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Yes. A few tools now do pieces of this, but the best fit depends on whether you want creator-specific peer benchmarking or a unified analytics dashboard.

Best fits

• CreatorBenchmarks — probably the closest match to what you described. It benchmarks TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube creators against peers in the same niche and size tier, with engagement, growth, consistency, percentile, and other scores. It also shows the peer-group sample size behind a benchmark. creatorbenchmarks.com
• Socialinsider — stronger if you're managing lots of platforms. It combines Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and X analytics and adds competitive/industry benchmarking. www.socialinsider.io
• Hootsuite Analytics — good for consolidating your own accounts across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest and Threads, but I'd consider its peer benchmarking less creator-specific. www.hootsuite.com
• CreatorScore — useful for quickly checking a creator's engagement rate against 2026 benchmarks, particularly by platform. It's more of a benchmarking/audit tool than an always-on cross-network dashboard. creatorscore.io

One important caveat

Don't compare raw "engagement rate" across networks unless the tool explains its denominator. For example, one current creator benchmark measures TikTok/YouTube engagement against views and Instagram against accounts reached, while other services use followers. Those produce very different percentages. www.owlscran.com

If I were choosing for a creator: I'd start with CreatorBenchmarks if your main question is "Am I outperforming creators like me?"; I'd choose Socialinsider if the main question is "How are all my channels performing in one place?"

If you tell me which platforms you post on (e.g. TikTok + IG + YouTube + X) and roughly how many followers you have, I can narrow this down to the 2–3 tools that best fit your situation and compare their pricing/features.

Yes. A few tools are close to exactly what you’re describing, but there’s an important distinction between “aggregate my own accounts” and “tell me how I compare with other creators.”

Best fits

• hootsuite.com — probably the best all-around fit if you want one dashboard for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, etc. It tracks engagement rate and other metrics across networks and has competitive/industry benchmarking. It can monitor up to 20 competitors depending on plan. Hootsuite Hootsuite
• sproutsocial.com — stronger if you want sophisticated reporting. Its Profile Performance report aggregates metrics across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Threads, X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Pinterest, while its competitor reports let you compare engagement and other metrics against selected profiles. Sprout Social Sprout Social Support
• rivaliq.com — particularly interesting for a creator because competitive benchmarking is its specialty. You can create a “landscape” of peer accounts and compare engagement, posting frequency, audience and post performance. Its benchmarks can be calculated across a defined competitive set rather than just generic industry averages. Rival IQ Help Center Social Media Dashboard
• creatoriq.com — more oriented toward the professional creator/brand ecosystem. Its benchmark data covers 1M+ creators and lets you filter benchmarks by industry, region, follower tier and platform. CreatorIQ

What I'd choose for a creator

If your question is essentially:

“I have 100K Instagram followers, 250K TikTok, 50K YouTube, etc. How engaged is my audience compared with creators of similar size?”

I'd look at Rival IQ first, and Hootsuite second.

Rival IQ is especially useful because you can define a peer group rather than comparing yourself with enormous celebrity accounts. For example, you could create a peer set of 20 creators in your niche and compare engagement rate, engagements/post, follower growth, posting frequency and top-performing content.

One caveat: cross-platform engagement rates aren't perfectly apples-to-apples. A TikTok view, YouTube interaction and Instagram save don't mean the same thing, and different platforms expose different data. So I'd want a tool that shows both network-specific rates and normalized peer benchmarks, rather than one giant “overall engagement rate.”

If you tell me which platforms you post on (e.g. TikTok + IG + YouTube + X) and roughly how many followers you have, I can narrow this down to the 2–3 tools that are actually worth paying for.

Yes. For a creator posting across several networks, Socialinsider is probably the closest match to what you're describing.

