A Metricool alternative that goes deep on YouTube.
Breadth and honesty pull in opposite directions. A dashboard covering six networks has to fill every box on every one of them.
| Runsheet | Metricool | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | YouTube, in depth | Many networks plus ads |
| Reporting | Per-video daily curve, format split | Broad cross-network dashboards |
| Sample size behind a finding | Named, with the threshold | Boxes are filled |
| Best time to post | Named when the sample supports it | Offered |
| Playlist and thumbnail on upload | Yes, one pass | Limited by the generic post model |
| Sharing your numbers | A public page for the channel | White-label reports |
| Several channels on one account | Yes, up to 5 | Built for it |
Choose Runsheet if
- You are one creator and want depth on YouTube rather than coverage everywhere.
- You would rather see the sample behind a number than a confident figure built on three videos.
Best time to post, specifically
This is the clearest place the two philosophies diverge. Splitting a catalogue across 168 hourly buckets means a typical creator’s “best hour” is decided by one video. Runsheet buckets by weekday, sets a minimum count per bucket, and tells you plainly when no day is meaningfully better. Most of the time that is the true answer.
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