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Video marketing platform that gives businesses the tools for optimizing marketing campaigns and engaging audience with YouTube videos.

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Pros:

Their annual pricing plans is the one I love the most, which begins at $7.50 per month, billed at $30 per year, making it very possible for many newbies to utilize the tool with no hassle.

Cons:

There is nothing that I see as negative about this software. I like everything about it.

vidIQ ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.3
Customer Service
3.9
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.0

Likelihood to recommend

7.5/ 10

vidIQ has an overall rating of 4.3 out 5 stars based on 54 user reviews on Capterra.

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Christopher
Christopher
Senior Marketing Consultant in Zambia
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

VidIQ Is My YouTube Channel Partner

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: My YouTube channel's overall view count is rapidly increasing daily. In addition, VidIQ's other features have combined to create a fantastic video marketing experience, to the point where I now want to start a new channel in a different niche. VidIQ has relieved me of a tremendous burden.

Pros:

1. VidIQ's "Daily Ideas" function is its best feature. Since I started using this tool, my channel views have increased dramatically, from fewer than 100 per day to thousands per day. The Daily Ideas feature foresees the types of videos that will be popular in my niche. My views increase 70% of the time if I follow the prediction and prepare videos accordingly. For the first time, each of my videos has received over 60,000 views. In two months, I've received 250,000 channel views and counting. According to experts, I'm expanding faster than millions of other YouTubers. 2. The fact that the Daily Ideas function is available in both the free and premium versions is a huge plus. 3. The free version is time-limitless, giving good chance too a small YouTuber to excel.

Cons:

VidIQ has been so beneficial to me on my YouTube adventure that I would not hesitate to sell it and profit from their affiliate network. Regrettably, their affiliate program only offers PayPal as a method of commission payment. PayPal does not operate in my country, thus while I can earn commissions, I am unable to withdraw funds to my bank account. VidIQ would benefit from including more international-friendly payment methods, such as Payoneer and Skrill, which are both worldwide trusted. Because the world has become one global village, whatever you post on the internet must be accessible to everyone, including jungle hunters like me.

Arpit
you tuber in India
Entertainment, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Write a Review for vidIQ

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: This is a great business and through this you can promote your YouTube channel on each new YouTube and earn money through it as well as get information about how we can take our channel towards progress. And we get a lot of information by connecting to this website, for which we are very grateful to this website.

Pros:

This is a great business and through this you can promote your YouTube channel on each new YouTube and earn money through it as well as get information about how we can take our channel towards progress. And we get a lot of information by connecting to this website, for which we are very grateful to this website.

Cons:

Being a YouTuber, I do not see any drawback in this, but I had a small problem that when I was new, I could not do pro version yet because it seems a bit expensive to me and so on. For new youtuber this should be a little work or else it should have e.m.i option also so new youtuber can not take this pro version

Kumar
REALS ESTATE SALES in Singapore
Accounting Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Don’t give credit card details

1.0 3 months ago

Comments: Very bad as there is no transparency on billing

Pros:

I don’t find any thing so great and many other apps available better than you with less charge

Cons:

The billing they charge must higher and don’t give credit card details and you may even loose control

Hossamudin
Hossamudin
Founder in Egypt
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Highly recommended youtube growth saas

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Great! :)

Pros:

I love how it helps me understand my audience and grow my channel via deep insights from my channel, and important suggestions and tools. The keyword research and suggestions tool is super good especially with the scoring system (competition vs search volume).

Cons:

Well, it is very expensive for the simple (but important) features. I hope they would offer a perpetual or lifetime plan. Also, the thumbnail designer is very basic.

Mary
Transcriber in Kenya
Writing & Editing, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A Game-Changer for Content Creators

5.0 last year

Pros:

The free plan was a real winner for me because I was starting out on a budget. Also, the fantastic keyword research tool has helped me find the best keywords for my YouTube videos, making them stand out in search results.

Cons:

What I liked least about Vidiq is that the user interface was a bit overwhelming initially. However, the benefits outweighed this initial challenge once I got the hang of it.

Tholang
Owner in South Africa
Financial Services Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

VidIQ Rewiew

4.0 last year

Comments: My experience with VidIQ has been highly positive. This platform has significantly improved our YouTube content and boosted our channel.

Pros:

It has video analytics that help optimize content for better reach and engagement. It provides competitive insights, boosting video discoverability. The video SEO optimization tool helps a lot in title, tag, and description enhancements, while the channel audit feature offers valuable recommendations for channel growth. VidIQ offers a user-friendly browser extension. tools facilitate team efforts, and the platform keeps users updated with YouTube trends and best practices. Overall, VidIQ has helped us to improve our content strategy, increase visibility, and grow our YouTube channels.