• Socialinsider — Tracks Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X in one dashboard, including engagement rate, reach/views, follower growth, and posting frequency. Crucially, you can benchmark against competitor/public creator accounts and industry benchmarks, rather than only seeing your own analytics. www.socialinsider.io
• Hootsuite Analytics — Better if you also want publishing/scheduling alongside analytics. It supports Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Pinterest, and Threads, and lets you benchmark against competitors and industry averages. www.hootsuite.com
• CreatorIQ BenchmarkIQ — More enterprise/brand-oriented, but particularly interesting if by “peers” you mean other creators in your niche/follower tier. Its benchmarking database covers 1.1M creators and 2M accounts. www.creatoriq.com

What I'd pick for you

Socialinsider if your main question is:

“Across TikTok + Instagram + YouTube + X, how am I performing versus creators similar to me?”

It also handles an important problem with cross-network comparisons: engagement rates aren't directly comparable between platforms, so good benchmarking should normalize them against platform-specific benchmarks rather than simply averaging your percentages together. www.socialinsider.io

One caveat: competitor/peer benchmarking generally relies on publicly observable data, whereas your own connected accounts can provide richer first-party metrics. www.socialinsider.io

If you tell me which platforms you use + roughly how many followers you have + your niche, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools and tell you which one gives the most useful peer benchmarks for your situation.

Yes. There are several tools aimed at creators who publish across platforms and want normalized engagement metrics + peer benchmarking rather than just native analytics dashboards. A few worth looking at:

For a creator (not an agency), I’d think about it this way:

• You want to know “am I outperforming creators like me?” → CreatorBenchmarks or CreatorScore are closest to that use case. creatorscore.iocreatorbenchmarks.com
• You want sponsorship leverage/media kits/rate justification → look for tools that include audience quality, estimated value, and benchmark reports. www.tippity.aicreatorscore.io
• You manage multiple accounts or a creator team → Podium Social or CreatorWatcher may fit better. www.creatorwatcher.compodiumsocial.com

When comparing tools, check whether they benchmark:

1. Engagement rate by platform (not just raw likes/comments)
2. Against similar follower tiers (a 50K creator shouldn’t be compared with a 5M creator)
3. Within your niche (fitness vs gaming vs beauty have very different norms)
4. Content-level performance (which posts outperform peers)
5. Audience quality (fake followers, geography, demographics, brand fit)

If you tell me your main platforms (e.g., TikTok + YouTube Shorts + Instagram Reels) and whether you care more about growth optimization or getting brand deals, I can narrow this down.

Yes. Socialinsider is probably the closest match to what you’re describing.

Socialinsider supports Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and X in one analytics platform. It can track engagement rate, reach/views, follower growth, posting frequency, and content performance across channels. www.socialinsider.iowww.socialinsider.io

More importantly for a creator, it has benchmarking: you can add other public profiles and compare engagement rate, growth, posting behavior, and content performance against them. It also offers industry/competitive benchmarks. howto.socialinsider.io

A couple of alternatives

• HypeAuditor — better if your emphasis is specifically creator/influencer benchmarking. It evaluates engagement rate against industry benchmarks and has audience-quality/authenticity metrics for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. hypeauditor.com
• Socialinsider — better if you want a single cross-network dashboard for your own channels plus competitor/peer comparisons. Its current platform coverage is particularly broad. www.socialinsider.iowww.socialinsider.io

One caveat: don't compare raw engagement rates across networks as if they're interchangeable. The platforms expose different metrics and the calculation can differ. Socialinsider, for example, defines engagement differently by platform. howto.socialinsider.io

For your use case, I'd start with Socialinsider and create a peer set of, say, 10–20 creators with a similar niche and audience size. That gives you a much more meaningful benchmark than comparing yourself with the overall Instagram/TikTok average.

If you tell me which platforms you post on + roughly how many followers you have, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools for a creator rather than a brand.

Yes. There are several creator analytics platforms that are built for this exact use case: combining metrics across networks and comparing performance against similar creators. The best fit depends on whether you care more about your own growth, brand deal pricing, or competitive intelligence.

A few options:

For a creator posting on multiple platforms, I’d look for these specific features:

• Normalized engagement rate — not just likes/followers, because TikTok views, Instagram reach, and YouTube views behave differently.
• Peer groups by niche + follower tier — a 50K fitness creator should not be compared with a 5M entertainment account.
• Content-level comparisons — “my Reels outperform my TikToks by X%” is more actionable than a single score.
• Growth velocity — follower growth, posting frequency, and momentum.
• Audience quality — useful if you pitch sponsors.

