Pick TubeBuddy for YouTube SEO, rank tracking and its own A/B testing tools. Pick EarnedPost if you grow on more than YouTube and want to find, make and post in one place.
EarnedPost vs TubeBuddy
TubeBuddy is a youtube browser extension and toolkit. Here’s what each one does — “—” means it isn’t something they list.
| Feature | EarnedPost | TubeBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Finds what’s going viral in your niche (outlier scores) | YouTube & Instagram library | Competitor scorecard |
| Outlier scores on any post while you browse | Chrome, on all 6 platforms | YouTube |
| AI thumbnails with your own face | Yes | See their site |
| AI titles, scripts, LinkedIn posts and X threads | In your brand voice | Title generators; unlimited AI on Legend |
| Long video → captioned vertical clips | Yes | See their site |
| Schedules and publishes posts | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X | — |
| Threads, Pinterest, Bluesky and others | — | — |
| Analytics across your accounts | With a weekly “what worked” email | Predictive analytics on Legend |
| Team drafts and approvals | Business plan | — |
| Client reports with your logo | Business plan | — |
| Free plan | No — 7-day free trial, no card | Yes |
| Starting price | $39.99/mo, or $33.33/mo yearly | Paid plans on tubebuddy.com |
| Thumbnail and title A/B tests | Thumbnail A/B sets, run in YouTube’s Test & Compare | Legend plan |
| Search rank tracking | — | Yes |
TubeBuddy details from tubebuddy.com, checked October 2026. Prices in USD.
- You only post to YouTube and want SEO and rank tracking.
- You A/B test thumbnails and titles.
- You want 50+ small YouTube tools in one extension.
- You post to TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn or X as well.
- You want to see what’s beating its creator’s usual in your niche, on every platform.
- You want to publish and schedule from the same place.
EarnedPost or TubeBuddy?
Does EarnedPost A/B test thumbnails?
Yes. EarnedPost makes an A/B set — three thumbnails in deliberately different directions — walks you through YouTube’s own Test & Compare, and records the result, so over time you see what wins on your channel. TubeBuddy runs A/B tests on your own videos too.
Can I use both?
Yes — many creators keep a YouTube SEO extension and use EarnedPost for research, creation and scheduling across platforms.
How did you check these details?
From TubeBuddy’s own website (tubebuddy.com) in October 2026. Plans and prices change — if something here is out of date, tell us at contact@earnedpost.com and we’ll fix it.