Cons:

Subcription price is a bit high and a lot of good features you can only find them with a high tier price.

Youcef
Marketer in Algeria
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Optimizing your results

5.0 last year

Pros:

i like how it helps you grow a channel very fast and how it helps generate the most views possible

Cons:

i like how much the free plan lacks features but if you can pay then it's wonderful

Manish Singh
Manish Singh
Digital Marketer and Youtuber in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

VidiQ for Better SEO of Youtube Channel

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: I can easily grow my channels with Vidiq. I can add competitors, find keywords, and organize keywords. Also, I can check my competitor keywords with the help of vidiq extension.

Pros:

It is the best tool for every Youtuber because It helps to optimize my videos for better discoverability and engagement. I use this tool personally for better SEO of my channel.Everyone can use the Vidiq extension for better assistance.It provides video analysis which helps me to understand how well my videos are performing and identify areas for improvement. Offers keyword research tool which helps to choose the right keywords for videos.It allows me to track my competition and see how my videos compare to theirs in terms of engagement, growth, and reach. I can also help in searching other video tags.Also, give tips about channel optimization on vidiq channel.

Cons:

I dislike its keyword research limitation features for free users. Also doesn't give an exact reason for the low SEO Score in youtube studio. Also costly for more channels.

Tess
Tess
Physician in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospital & Health Care, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

The WORST Customer Service with FAKE Discounts

3.0 2 years ago

Comments: Thus far, horrific! I really didn't use it last year, and now that I'm ready to use the software to its full potential, I'm getting BLOCKED by the company from renewing my subscription - very sad.

Pros:

Last year I wasn't as serious about my YouTube channels as I am now so I can't really say amazing things about the software. I WILL say people who I really respect on YouTube use this SoftWare religiously and have great channels. Also, VidIQ and TubeBuddy kinda have the market cornered....I can't say any real pros - I'm hoping to have a better answer next year.

Cons:

THE ABSOLUTE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE! Ive been trying to upgrade my software from 3 channels to 5 and take advantage of a 50-% off discount. I have been emailing and chatting back and forth and NOBODY is willing to help me. They keep stalling - sending me to do random tasks without telling me where/how/why. Now I'm corresponding with someone saying, "They don't recognize my account". Today is two days prior to the 50% off discount expiring and I've finally realized they are STALLING so I can't get the discount!!!! Very petty; inconsiderate of my time as a customer and just RUDE!!! I wish I didn't have to get this software but as I really want my YouTube accounts to have every opportunity to grow, I feel obligated. I don't know any company in today's economy that can afford to give someone the run around who is literally attempting to spend almost $500.00 and has been doing so for almost an entire MONTH!

Revanth
Revanth
Application Engineer in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Consumer Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

One of the Best tool for YouTube SEO and improving any YouTube Channel

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I am Significantly impressed by vidIQ's tools and their uses for YouTube SEO. It helped me to rank my Tags or Keywords a lot so it is very helpful. Free version is quite good you can get few basic tools which you can start with to improve your Channel.

Pros:

I currently use vidIQ a lot for researching many thing for my YouTube Channel. VidIQ is very useful when it comes for SEO(Search Engine Optimization), when you search for a Keyword in YouTube, you will get complete information about the Keyword included How many times Keyword is searched in YouTube, How often other creators used the Keyword in their tags etc. Basically for new YouTubers or for small Channels vidIQ is Highly helpful and it is even worth if you buy any packages, it will help any channel grow quickly.

Cons:

What was my idea is vidIQ could have reduced the Prices for Packages for new or small channels. It will be good if they reduce the price a little bit. Tool which shows Competition for keywords could be improved.

ful
Content creator in Cameroon
Accounting Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

VidIQ review

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Average

Pros:

It help you get high searchable keywords that rank on search engines.It help you see your channel performance in relation to other channels in your niche

Cons:

The product is expensive to use in the long-run because if you don't upgrade to a certain level you won't access some features

Arpit
YOU TUBER in India
Entertainment, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A Review for vidIQ

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Through this website, it helps us a lot to find the key words to our videos and we easily rank our videos and come to you, And at the same time we also know how others are making their videos better and with the help of video analytics, how can we make our videos more beautiful and how can we make money out of it,This gives me guidance that how can I improve my video and how can I increase my quality in it and I also get to know how to do better than others and at the same time get away with it a lot happy and I feel great to be involved in this

Pros:

Through this website, it helps us a lot to find the key words to our videos and we easily rank our videos and come to you, And at the same time we also know how others are making their videos better and with the help of video analytics, how can we make our videos more beautiful and how can we make money out of it.