A practical setup many creators use:

1. Native analytics (Instagram Insights, TikTok Analytics, YouTube Studio) for first-party truth.
2. A cross-platform dashboard for trend tracking.
3. A benchmarking tool for sponsor decks and strategy.

If your main goal is getting more brand deals, I’d prioritize tools with peer benchmarking and media-kit/report features. If your goal is optimizing content, I’d prioritize post-level analytics and format comparisons. www.tippity.aicreatorbenchmarks.com

Yes. Socialinsider is probably the closest match to what you're describing. It combines your own analytics across multiple networks with competitive/industry benchmarking. It currently supports Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and X. www.socialinsider.io

For a creator, I'd shortlist:

My pick: Socialinsider

You can connect the profiles you manage, then compare engagement rate, follower growth, posting frequency, and content performance against competitors/other profiles. Its benchmark system can also compare against industry averages, and you can create custom comparison groups. howto.socialinsider.io

One important caveat: "engagement rate" isn't perfectly comparable across networks. A TikTok view, Instagram save, YouTube comment, etc. represent different behaviors. HypeAuditor explicitly notes this issue, so I'd use the tools to benchmark within each network first, then use cross-network comparisons to answer questions like "Which platform is disproportionately strong for me?" rather than treating a 5% TikTok ER as directly equivalent to 5% Instagram ER. blog.hypeauditor.com

If you're specifically a solo creator

I'd also look at HypeAuditor. It's more creator/influencer-oriented and has cross-platform creator profiles, performance metrics, audience-quality analysis, and benchmarking. It says its database covers 200M+ influencers. hypeauditor.ai

If you tell me which platforms you post on (e.g. TikTok + Instagram + YouTube + X) and roughly how big your audience is, I can narrow this down to the 2–3 tools that make the most sense for you, including pricing.

Yes. There are several tools aimed at creators (rather than just brand social managers) that combine multi-platform analytics + engagement benchmarking against peers. The best fit depends on whether you care more about creator growth, sponsorships, or content optimization.

For a creator specifically, I’d look for these capabilities:

• Normalized engagement rate (so TikTok vs Instagram vs YouTube isn’t just comparing raw likes)
• Peer groups by niche + audience size (e.g., “fitness creators at 50k–250k followers,” not “all creators”)
• Content-level comparisons (which posts outperform your category)
• Growth velocity benchmarks (not just follower count)
• Brand-deal metrics (media kit, estimated value, audience quality)

A practical setup many creators use:

1. A dashboard tool for your own accounts (Hootsuite, Buffer, etc.).
2. A creator intelligence/benchmarking tool for “am I above or below my peers?” (CreatorBenchmarks-style tools). creatorbenchmarks.com

If you tell me your platforms (e.g., TikTok + YouTube + Instagram), niche, and approximate follower range, I can narrow this to the tools that actually fit your situation.

Yes. A few tools are built specifically for creators who need cross-platform engagement tracking plus peer benchmarking rather than just the native dashboards from each network. The best fit depends on whether you care more about growth optimization, sponsorships, or competitor research.

For a solo creator, I’d evaluate them this way:

• You want to know “am I outperforming creators like me?” → start with CreatorBenchmarks or CreatorScore. creatorscore.ioswarmpost.iocreatorbenchmarks.com
• You publish everywhere and want one dashboard → Podium Social or SocialCal are closer to a command center. www.socialcal.apppodiumsocial.com
• You’re pitching brands/sponsors → prioritize tools that provide peer percentile scores, audience quality, and shareable reports. creatorscore.ioswarmpost.iocreatorbenchmarks.com

A good benchmark system should compare you against:

• same niche (gaming, fitness, beauty, finance, etc.)
• similar follower tier
• same content format (Shorts vs long-form, Reels vs carousels)
• engagement rate and reach/views (not just followers)

If you tell me your main platforms (e.g., TikTok + YouTube + Instagram), niche, and whether you care more about growth or brand deals, I can narrow this down.

Yes. There are a few tools that get close, but Hootsuite and Emplifi are probably the strongest fits if you want both cross-platform tracking and benchmarking.

