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YouTube Competitor Analysis
Compare two YouTube channels side-by-side. Get metrics, upload frequency, and content format comparison. Free rule-based summary; paid users get AI-generated competitive insights and recommendations.
How it works
Channel Inputs
Enter two YouTube channel identifiers to initiate a side-by-side comparison using public data from the YouTube Data API.
Channel Resolution
Each channel is independently resolved and validated to ensure accurate identity matching before performance metrics are collected.
Metric Collection
The tool fetches recent videos and public channel metrics such as subscribers, views, upload frequency, and content format usage.
Comparative Calculation
Metrics from both channels are normalized and compared to highlight differences in growth, consistency, and publishing behavior.
Rule-Based Comparison
Free users receive a structured, rule-based comparison summarizing relative strengths and weaknesses between the two channels.
AI Job Trigger
Paid users trigger an Inngest background job that generates deeper AI-powered competitive insights and recommendations asynchronously.
Expected Results
Side-by-Side Metrics
A clear comparison of subscriber counts, average views, upload frequency, and content formats for both analyzed channels.
Performance Differences
Highlighted differences showing which channel performs stronger across key engagement and consistency indicators.
Publishing Behavior
Insights into how frequently each channel uploads and how consistently their recent videos perform.
Rule-Based Summary
A concise comparison summary explaining relative strengths and weaknesses using deterministic evaluation logic.
AI Competitive Insights
Paid users receive AI-generated narratives, opportunity signals, and strategic recommendations after background processing completes.
Comparable Snapshot
All results represent a snapshot comparison based on recent publicly available data, not long-term historical tracking.
Use Cases
Competitive Benchmarking
Compare your YouTube channel against a competitor to understand relative strengths, weaknesses, and performance gaps.
Strategic Positioning
Identify which competitor strategies appear more effective in terms of publishing consistency and audience engagement.
Collaboration Evaluation
Assess potential collaborators by comparing performance metrics and content behavior against your own channel.
Market Analysis
Understand competitive dynamics within a niche by comparing multiple channels pairwise over time.
Growth Planning
Use comparative insights to refine content strategy, upload cadence, and positioning decisions.
Performance Auditing
Audit competitor channels to identify structural advantages or inefficiencies in their content operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this tool support comparing more than two YouTube channels at the same time?
See the tool description and results for details.
What additional competitive insights become available when upgrading to the paid AI comparison?
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How recent is the data used for comparing channel performance and publishing behavior?
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Why do paid AI-generated comparison insights require additional processing time?
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Can private or unlisted YouTube channels be included in competitor analysis?
See the tool description and results for details.
Which specific metrics are included in the free rule-based comparison?
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