Social analytics · 2026

Best social media analytics tools for Instagram 20 tools ranked by verified data

Data checked Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Disclosure: TrackMedia is made by the team behind this site. It is scored by the same scorecard and code as every other tool, with no custom weights. Methodology

We scored 26 social media analytics tools for Instagram with the same 8-criterion scorecard; 20 have enough verified data to be ranked.

Only tools with verified Instagram support are included.

Microinfluencer ranks first with 97/100, followed by Zoho Social (96) and Iconosquare (93).

The lowest starting price among ranked tools (the least you can pay for a paid plan, for one user or account) is Display Purposes's: $7 per month billed yearly on the Starter plan.

The ranking

Score is 0-100 over the criteria with verified data; coverage is the share of the scorecard those criteria carry. Each price links its source.
Best social media analytics tools for Instagram
#ToolScoreCoverageFrom, billed monthlyFrom, billed yearlyFree planPlatformsIntegrationsChecked
1Microinfluencer97/10065%4 of 8 criteria$9.99/mo$8.33/moYes2–Oct 14, 2026
2Zoho Social96/10090%7 of 8 criteriaNot offered$10/moYes, 1 workspace14–Oct 14, 2026
3Iconosquare93/100100%8 of 8 criteriaNot offered$10/moYes, 2 social accounts8–Oct 14, 2026
4Display Purposes92/10075%5 of 8 criteriaNot offered$7/moNo1–Oct 14, 2026
5Reelyze92/10075%5 of 8 criteria$9/mo$7.50/moNo1–Oct 14, 2026
6TrackMediaOur product91/10095%7 of 8 criteriaNot offered$8.25/moYes, 15 scheduled posts per month13–Oct 15, 2026
7Fedica91/10095%7 of 8 criteria$15/mo$10/moYes, 12 social accounts12–Oct 14, 2026
8Funnell87/10075%5 of 8 criteria$9/moNot offeredNo3–Oct 14, 2026
9Metricool85/10085%6 of 8 criteria$25/mo$20/moYes, 1 workspace10–Oct 14, 2026
10ReelDrop83/10090%7 of 8 criteria$9.99/moNot offeredYes, 1 social account1–Oct 14, 2026
11AgencyAnalytics81/10080%6 of 8 criteriaNot offered$20/moNo685Oct 14, 2026
12Minter.io78/10090%7 of 8 criteria$9/account/mo$8.25/account/moNo6–Oct 14, 2026
13PostPlanify78/100100%8 of 8 criteriaNot offered$31/moNo10–Oct 14, 2026
14SocialPilot74/100100%8 of 8 criteria$30/mo$85/moNo10–Oct 14, 2026
15Statusbrew63/10060%5 of 8 criteriaContact salesContact salesNo4–Oct 14, 2026
16NapoleonCat58/10095%7 of 8 criteria$79/moNot offeredNo7–Oct 14, 2026
17Agorapulse53/100100%8 of 8 criteria$99/user/mo$79/user/moNo10–Oct 14, 2026
18Brand2453/10080%6 of 8 criteria$249/mo$199/moNo8–Oct 14, 2026
19Sprout Social50/100100%8 of 8 criteria$99/user/mo$79/user/moNo7–Oct 14, 2026
20Modash50/10075%5 of 8 criteriaNot offered$1,225/moNo3–Oct 14, 2026
–Dash SocialNot ranked50%4 of 8 criteriaContact salesContact salesNo3–Oct 14, 2026
–SocialinsiderNot ranked50%4 of 8 criteriaContact salesContact salesNo6–Oct 14, 2026
–Fanpage KarmaNot ranked35%3 of 8 criteria––Yes9–Oct 14, 2026
–FlickNot ranked25%2 of 8 criteria–––4–Oct 14, 2026
–OnepostNot ranked25%2 of 8 criteria–––7–Oct 14, 2026
–WhatagraphNot ranked25%2 of 8 criteria–––360Oct 14, 2026

Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.

– = not published by the vendor, or not verified yet.

Why each one ranks where it does

The two criteria each tool scores best on, with the numbers behind them.
  1. 1. Microinfluencer 97/100

    Creator discovery and analytics tool that searches TikTok or Instagram from a campaign brief and ranks creators by AI-scored campaign fit.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Verified features (100/100): 2 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, ai assistant

    From $9.99 per month billed monthly ($8.33 billed yearly) on the Pro plan.

    Microinfluencer reviewPricing

    Microinfluencer homepage (screenshot)
    Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026
  2. 2. Zoho Social 96/100

    Social media management platform for scheduling, monitoring, analytics and team collaboration across many networks, with Zoho CRM integration.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Verified features (100/100): 3 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant

    From $10 per month billed yearly on the Standard plan.

    Zoho Social reviewPricing

  3. 3. Iconosquare 93/100

    Social media management suite for analytics, scheduling, reporting, a shared inbox and listening across several networks.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Verified features (100/100): 4 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, templates, ai assistant

    From $10 per month billed yearly on the Starter plan.

    Iconosquare reviewPricing

  4. 4. Display Purposes 92/100

    Instagram growth tool with hashtag search and performance tracking, an AI caption and idea assistant, Reels metrics and profile analytics.

    • Entry price (100/100): $7/month billed annually on Starter; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices)
    • Verified features (100/100): 2 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, ai assistant

    From $7 per month billed yearly on the Starter plan.