What I'd pick for a creator

If you want one dashboard: Hootsuite. It can put your networks in one place and lets you compare engagement rate, audience growth, posting frequency, etc. against competitors and industry benchmarks. www.hootsuite.com

If "how do I compare with creators like me?" is the key question: CreatorIQ is more interesting. Its BenchmarkIQ uses a large creator/account dataset and lets you benchmark against competitive or aspirational groups. www.creatoriq.com

If you want inexpensive benchmarking rather than a full management platform: Buffer publishes anonymized benchmark data from a very large dataset—over 2.3 billion posts—and updates its benchmarks monthly. buffer.com

One important caveat: "engagement rate" isn't standardized across networks. For example, one tool may calculate engagement against followers, another against reach or impressions. Emplifi explicitly supports both reach- and impressions-based engagement rates and cross-platform reporting. docs.emplifi.io

If you tell me which platforms you post on (e.g. TikTok + Instagram + YouTube + X) and roughly how many followers you have, I can narrow this down to the 2–3 tools that would actually give you the peer benchmarking you're looking for.

Yes. The closest fit to what you're describing is Socialinsider.

• Socialinsider — Best overall for cross-platform performance + peer benchmarking. It can aggregate Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and X, and lets you compare engagement rate, growth, posting frequency, reach/views and content performance against selected competitor profiles. www.socialinsider.io
• HypeAuditor — Better if your priority is creator/influencer benchmarking rather than managing your own social dashboard. It compares engagement against industry benchmarks and adds audience-quality/authenticity analysis, growth history and platform-specific account scores. hypeauditor.com
• Modash — Strong for creator analytics and competitive research, particularly if you also care about audience demographics, average likes/comments/views and growth. Its engagement calculations are platform-specific rather than treating every network identically. help.modash.io

What I'd pick for a creator

If you want a dashboard that answers:

"How am I performing across all my networks, and am I above or below creators like me?"

I'd start with Socialinsider.

One important caveat: don't compare raw engagement rates across platforms as though they're equivalent. A 4% Instagram ER and 4% TikTok ER don't necessarily represent the same level of performance. The better tools benchmark you within the same platform and against a relevant peer set. Socialinsider explicitly supports profile-level competitive benchmarking, while Modash uses platform-specific ER formulas. help.modash.iohowto.socialinsider.io

If you tell me which platforms you post on (e.g. TikTok + IG + YouTube + X) and roughly how many followers/subscribers you have, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 options for an individual creator, including which ones have a useful free/cheap tier.

Yes. A few tools are getting close to exactly that, but they differ in how good their peer benchmarking is.

• CreatorBenchmarks — probably the closest match for an individual creator. It benchmarks TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube against creators in the same niche and size tier, including engagement, growth, consistency, and percentile scores. creatorbenchmarks.com
• Hootsuite Analytics — stronger as an all-purpose social dashboard. It supports cross-network analytics and competitor benchmarking, including engagement and audience growth. www.hootsuite.com
• SwarmPost — combines a unified dashboard across nine platforms with engagement-rate tracking, follower growth, and competitor benchmarking. swarmpost.io
• ViewTrack — useful if you specifically want to monitor your own accounts plus other creators without requiring their logins; it tracks views, engagement, and other metrics across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and X. www.viewtrack.app

One important caveat: "engagement rate" isn't standardized across networks. For example, a rate based on followers isn't directly comparable with one based on reach or video views. A good creator analytics tool should normalize those metrics rather than simply average them.

If your goal is specifically “Am I outperforming creators like me?”, I'd start with CreatorBenchmarks. If your priority is managing all your own channels in one dashboard, I'd look at Hootsuite/SwarmPost instead.

Yes. There are several tools aimed at creators who want a single view of performance across platforms and, in some cases, peer benchmarking (how your engagement compares with similar creators).

A few worth looking at:

For a solo or mid-sized creator, I’d prioritize these metrics rather than raw follower counts:

• Engagement rate by reach/views (more comparable across networks than likes per follower)
• Median post performance (not your best viral post)
• Growth rate over time
• Content format performance (shorts vs long-form, reels vs carousels, etc.)
• Percentile ranking within your niche (e.g., “top 10% of fitness creators your size”)

A good setup is often:

1. Use a dashboard tool for your own connected accounts.
2. Use a benchmarking tool to compare against similar creators.
3. Track your own “baseline” metrics monthly so algorithm changes don’t distort your view.

