Best Competitive Intelligence Software in 2026
Updated
In short: CB Insights is ranked #1 of 42 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Visualping and Wachete. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Visualping. The lowest first paid tier on this page is AdSpyder at $10/mo.
When you need to keep tabs on rivals and market shifts, compare the monitoring scope each service offers: competitor tracking and limits, change alerts, data types, and web traffic data. Historical data can help you understand what you can look back on, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing give you cost points to weigh. The ranking begins with CB Insights, Visualping, and Wachete, followed by Similarweb Sales Intelligence, Adbeat, Competitors App, Owler, and Contify. Consider which competitors and signals matter to your work, then compare those needs with each entry’s listed coverage and plan details.
42 competitive intelligence software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Competitor tracking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CB Insights | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $417/mo | No | — | Yes | View |
| 2 |  Visualping | 8.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $14/mo | Yes | 14 /mo | Yes | View |
| 3 |  Wachete | 8.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 4 | Similarweb Sales Intelligence | 7.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 5 |  Adbeat | 7.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $200/mo | Yes | 249 /mo | Yes | View |
| 6 | Competitors App | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $14.93/mo | — | 19.9 /mo | Yes | View |
| 7 |  Owler | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 8 | Contify | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 9 | Sensor Tower | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 10 |  Signal Labs CIx | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 11 |  RivalBeam | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 99 /mo | Yes | View |
| 12 | AppTweak | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 13 | Valona Intelligence | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 14 | Intelligence2day | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 15 |  Klue | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 16 | Compint | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 18 /mo | Yes | View |
| 17 | Crayon | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 18 |  SiteGauge | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 19.2 /mo | Yes | View |
| 19 | AdSpyder | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | Yes | View |
| 20 |  Kompyte | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 21 | ChangeTower | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 12 /mo | Yes | View |
| 22 |  Fluxguard | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 23 | AlphaSense Generative Search | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 24 | Embase | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 80 /mo | Yes | View |
| 25 | Apptica | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
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Questions about this list
Which competitive intelligence software is ranked first on Inferse?
CB Insights is ranked #1 of 42 with a score of 8.3. Visualping is second and Wachete third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, AdSpyder has the lowest first paid tier we found: $10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.