Cons:

Although there is no drawback found in it, but its initial version is a bit expensive for the people on new YouTuber, so if this video can do something for it, then it would be better, rest there is no drawback.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

One of the BEST software used for Youtube Rankings & Optimization

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Vid IQ is a GEM in the youtube analytics and SEO industry. Not only businesses but individual users are benefitted from it as it makes keyword research a lot simpler & time efficient by not only allowing us to get competitors' keywords but also giving us the best in-depth rankings of the best-performing keywords for our niche from where traffic can be directed towards our videos, It has helped me to monetize my as well as clients channels personally and to monetize all of them in their respective niches

Pros:

The tool offers a wide variety of features starting from title, tags, description, etc optimization to ensuring that we have correctly added the cards and end screen to our respective videos. It also provides us the labels which we can directly use to get our videos ranked on high-volume keywords from which competitors are getting the most traffic by simply copying & pasting those to the backend of our youtube backend

Cons:

The most disliked thing about this is the lesser credits (5 max) offered for the free version and more secondary research can be done as you are only allowed to use it very few times to check the right set of titles for your videos, also the trend based analysis is hidden in the free versions

Gustav
Freelancer in South Africa
Computer Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

This YouTube tool is a must-have if you want to grow your channel successfully.

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: When defining the value, you must take into consideration such variables as marketing tools, since the precise value will depend on your specific requirements, preferences, and budget. vidIQ provides some powerful and effective features that can help you get more from your video marketing. In addition to the upgraded premium plans mentioned in the review, these new plans offer a lot more tools such as tracking trends, getting keyword recommendations, and tons of other valuable features.
To decide whether vidIQ is right for you or not, I highly recommend downloading it for free and checking it out for yourself. It will be clear to you how powerful this tool is once you begin to use it.
As a user of vidIQ's powerful features, I am glad to recommend it, as I have had great success with it.

Pros:

If you are seeking the best tool to promote your vision to your intended audience, then this is the tool you need to grow your YouTube channel. My personal experience with it has been amazing, as it offers a lot of SEO features that will help you build your YouTube channel or brand quickly. This software comes with great built-in training modules (vidIQ Academy). The money I paid for vidIQ was well spent, and it's an excellent SEO tool that will improve your channel ranking a lot as well. vidIQ offers a free, forever plan, and yes, it is possible to use vidIQ for free as well. vidIQ has a mobile app available for both Android on Google Play Store and iOS on Apple Store. In addition to being available for both Chrome and Firefox browsers, VidIQ also features an automatic translation feature.

Cons:

You can’t export keywords. I find this frustrating because you have to manually copy your keywords and paste them into a spreadsheet when doing keyword research. Researching keywords can take quite a bit of time, especially if you are doing a lot of them. I suggest upgrading to premium to get access to some of vidIQ's useful features since the free version is limited.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Writing & Editing, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A Content Creator's Wet Dream! 📹

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: This is an anchor for businesses who are looking for great content that not only showcase their brand, but share their content to their target audience. It's great for personal use, as an influencer and content creator. It is vital.

Pros:

There is a lot of work that goes into growing a youtube channel. As a youtuber, good content can be overlooked if you don't have the right tools and prompts to guide your progress and actions. Software that works isn't hard to find, but it's what works for you that's the problem. Vidiq comprises all the things that you need to organize your channel and videos. It breaks down the technical aspects of the process, making it easier for new users to navigate, as well as give professionals heart palpitations (in a good way). It gives you a leg up on your competitors by showing their rankings compared to your video. Gives you trend alerts, most viewed, channel audit, keyword inspector, achievements as well as vidq academy, which helps you utilize vidq its full potential and rewards.

Cons:

There is nothing that I see as negative about this software. I like everything about it.

James
James
Chief Lion in Malaysia
Verified LinkedIn User
Management Consulting, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

YouTube Ranking On Steroids

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Love it as it's so easy to use compared to other tools I've used before, both paid and free, including Google Suggest. It provides very comprehensive data you can slice and dice.

Pros:

Total clarity on keywords to use in YouTube video Titles and Tags for high ranking. It also reveals the low hanging keywords to target with high search volumes. All this is done within seconds. It also gives you ideas on keywords to use on specific videos of yours that have been missed and the keywords visitors use to come to your channel and videos. You can also use it to spy on competing channels and videos to siphon their keywords.

Cons:

Nothing comes to my mind as I'm thoroughly happy with it.

Zakaria
Zakaria
Self employed in Finland
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Best tool to get YouTube Keyword suggestions

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: VidIQ helped me personally know when i rank for a specific keyword and track which videos are doing better.
Keyword suggestion is the best option, it help generate automatically keywords that are related to your main keyword list, and rank for most of them.