If you tell me your main platforms (e.g., TikTok + YouTube + Instagram) and approximate size (10K, 100K, 1M+ followers), I can narrow this to the tools that fit best.

Yes. There are a few tools that get close, but the combination of cross-platform tracking + creator-specific peer benchmarking is still relatively underserved.

Best fits

• CreatorBenchmarks — probably the closest match to what you're describing. It benchmarks TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube creators against peers in the same niche and size tier, including engagement, growth, consistency, authenticity, and percentile rankings. It also lets you compare creators side-by-side. creatorbenchmarks.com
• Hootsuite Analytics — stronger as an all-purpose social dashboard. It combines analytics across networks and offers competitive benchmarking, but it's more oriented toward brands/social teams than individual creators. www.hootsuite.com
• ViewTrack — tracks TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X in one dashboard, including views, engagement and competitor/creator tracking. It looks particularly useful if you want to monitor other creators without requiring their account credentials. www.viewtrack.app
• Buffer's Social Media Benchmarks — useful for understanding how your engagement compares with broader platform benchmarks. Buffer says its benchmark data comes from connected accounts and is anonymized/aggregated, with benchmarks refreshed monthly. buffer.com

The important distinction

If you're a creator, I'd prioritize peer-normalized metrics, rather than simply adding up engagement across networks.

For example, a useful dashboard would tell you:

Instagram: 6.8% engagement → 82nd percentile among 100K–250K lifestyle creators
TikTok: 9.4% → 91st percentile among same-size creators
YouTube: 4.1% → 68th percentile
Overall: you're outperforming 84% of comparable creators

That's much more actionable than "you got 1.2M engagements this month."

One caveat: engagement rate isn't standardized across platforms—some tools calculate it against followers, others reach, views, or impressions. For example, a current creator benchmark dataset from OwlScran explicitly calculates TikTok engagement against views and Instagram against accounts reached. www.owlscran.com So I'd make sure whichever tool you choose lets you see the denominator and methodology, not just a headline percentage.

If you tell me your platforms (e.g. Instagram + TikTok + YouTube + X) and roughly your follower range/niche, I can narrow this down to the 2–3 tools I'd actually use and compare their pricing/features.

Yes. What you’re looking for is usually called cross-platform creator analytics, social intelligence, or creator benchmarking. A few tools that fit:

A few things to check before choosing:

• Peer benchmarking quality: “Compare to competitors” is often less useful than “compare to creators in my niche + follower tier.” A 20K-follower cooking creator shouldn’t benchmark against a 5M-follower celebrity.
• Normalized engagement rates: Make sure it compares rates, not just raw likes/views. Engagement definitions differ by platform.
• Platform coverage: Confirm it supports the networks you actually use (for example TikTok + YouTube Shorts + Instagram Reels + X/Threads/LinkedIn).
• Post-level insights: The most useful tools show which formats, topics, hooks, and posting patterns outperform—not just a dashboard of totals.

If you’re a solo creator, I’d start with Buffer Benchmarks for free benchmarking and then look at a creator-specific tool like CreatorBenchmarks or Tippity if you need peer comparisons and sponsorship/media-kit data. buffer.com

If you tell me your main platforms (e.g., TikTok + YouTube + Instagram) and whether you care more about growth strategy, brand deals, or content optimization, I can narrow it down.

Yes. If your main requirement is “show me my engagement across all my platforms, then tell me how that compares with similar creators,” there are a few good options.

