Social listening
Cheapest BuzzSumo alternatives 4 tools cheaper than BuzzSumo, like for like
- BuzzSumo from, billed annually
- $199/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 4
- Lowest price
- Free plan
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 85%
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
BuzzSumo's cheapest paid plan costs $199 per month billed annually (Content Creation). We found 4 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
2 are cheaper billed annually, 2 have a free plan (BuzzSumo has none).
The largest saving on a paid plan is Awario: $29 a month billed annually on Starter, $170 (85%) less than BuzzSumo's $199.
No vendor here states that it lacks a feature BuzzSumo has. Below, each tool lists the features and numbers it publishes; vendors rarely state what they do not offer, so a feature that is not listed is unknown, not missing.
BuzzSumo alternatives by price
| # | Tool | Price per month | Billing basis | BuzzSumo, same basis | You save | Free plan | Data checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nephia | Free plan | free plan | $199/mo | $199 (100%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  TrendFynd | Free plan | free plan | $199/mo | $199 (100%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Awario | $29/mo | billed annually | $199/mo | $170 (85%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Thunzi AI | $74.25/mo | billed annually | $199/mo | $124.75 (63%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the page it was read from (hover for the check date).
What you give up for the lower price
- Nephia · Free plan
Monitoring service that checks sources such as X and Reddit for brand mentions, classifies them with AI and drafts replies, delivered through Slack, webhooks and an API.
- Price: free plan (Free); BuzzSumo has no free plan source
- BuzzSumo on the same basis: $199 a month, billed annually, on Content Creation source
- Saving: $199 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Verified features: AI assistant, Public API
3 of 9 tracked details verified
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - TrendFynd · Free plan
Brand monitoring and trend discovery platform that tracks mentions across several networks and generates content ideas from trending videos.
- Price: free plan (Free); BuzzSumo has no free plan source
- BuzzSumo on the same basis: $199 a month, billed annually, on Content Creation source
- Saving: $199 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Verified features: Analytics, Team access, AI assistant
5 of 9 tracked details verified
- Awario · $29/mo, saves 85%
Brand monitoring tool that tracks mentions of keywords across social networks, news, blogs, forums and the web, with boolean search and reports.
- Price: $29 a month, billed annually, on Starter source
- BuzzSumo on the same basis: $199 a month, billed annually, on Content Creation source
- Saving: $170 a month (85%)
- Starter limits: 1 users source
- Verified features: Team access, Public API
4 of 9 tracked details verified
- Thunzi AI · $74.25/mo, saves 63%
Reputation intelligence platform for African markets that monitors brand mentions, sentiment and AI visibility, including local language conversations.
- Price: $74.25 a month, billed annually, on Starter source
- BuzzSumo on the same basis: $199 a month, billed annually, on Content Creation source
- Saving: $124.75 a month (63%)
- Starter limits: 1 workspaces, 1 users source
- Verified features: Team access, Public API
4 of 9 tracked details verified
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to BuzzSumo?
Awario: $29 a month billed annually on Starter, against $199 for BuzzSumo's Content Creation on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with BuzzSumo?
Up to $199 a month (100%) with Nephia's free plan, before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to BuzzSumo?
Nephia and TrendFynd have a free plan.
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Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for social listening tools. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.