Pros:

The tool can help with keyword research, trends, Thumbnails, even marking what keywords you rank in all in one page. The Youtube extension makes it easier rather than programs which is very innovative.

Cons:

Overall i have no cons in mind, since i did see any concept like this executed better than VidIQ

Omer
Omer
SEO Content Writer in Pakistan
Verified LinkedIn User
Printing, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best Software for Youtube SEO

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: Good Tool. Comes in handy if you are planning to make a youtube video and are out of ideas.

Pros:

I like the details and features it has to offer. Its free version shows limited data but still its enough to analyze your channel SEO. You can even stalk your competitor's video data and see their traffic sources too. I can see my competitors tags too and use them in my video.

Cons:

I have used other SEO plugins too and have found that the shown data is not always accurate and does not work for newer channels. You still need some manual views or views through social media in order for the SEO to come in handy later. Also, this software is a little bit more complex than others.

Leandro
Leandro
CEO Director in Brazil
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Best Practices for Boosting Engagement

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I use the vidIQ extension in Chrome to increase the SEO of my videos quickly and simply by boosting my youtube views. I also like to be informed about my competitors, if their views are higher or lower than mine, based on these analyzes I try to improve the negative points of my videos.

Pros:

It helps me manage and optimize my youtube channel and make better decisions for better engagement. A keyword recommendation engine such as tags, title and description, and much more.

Cons:

Vidiq has a considerable cost to use all its features

Francisco
Francisco
Director de marketing digital in Mexico
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

if you want to grow on youtube you need this software

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: I have started to actually dig deep on it and I will be getting the paid account next month since we are making a youtube strategy for growth.
It will help me grow the new videos and the older ones will be getting more views and data without a doubt.

Pros:

It gives full statistics and analytics on youtube in a really easy to understand way. You can get keywords, tags, titles, score and many more even in the free account. The paid account has a lot of data that you can use to improve your youtube project and videos, and every piece of info is rigth there on screen, no need to access any external app or additional plugins. You get everything on realtime on top of youtube.

Cons:

Maybe some parts of the free account are too limited (like only three tags available on the free account) but its just a minor issue since you get lots of data anyway.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

useful for youtube

4.0 4 years ago

Pros:

provides very useful stats and checklist items for youtube video seo

Cons:

the competition feature -- one of the core features -- is accurate only sometimes and should be used only as an indicator more than anything else

Ogochukwu
Ogochukwu
YouTuber, Forex Trader in Nigeria
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

vidIQ Pricing Plans Made It Perfect

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: vidIQ and Tube Buddy are the most perfect SEO tools for YouTube channels long-term growth. Their monthly and annual pricing plans are superb for beginners, and as well as experts. I'd probably recommend these tools to anybody who's planning to create a successful YouTube channel for long-term.

Pros:

Their annual pricing plans is the one I love the most, which begins at $7.50 per month, billed at $30 per year, making it very possible for many newbies to utilize the tool with no hassle. vidIQ Video optimization is 100% sure. vidIQ provides me with lots of useful information about my YouTube channel, and I can easily determine my competitors, by the help of their keywords feature, obtain the best titles, thumbnails, tags and etc, all for my videos and for the growth of my YouTube channel.

Cons:

I do not expect vidIQ to be the only source of my YouTube channel development, because it was only deigned to assist in YouTube channel growth. So for me, I don't see anything negative with vidIQ, no cons found.

Alejandro
Alejandro
CEO in Mexico
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

A great companion for any marketing professional who uses youtube

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: There are not a lot of options, but I think this is the best one out there

Pros:

The information they provide is very useful and guides you through the process of optimizing your videos to boost their performance. You can gather a lot of useful metrics and insights.

Cons:

Some services are missing which they make you upgrade for and pay more for a most expensive tier which doesn't provide many benefits for the cost.

bimal
bimal
Digital marketing in Nepal
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Vidiq reviewI

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: My experiences with Vidiq is great. Because of vidiq my youtube channel is growing. Which is not possible before.

Pros:

I like Vidiq than other youtube marketing tool. I started using vidiq for my youtube channel because before it I don't get any view in my video but after using it for more than months I am getting a good view and my subscribers are also growing. They give you a popular tag. It can help your channel to grow. You also can search low competition keywords, look at which video is trending. look deep into your competition and make better than them so you can get more viewers for your youtube channel.

Cons:

I don't find any cons. It is the best youtube marketing tool. If you want to grow your youtube channel.

Philasande
Photographer in South Africa
Photography, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

VidIQ review

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

The competitor monitoring feature is very useful because you are able to find trending ideas from competitors.

Cons:

When you use the free plan you only get 3 video ideas from the AI, which is not enough.