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Chartbeat vs CrowdTangle

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Chartbeat

News & Media

Real-time analytics for publishers

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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CrowdTangle

News & Media

Social media insights and content monitoring platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Chartbeat pricing is customized by website and native app pageviews across four tiers, Essentials, Plus, Premium and Enterprise, and the pricing page publishes no figures, directing visitors to Talk to Sales or Get a Demo; CrowdTangle crowdTangle was retired by Meta on 14 August 2024, per Meta's own transparency page (Internet Archive capture, 12 December 2024), with Meta Content Library and Content Library API offered as replacements
  • They diverge on capability: Chartbeat covers Real-time analytics, CrowdTangle covers Social listening.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chartbeat and CrowdTangle actually diverge.

Attributes where Chartbeat and CrowdTangle differ
AttributeChartbeatCrowdTangle
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
Founded20092011

Identical on both: pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (News & Media).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Chartbeat

  • Real-time analytics
  • Audience insights
  • Content metrics
  • Traffic tracking
  • Google Analytics
  • GDPR
  • Cloud deployment
  • English language support

Only in CrowdTangle

  • Social listening
  • Viral content tracking
  • Competitor monitoring
  • Brand mention tracking
  • Trending alerts
  • Custom dashboards
  • Team collaboration
  • Report generation

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Chartbeat

  • Publisher analyticsnot CrowdTangle

CrowdTangle

  • Viral content trackingnot Chartbeat
  • Social listeningnot Chartbeat
  • Competitor analysisnot Chartbeat
  • Trend identificationnot Chartbeat

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Chartbeat

  • Pricing is customized by website and native app pageviews across four tiers, Essentials, Plus, Premium and Enterprise, and the pricing page publishes no figures, directing visitors to Talk to Sales or Get a Demo

CrowdTangle

  • CrowdTangle was retired by Meta on 14 August 2024, per Meta's own transparency page (Internet Archive capture, 12 December 2024), with Meta Content Library and Content Library API offered as replacements

Pricing, plan by plan

Chartbeat

$1000/month
  • Professional$1000/month
    • Real-time analytics
    • Audience insights

CrowdTangle

On request
  • Custom Plan$undefined/custom
    • Social monitoring
    • Competitor analysis
    • Trending content tracking

Which should you pick?

Choose Chartbeat if

  • You need real-time analytics.
  • You also want audience insights.
Chartbeat review

Choose CrowdTangle if

  • You need social listening.
  • You also want viral content tracking.
CrowdTangle review

Questions people ask

Is Chartbeat or CrowdTangle better?
Neither clearly leads. Chartbeat starts at $1000/month and CrowdTangle at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chartbeat or CrowdTangle?
Chartbeat starts at $1000/month and CrowdTangle at On request.
Does Chartbeat or CrowdTangle run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Chartbeat best used for?
Chartbeat is most often used for publisher analytics. Of those, publisher analytics is not what CrowdTangle is typically brought in for.
What can Chartbeat do that CrowdTangle cannot?
Chartbeat covers Real-time analytics, Audience insights, Content metrics, Traffic tracking. CrowdTangle covers Social listening, Viral content tracking, Competitor monitoring, Brand mention tracking. Both handle Web support.
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