My shortlist

I'd start with Socialinsider. It is particularly aligned with what you're asking for: it can aggregate performance across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and X, and its Benchmark feature lets you compare engagement rates, growth, posting frequency and content performance against competitors. howto.socialinsider.io

Metricool is probably the better choice if you're a solo creator who also wants scheduling and day-to-day management. It pulls analytics from a very broad set of networks and lets you add other public accounts as competitors. Its current competitor coverage includes Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bluesky, YouTube and Twitch, with availability varying by plan. metricool.comwww.socialinsider.io

One caveat: “peer benchmark” usually means accounts you select, rather than a magical database that knows exactly who your statistically comparable creators are. Socialinsider does offer industry/competitive benchmarking, while Metricool lets you explicitly add influencers, brands or direct competitors. www.socialinsider.io

If you tell me which platforms you post on (e.g. TikTok + Instagram + YouTube + X) and roughly how big your audience is, I can narrow this down to the 1–2 tools that fit you best, including pricing.

Yes. There are several tools that aggregate performance across multiple social platforms, calculate engagement metrics, and—in some cases—benchmark your performance against competitors or creators in your niche. The right choice depends on whether you care more about analytics, benchmarking, or creator-specific insights.

Here's a comparison:

If benchmarking is your priority

These stand out:

• Rival IQ: One of the strongest options for comparing engagement rates, posting frequency, follower growth, and top-performing content against competitors or similar accounts.
• Socialinsider: Focuses heavily on benchmarking and industry averages, making it useful for understanding whether your engagement is above or below creators in your category.
• Sprout Social: Offers competitive reporting and broader business analytics, especially if you're also managing a brand.

If you're an individual creator

If you're a solo creator rather than a marketing team:

• Metricool offers a strong balance of affordability and multi-platform reporting.
• Buffer Analyze is straightforward and easy to use if you mainly want a unified dashboard.
• Later is a good choice if you're already using it to schedule posts.

Things to keep in mind

No tool can benchmark every creator because social platforms limit access to private analytics. Most benchmarking is based on one or more of:

• Public data from tracked competitor accounts
• Industry averages by follower size
• Benchmarks from the tool's customer dataset
• Your own selected competitors

That means "peer benchmarks" are usually estimates or comparisons against a chosen set of accounts, not a universal ranking.

If you monetize through brand deals

You may also want creator-focused platforms like:

• CreatorIQ
• GRIN
• Aspire

These often include performance reporting alongside campaign management, though they're generally aimed at creators working regularly with brands.

If you tell me:

• which platforms you post on (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X),
• roughly how many followers you have,
• and your monthly budget,

I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options for your specific workflow.

Yes. There are several creator analytics platforms designed specifically for multi-platform performance tracking, though they differ in how well they benchmark you against other creators.

Here's a comparison of some of the stronger options:

If your primary goal is cross-network engagement rate benchmarking, I'd narrow it down to:

• Socialinsider if you want to compare your engagement rate, posting frequency, audience growth, and content performance against competitors or similar creators.
• HypeAuditor if you're focused on influencer metrics, audience quality, and how you stack up against creators in your niche.
• Metricool if you mainly want one dashboard for all your channels, with benchmarking as a secondary feature.

A few things to keep in mind:

• Engagement rates aren't directly comparable across platforms. For example, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn naturally have different baseline engagement levels. Better tools normalize this by platform before benchmarking.
• The quality of peer benchmarking depends on the platform's dataset. Some benchmark against public accounts in your industry, while others let you define a custom competitor set.
• Some tools also provide percentile rankings (for example, "your Instagram Reels engagement is in the top 20% of creators with 50k–100k followers"), which is often more useful than raw averages.

If you're a full-time creator, it can also be worth looking for features like:

• Unified engagement rate across platforms
• Audience overlap analysis
• Best posting time by platform
• Cross-platform content attribution
• Brand-facing media reports
• Historical performance trends

If you share which platforms you post on (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Twitch) and roughly your audience size, I can recommend the option that best fits your workflow and budget.

Yes. There are a few tools that get close to what you're describing, but there's an important distinction:

• Cross-network analytics (your Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, etc. in one dashboard) is common.
• Benchmarking against similar creators is much rarer, because platforms don't expose all creator metrics publicly. Most tools either benchmark against competitors you choose or against anonymized industry datasets rather than "creators like you."

Here are the strongest options:

If your main goal is "How does my engagement compare to similar creators?", look at creator marketing platforms instead of scheduling tools:

• Modash
• HypeAuditor
• CreatorIQ

These platforms maintain large creator databases and can compare engagement rates, audience quality, growth, and category averages. They're built more for influencer marketing, but many creators use them to understand where they stand.

