A ViewStats alternative that lives inside YouTube
ViewStats is an analytics suite for tracking channels, niches and competitors. Outvyr is a small Chrome extension that answers one question on every video you see: did this beat its own channel, and why?
Outvyr vs ViewStats at a glance
| Outvyr | ViewStats | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; Pro $9/month or $39/year | Free account; Pro (price on their site); Business from $249/month |
| Free plan | Yes: scores on every page (the top ones after the 6th are locked), 3 dissects a day, top viewer questions, 10 saved videos | Free account available |
| Login | No account, no channel connection | Account needed |
| Where you use it | Inside YouTube itself (badges on Home, Search, channel pages, sidebar) | ViewStats website |
| Your data | Stays in your browser | Their servers |
ViewStats details from their pricing page, checked 26 October 2026 (US list prices). Prices change; check their site for the current ones.
When ViewStats is the better choice
- You want deep channel and niche analytics, competitor tracking and real-time comparisons.
- You work in a team or agency (Business plan).
When Outvyr is the better choice
- You want the answer on YouTube itself, as a badge on every thumbnail.
- You want the video's hook and its viewers' questions, not only its numbers.
- You want a free plan that is useful every day, and Pro at $39 a year.
What Outvyr does
Outvyr puts a badge on every video on YouTube: how many times its channel's usual views it got. A 12x video from a small channel is a topic people want, not just a big channel's reach. Press Dissect under a video to read its first 30 seconds word for word, see its speaking speed and pacing, click through the transcript, and read its comments sorted into questions, "part 2" requests and complaints. Filter any page to 3x+ or 10x+ videos, small channels or the last 30 days, and save the winners. How outlier scores work.
Questions
Is Outvyr a free ViewStats alternative?
Yes. Outvyr's free plan shows outlier scores on every YouTube page (the top ones after the 6th are locked), 3 full video dissects a day and the top viewer questions. Pro is $9 a month or $39 a year.
Does Outvyr do everything ViewStats does?
No. Outvyr focuses on finding videos that beat their own channel and showing why they worked. ViewStats offers tools Outvyr doesn't; see the list above.
How does Outvyr calculate the outlier score?
It divides a video's views by the median views of its channel's recent long-form uploads, read from the channel's public Videos page.
Can I use Outvyr and ViewStats together?
Yes. Outvyr runs in your browser and doesn't need an account, so it doesn't conflict with other YouTube tools.