A vidIQ alternative that watches the video
Keyword and metadata tools have their place, but they can't tell you why a specific video underperformed — because they never watch it. That's the gap Contentine fills.
Metadata tools vs video analysis
Tools built on the YouTube Data API analyze titles, tags, and public stats. They're useful for research, but they're blind to the content itself — the hook, the pacing, the editing, whether the thumbnail matches the first frame.
What watching the video unlocks
Because Contentine analyzes the actual footage, it can score the hook second by second, flag pacing lulls at specific timestamps, assess the thumbnail against the video, transcribe it, extract topics and entities, and find exact frames — feedback no metadata tool can produce.
Use both, but know the difference
If you want keyword volume, use a keyword tool. If you want to know why a video isn't holding viewers, you need something that watches it. Contentine is grounded in the video, and it works on uploads and pre-publish drafts too, not just published URLs.
Stop guessing. Contentine Analyze watches the actual footage — hook, pacing, thumbnail, SEO, transcript — and tells you exactly what to fix.
Score your video's hook free →Frequently asked
Is this a keyword research tool?
No — it's a video-analysis tool. It reads keywords out of the actual content, but it isn't a search-volume database.
Can it analyze videos before I publish?
Yes — you can upload a draft from any platform and analyze it before it goes live.
Does it work on competitors' videos?
Yes — you can teardown any public video or channel.
What does it cost?
There's a free Hook Score, pay-as-you-go analysis, and bring-your-own-key mode.