. |
| Who it is for | People with a YouTube channel who want keyword and idea research before they film. | We are not describing who it is for, because the official pricing page did not open. |
| Free plan | vidIQ's help article lists the free plan at 150 AI credits a month. Unused credits do not roll over. Credits are per account, not per channel. | Not stated. The pricing page returned an error on 16 October 2026. |
| Price we checked | Paid plan prices were not in the help article. vidIQ's own plans page did not load (it returned a browser check). This page does not state a paid price. | Not stated. We do not copy a TubeBuddy price from anywhere else. |
| The catch | Keyword scores and tips are not a promise of views. The free plan is one channel and a small credit pool. A paid trial can ask for a card and then renew. Read the plans page before you upgrade. | TubeBuddy is not in this directory. Open https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing yourself before you rely on any plan name or price. |
Questions
- Why is TubeBuddy blank on price?
- https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing returned a bad-gateway error when we checked on 16 October 2026. Leaving the price out is the alternative to guessing.
- Does vidIQ promise views?
- No. The listing says keyword scores and tips are not a promise of views.
- Is TubeBuddy in the directory?
- No.
- Which link is an affiliate link?
- vidIQ. The TubeBuddy link is the official pricing URL, with no affiliate tag.