RivalFeed vs ViewStats
ViewStats is a YouTube analytics suite from the team behind MrBeast: outliers, thumbnail search and a Competitors tab on Pro. RivalFeed only watches your competitors, and tells you why their videos worked.
Pick ViewStats if
- You want to search outliers and thumbnails across all of YouTube.
- You want to preview your own packaging before it’s live.
- You want the tool from the team behind MrBeast’s analytics.
Pick RivalFeed if
- You want to know why a rival’s video beat their usual numbers.
- You want the sponsors your rivals run.
- You want a morning email of what changed.
- You run an agency and want published seat prices and per-client access.
Side by side
- Competitor tracking
RivalFeed: Yes. The channels you add, with typical views, uploads a week and outlier rate.
ViewStats: Yes. “Competitors” on Pro. The number of channels isn’t published.
- Outliers
RivalFeed: Yes. Every upload is measured against its channel's usual views; the ones pulling ahead go to the top.
ViewStats: Yes. Outliers on Pro, for ideas for your next video.
- Why a video worked
RivalFeed: Yes. Every new upload is broken down into its hook, key points and call to action, linked to the moment.
ViewStats: No. Not listed.
- Sponsors
RivalFeed: Yes. The brand, the offer and the moment the read starts.
ViewStats: No. Not listed.
- Alerts and email
RivalFeed: Yes. Every morning: outliers, changes and new uploads. A weekly trend digest on Pro and up.
ViewStats: Partly. Alerts “when trends emerge in your niche”.
- Thumbnail search
RivalFeed: No. No.
ViewStats: Yes. Thumbnail Search on Pro.
- Teams
RivalFeed: Yes. Team has 3 seats, Agency 5, more at $50/mo. Clients can see only their channels, view-only and free.
ViewStats: Partly. Business, “for teams and agencies”, from $249/mo, by call.
RivalFeed pricing
- Free trial
- 14 days, 3 channels, no card
- Starter
- $30/mo or $300/yr, 5 channels
- Pro
- $80/mo or $800/yr, 15 channels
- Team
- $180/mo or $1,800/yr, 30 channels, 3 seats
- Agency
- $400/mo or $4,000/yr, 75 channels, 5 seats
ViewStats pricing
- Free account
- $0
- Pro
- $49.99/mo
- Business
- From $249/mo, by call
Questions
- Does ViewStats track competitors?
- Yes, on Pro: “Keep up with your Competitors’ channels.” ViewStats doesn’t publish how many channels Pro can track.
- Is RivalFeed cheaper than ViewStats?
- RivalFeed Starter is $30 a month for 5 channels and Pro is $80 for 15. ViewStats Pro is $49.99.
- Can I use RivalFeed and ViewStats together?
- Yes. ViewStats for searching outliers and thumbnails across YouTube, RivalFeed for the channels you compete with.
- Is there a free trial?
- RivalFeed has a 14-day trial with 3 channels and no card. ViewStats has a free account.
Try it on your rivals
14 days, 3 channels, no card.
Checked October 31, 2026: ViewStats pricing, ViewStats home. ViewStats is a trademark of its owner; RivalFeed isn’t affiliated with it.