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Head-to-head · Social Analytics

Rival IQ vs quintly

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Rival IQ #4 in Social Analytics 8.3/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Rival IQ
quintly #5 in Social Analytics 8.1/10 Pricing on request · 7-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit quintly

Rival IQ leads on 0 checks, quintly on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreRival IQ · 8.3/10
  • Free trialboth

Rival IQ scores higher on our rubric for social analytics: 8.3 against 8.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #5.

Rival IQ is the better fit for competitive benchmarking and social listening teams. quintly is the better fit for organizations needing customizable analytics and BI links.

  • Rival IQ fits best

    Competitive benchmarking and social listening teams

  • quintly fits best

    Organizations needing customizable analytics and BI links

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Side by side

Feature Rival IQ 8.3/10 Visit ↗ quintly 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.3 8.1
Ranking #4 in Social Analytics #5 in Social Analytics
Best for Competitive benchmarking and social listening teams Organizations needing customizable analytics and BI links
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $239/mo —
Free plan — —
Free trial 14 days 7 days
Free trial length 14 days 7 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 6 integrations 5 integrations
Features Rival IQ 2/3 · quintly 2/3
Scheduled reports Not checked yet Not checked yet
Competitor benchmarking ✓ ✓
Audience demographics ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported networks 5 7
Historical data Not checked yet Not checked yet
Included team seats Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Benchmarks competitors and analyzes social content and posts
  • Adds saved-search listening, alerts, and scheduled branded reports
  • Higher plans add private account insights, ad reporting, and API access
  • Analyzes data across seven social networks with audience and private insights
  • Supports custom metrics, dashboards, and competitive benchmarking
  • Exports reports and connects with BI tools and data warehouses
Cons
  • Drive starts at $239 per month and includes one user account
  • Drive covers 10 tracked companies and six months of history
  • Five monitored networks make it less broad than some alternatives
  • No permanent free plan; pricing is request-based
  • Profile and custom-metric allowances vary by plan
  • Standalone product now sits within the Facelift ecosystem
Our verdict

Rival IQ brings competitor benchmarking, social content analysis, and listening into a social analytics platform for marketers, agencies, and organizations tracking campaigns and channel performance. It also offers custom dashboards, post…

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Brands, agencies, media companies, and data specialists can use quintly to bring social performance data from Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat into a web-based analytics workspace. It combines…

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  1. Rival IQSocial Analytics 8.314-day trial
  2. quintlySocial Analytics 8.1Pricing on request · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Rival IQ — where it wins

    • Benchmarks competitors and analyzes social content and posts
    • Adds saved-search listening, alerts, and scheduled branded reports
    • Higher plans add private account insights, ad reporting, and API access

    Where it doesn't

    • Drive starts at $239 per month and includes one user account
    • Drive covers 10 tracked companies and six months of history
    • Five monitored networks make it less broad than some alternatives

  • quintly — where it wins

    • Analyzes data across seven social networks with audience and private insights
    • Supports custom metrics, dashboards, and competitive benchmarking
    • Exports reports and connects with BI tools and data warehouses

    Where it doesn't

    • No permanent free plan; pricing is request-based
    • Profile and custom-metric allowances vary by plan
    • Standalone product now sits within the Facelift ecosystem
  • Rival IQ8.3/10 · 14-day trial

    A focused toolkit for social benchmarking and listening, starting at $239 per month.

    Visit Rival IQFull verdict →
  • quintly8.1/10 · Pricing on request · 7-day trial

    A customizable social analytics platform for teams that need cross-network reporting and data links.

    Visit quintlyFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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