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🔍 Audit your Instagram account and competitors
Understand what works on your account and your competitors' accounts: engagement, formats, posting times and growth.
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Not Just Analytics ✓ CompliantSimple Instagram analytics, including public accounts.
Price : Standard €32.50/month (€390/year); Advanced €57.50/month (€690/year); Pro €90.83/month (€1,090/year) [Source, 2026-10-20], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
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Iconosquare ✓ CompliantInstagram/LinkedIn analytics and reporting for brands and agencies.
Price : Free (2 profils, 10 publications/month per profile); Starter from €9/month billed annually; Launch from €33/month billed annually; Scale from €69/month billed annually; 14-day trial [Source, 2026-10-20], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
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Minter.io ✓ CompliantInstagram and social media analytics, competitor tracking and account audits.
Price : 14-day free trial; from €9/month per profile (€8.25 billed annually) [Source, 2026-10-22], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
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Socialinsider ✓ CompliantSocial media benchmarking and competitive analytics.
Price : Adapt $82/month ($990/year); Optimize $124/month; Predict $199/month (billed annually); Enterprise on quote; 14-day trial [Source, 2026-10-19], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
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HypeAuditor ✓ CompliantAudience audits and fake-follower detection.
Price : To be verified (pricing page not machine-readable) (unverified), 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
16 relevant tools for this use case, 5 ranked (provisional), 0 general AI, 11 specialised, 4 with a free plan
Specialised tools 11
Unranked, alphabetical. They will enter the ranking with verified reviews.
Dash Social
Analytics & researchCASocial media management for brands: scheduling, visual Instagram analytics and UGC (formerly Dash Hudson).
Display Purposes
Instagram & schedulingPLInstagram hashtag research, banned hashtag checks, captions and Reels metrics.
Fanpage Karma
Analytics & researchDESocial media profile analytics, reports, publishing and inbox.
Inflact
Instagram & schedulingInstagram influencer search and account analysis tools.
Metricool
Analytics & researchESMulti-network scheduling and analytics.
Popsters
Analytics & researchAnalyses the posts of any social media page, including competitors' accounts.
ReelRise
Analytics & researchAI analysis of short videos before posting, account audit.
Rival IQ
Analytics & researchUSCompetitive social media analytics against competitors.
Social Blade
Analytics & researchUSPublic stats for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X.
Social Status
Analytics & researchAUSocial media, influencer and ad analytics and reports.
Sotrender
YouTube, TikTok, XPLAnalyses, benchmarks and reports your social media performance.
Free options 4
Budget picks
M Metricool
Free; paid from €16/month ($20)
M Minter.io
14-day free trial; from €9/month per profile (€8.25 billed annually)
S Socialinsider
Adapt $82/month ($990/year); Optimize $124/month; Predict $199/month (billed annually); Enterprise on quote; 14-day trial
Ready-to-use prompt
Here are the stats for my last 20 Instagram posts and for 2 competitors: [paste: format, topic, reach, saves, shares, follows gained]. Tell me which formats and topics win followers, what my competitors do better and 3 tests to run this month.
ToS pitfalls
- Prefer tools that rely on the official API or public data, not on mass profile scraping.
- A fake follower rate is an estimate, not proof.
- Don't use tools that secretly view other people's stories or download their content.
FAQ
What is the best AI tool for audit your Instagram account and competitors?
There are no verified reviews yet, so this ranking is provisional (editorial order). Current shortlist: Not Just Analytics, Iconosquare, Minter.io, Socialinsider, HypeAuditor. See the methodology for how reviews will rank them.
Is there a free option?
Our free pick is Metricool (Free; paid from €16/month ($20)).
Which tools break Instagram/LinkedIn rules for this use case?
Prefer tools that rely on the official API or public data, not on mass profile scraping. A fake follower rate is an estimate, not proof. Don't use tools that secretly view other people's stories or download their content.
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