    Display Purposes reviewPricing

  5. 5. Reelyze 92/100

    Analyzes short videos frame by frame, syncs Instagram metrics, tracks competitors and generates scripts and content plans.

    • Entry price (100/100): $9/month billed monthly on Starter; $7.50/month billed annually on Starter (scored on the monthly price)
    • Verified features (100/100): 2 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, ai assistant

    From $9 per month billed monthly ($7.50 billed yearly) on the Starter plan.

    Reelyze reviewPricing

  6. 6. TrackMedia 91/100Our product

    Social media publishing tool that posts one draft to many networks with per-network versions, queues, link tracking, analytics, an API and an MCP server.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Pricing transparency (100/100): 3 of 3 plans have a public price

    From $8.25 per month billed yearly on the Creator plan.

    TrackMedia reviewPricing

  7. 7. Fedica 91/100

    Social media dashboard for scheduling across many networks, with follower and audience analytics, listening and AI message optimization.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Verified features (100/100): 3 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant

    From $15 per month billed monthly ($10 billed yearly) on the Publish plan.

    Fedica reviewPricing

  8. 8. Funnell 87/100

    AI-driven social media analytics tool for X and TikTok creators that tracks performance and generates daily growth strategy suggestions.

    • Entry price (100/100): $9/month billed monthly on Starter (scored on the monthly price)
    • Verified features (100/100): 2 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, ai assistant

    From $9 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan.

    Funnell reviewPricing

  9. 9. Metricool 85/100

    Social media planner and analytics dashboard with scheduling, an inbox, reports, competitor tracking, link in bio pages and ad campaign management.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Verified features (100/100): 3 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant

    From $25 per month billed monthly ($20 billed yearly) on the Starter plan.

    Metricool reviewPricing

  10. 10. ReelDrop 83/100

    Instagram growth tool that schedules Reels and carousels, generates AI captions and hashtags, and automates comment-triggered direct messages.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Starter)
    • Verified features (100/100): 2 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access

    From $9.99 per month billed monthly on the Influencer plan.

    ReelDrop reviewPricing

How we picked

Every one of these social media analytics tools is scored by the same 8 criteria (scorecard v1). Each criterion gives 0 to 100 from the vendor's published data; the total is the weighted average. A criterion without verified data is left out and the other weights are re-normalised. A tool with under 60% of the weight covered is listed as not ranked, and so is a tool with no verified price and fewer than 2 verified features (“needs a verified price”); each score shows how many criteria it is based on. The core criteria are the same in every category; the category criteria are specific to social media analytics tools. Nobody gets custom weights, including our own products.

Scorecard criteria and weights
CriterionWeightTypeWhat we measure
Entry price25%CorePrice per month of the cheapest paid plan, against the prices of other social media analytics tools on the same billing basis (monthly-billed prices against monthly, annual-billed against annual).Log scale. Billed monthly: $9/month or less = 100, $99 or more = 0. Only billed annually: $7.50/month or less = 100, $199 or more = 0. Only free plans = 100. Usage-priced and one-time plans are not scored.
Free plan or trial15%CoreWhether you can use the tool before paying: a free plan, or failing that a free trial, as shown on the vendor's pricing page.Free plan = 100. No free plan but a free trial = 60. The pricing page lists plans but shows neither = 0. No plans read = not scored.
Pricing transparency10%CoreHow much of the pricing is public: the share of plans with a published price ("contact sales" counts against), and whether there are at least 3 published tiers.80 x (plans with a public price / plans listed) + 20 x (public plans, up to 3) / 3. No plans read = not scored.
Verified features15%CoreHow many of the 4 features we track for this category the vendor's own pages verifiably show (analytics, team access, templates, ai assistant). This counts verified features only: a tool that documents less scores lower here, and only here.Linear: verified features / 2 (half the tracked list) x 100, capped at 100. No tracked feature verified = not scored.
API, integrations and export10%CoreWhether a public API exists, how many integrations the vendor states, and whether the vendor documents a way to export your data.Average of the parts with data: public API yes = 100, no = 0; integrations on a log scale (100 or more = 100); a documented data export = 100. None verified = not scored.
Platform coverage10%CategoryHow many of the 15 social platforms we track the vendor says the tool supports.Linear: platforms / 10 x 100, capped at 100. No verified platform list = not scored.
Cost per connected account10%CategoryMonthly price per connected account on the cheapest paid plan that allows at least 3 social accounts.Log scale: $3 per account or less = 100, $40 or more = 0. Plans that do not state an account limit are not used.
Cost per user (team of 3)5%CategoryMonthly price per user for a team of 3, on the cheapest paid plan that is priced per seat or states room for at least 3 users.Log scale: $6.67 per user or less = 100, $116 or more = 0. Plans that do not state a user limit are not used. No such plan = not scored.

Sources are vendor pricing pages, docs and changelogs, each with the date we checked it. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Full formulas: methodology.

Questions, answered from the data

What is the best social media analytics tool for Instagram?

Microinfluencer, with 97/100 on our scorecard; Zoho Social is second with 96/100.

What is the cheapest social media analytics tool for Instagram?

By entry price among ranked tools, Display Purposes: $7 per month billed yearly on the Starter plan.

Which of these have a free plan?

8 of the 26 tools have a free plan; the highest-ranked is Microinfluencer.

How did you rank these social media analytics tools?

Each tool gets 0 to 100 per criterion from its published pricing, limits and features; the total is the weighted average over the criteria with verified data. Tools with under 60% of the weight covered are not ranked.