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Updated 2026-01-12

7 Best Social Listening Tools for YouTube (2026)

Monitor what people say about you

Social listening on YouTube helps you understand what viewers say about your brand, products, and competitors. Monitor comments across videos to stay informed.

7 tools compared5 min read1,900 monthly searches
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Key Takeaways

  • Enterprise tools start at $30-80/month
  • NoteLM enables free DIY monitoring
  • Sentiment analysis requires paid tools

How We Evaluated

1YouTube coverage
2Sentiment analysis
3Alert features
4Multi-platform
5Price

Top 7 Tools Compared

Ranked by features, pricing, ease of use, and user reviews

🏆 Our Top Pick for 2026

Comprehensive social monitoring.

4.4
$79/mo

Pros

  • YouTube support
  • Sentiment analysis
  • Alerts

⚠️ Cons

  • Expensive

Best for: Enterprise brands

#2

Extract comments for manual analysis.

4.3
Free

Pros

  • Free
  • All comments
  • Export data

⚠️ Cons

  • Manual analysis needed

Best for: Budget monitoring

#3

Real-time social monitoring.

4.2
$41/mo

Pros

  • Real-time alerts
  • Multi-platform

⚠️ Cons

  • Expensive

Best for: Real-time monitoring

#4

Enterprise social management.

4.3
$249/mo

Pros

  • Comprehensive
  • Reporting

⚠️ Cons

  • Very expensive

Best for: Large teams

#5

Social management suite.

4.0
$99/mo

Pros

  • Multi-platform
  • Scheduling

⚠️ Cons

  • YouTube limited

Best for: Social managers

#6

Social listening tool.

3.9
$29/mo

Pros

  • Affordable
  • Boolean search

⚠️ Cons

  • Limited YouTube

Best for: Budget enterprise

#7

YouTube Studio Comments

Native comment management.

4.0
Free

Pros

  • Free
  • Official

⚠️ Cons

  • Own channel only

Best for: Your own channel

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about these tools answered

NoteLM extracts comments for free analysis. YouTube Studio monitors your own channel at no cost.

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Last verified: January 12, 2026