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Rival IQ

Competitive social media analytics

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★4.3ratingPricing · Paid from $10/moStable
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Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Rival IQ does

Rival IQ benchmarks your social media performance against competitors — tracking follower growth, engagement rates, posting frequency, and content strategy across all major platforms.

How Rival IQ compares with its closest alternatives

1 of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan; Rival IQ does not. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is What's Trending at $20 a month and the median is $159.50. Rival IQ starts at $10 a month, below that median. All 5 offer an API, as Rival IQ does. Rival IQ offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Rival IQ was founded in 2014; the alternatives were founded between 2007 and 2021, 1 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in Czechia, the United Kingdom and Estonia.

Market position · Social

How Rival IQ compares in Social

Rival IQ has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 250 live Social tools on FalcoScan. Across Social, the average opportunity score is 53.5 and the average saturation score 56.2. FalcoScan rates Rival IQ's own market position as contested. 16 of the 250 operating Social tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Rival IQ compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Rival IQFounded 2014ModerateContestedPaid$10/moNoYesWebStable
EmplifiFounded 2021 · Prague, CzechiaLowCrowdedPaid—NoYesWebStable
Emplifi Analytics AIFounded 2015ModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWebDeclining
What's TrendingModerateContestedFreemium$20/moYesYesWeb, APIRising
BrandwatchFounded 2007 · London, United KingdomLowCrowdedPaid—NoYesWeb, APIStable
ModashFounded 2019 · Tallinn, EstoniaModerateContestedPaid$299/moNoYesWeb, APIRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Social.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Rival IQ exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
ClassificationData Extraction
Industry Verticals
MarketingMedia
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Questions

Rival IQ: common questions

Is Rival IQ free?

No. Rival IQ is a paid product from $10 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Rival IQ?

The closest alternatives to Rival IQ that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Emplifi, Emplifi Analytics AI, What's Trending, Brandwatch, and Modash.

Is Rival IQ still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Rival IQ as operating at rivaliq.com.

Does Rival IQ have an API?

Yes. Rival IQ offers an API.

Who is Rival IQ for?

Rival IQ is built for marketers, agencies, and enterprises.

How do I sign in to Rival IQ?

Sign in on Rival IQ's own website, rivaliq.com. FalcoScan reviews Rival IQ but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Rival IQ directly.

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