What is Vidstats used for?

VidStats is a YouTube analytics dashboard with near-real-time view counts, audience breakdowns, competitor tools and AI features, fed by a Chrome extension. It is a good fit for watching a video's first-hour performance and sharing live channel stats with sponsors.

How much does Vidstats cost?

Paid plans for Vidstats start at $5 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.

Is Vidstats open source?

No. Vidstats is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Social Media category, open-source options include Postiz, Mixpost and Shoutrrr.

What are some alternatives to Vidstats?

Vidstats competes with Social Blade, HypeAuditor and Socialinsider.

Vidstats: features, pricing and alternatives

About Vidstats

VidStats is a hosted analytics service for YouTube creators. A Chrome extension syncs data from YouTube Studio every minute, so the dashboard shows view counts for the past hour and the past two days, top videos, traffic sources, Shorts versus long videos and live-stream concurrent viewers, all based on official YouTube data.

Deeper views include a multi-metric studio that charts views, watch time, subscribers, engagement and monetization on one zoomable chart compared with the previous period, filters that apply across the whole dashboard for country, device, traffic source, video format or a single video, and audience intelligence on age, gender, devices and subscribers versus casual viewers. A geography view includes an interactive 3D globe.

You can publish a read-only dashboard link, for example to show sponsors or team members, with earnings hidden unless you choose to show them. Free tools, pro tools and AI features for planning videos sit alongside the dashboard. A 7-day free trial is available.

Key features

Near-real-time views from YouTube Studio data
Chrome extension that syncs every minute
Public read-only dashboard link
Multi-metric chart with period comparison
Audience breakdown by age, gender and device
Geography view with an interactive 3D globe
AI tools for video ideas

Good fit for

Watching a video's first-hour performance
Sharing live channel stats with sponsors

Tags: youtube; analytics; dashboard; chrome-extension; creators; real-time

Vidstats: questions and answers

What is Vidstats used for?: VidStats is a YouTube analytics dashboard with near-real-time view counts, audience breakdowns, competitor tools and AI features, fed by a Chrome extension. It is a good fit for watching a video's first-hour performance and sharing live channel stats with sponsors.
How much does Vidstats cost?: Paid plans for Vidstats start at $5 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.
Is Vidstats open source?: No. Vidstats is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Social Media category, open-source options include Postiz, Mixpost and Shoutrrr.
What are some alternatives to Vidstats?: Vidstats competes with Social Blade, HypeAuditor and Socialinsider.