The catch

Very few products can accurately tell you:

"Your TikTok engagement is in the 82nd percentile of gaming creators with 100k–250k followers."

That requires proprietary datasets of millions of creator accounts. Most tools instead provide:

• benchmarks against creators you choose,
• industry averages,
• or anonymized customer datasets. www.quintly.comgetinsighthive.com

If I were choosing

• Solo creator (under ~250k followers): Buffer Analyze + Modash or HypeAuditor.
• Full-time creator/business: Hootsuite or Brandwatch.
• Agency or creator management: Facelift Data Studio or CreatorIQ.

A couple of questions would help narrow it down:

1. Which platforms do you post on (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Threads, etc.)?
2. Are you trying to benchmark against competitors you pick, or against anonymized creators in your niche and follower range?

Yes. There are several tools that aggregate performance across multiple social platforms and, to varying degrees, compare your metrics against industry or peer benchmarks. The best choice depends on whether you care more about analytics, competitive benchmarking, or creator-focused insights.

Here's a comparison:

If your priority is benchmarking

Rival IQ

• Tracks engagement rate over time.
• Compares your accounts against competitors you choose.
• Shows percentile rankings and content performance.
• Excellent if you want to know whether your engagement is above or below similar creators.

Socialinsider

• Focuses heavily on benchmark reports.
• Provides industry averages by platform.
• Compares posting frequency, reach, engagement, and video performance.
• Popular with agencies and creator managers.

If your priority is an all-in-one dashboard

Metricool

• Combines analytics, scheduling, and reporting.
• Shows engagement across platforms in one place.
• Includes competitor tracking and benchmark reports.
• Often a good value for solo creators.

If you work with brands

Sprout Social or Emplifi

• More expensive.
• Advanced reporting and custom dashboards.
• Strong benchmarking for enterprise marketing teams.

What "benchmarking" usually means

Most tools compare your metrics using one or more of:

• Industry averages (e.g. creators in fashion or gaming)
• Accounts of similar follower size
• Competitor accounts you select
• Historical performance against your own past results

Very few tools can compare you against all creators because most engagement data is private.

My recommendation by creator size

• Solo creator (<100k followers): Metricool or Socialinsider.
• Growing creator (100k–1M): Rival IQ or Socialinsider.
• Agency or creator team: Sprout Social or Emplifi.

If you post on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and X simultaneously and want a single "engagement score" with peer comparisons, Socialinsider and Rival IQ are among the strongest options. They normalize metrics across networks better than most general social media dashboards.

Yes. There are several creator analytics platforms that aggregate performance across multiple social networks, but they differ in whether they focus on your own analytics versus competitive benchmarking.

Here's a comparison of some of the strongest options:

For your specific goal—tracking engagement across networks and seeing how you compare to similar creators—these stand out:

• Socialinsider is one of the few platforms built around cross-platform benchmarking. It tracks Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and YouTube, calculates engagement rates using consistent formulas, and lets you compare your performance against selected competitors or industry averages.
• Metricool provides an excellent unified dashboard for your own accounts. It reports engagement, follower growth, posting cadence, and best-performing content across multiple networks. Its benchmarking features are lighter but sufficient for many solo creators.
• HypeAuditor is useful if you're interested in influencer-style comparisons, including estimated engagement quality, audience authenticity, and creator rankings.

When evaluating these tools, look for:

• A unified engagement-rate calculation across platforms rather than each platform's native metric.
• Historical benchmarking so you can see whether you're improving relative to peers over time.
• Filters for creator size (e.g., 10k–50k followers vs. 500k+) because engagement rates vary dramatically with audience size.
• Support for all the networks you use (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Threads, etc.).
• Exportable reports if you work with sponsors.

If you're primarily trying to impress brands, a platform that includes media kit generation and benchmark reports (such as Socialinsider or HypeAuditor) can make it easier to demonstrate that your engagement outperforms creators in your niche.

Which platforms do you publish on (e.g., Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Threads), and are you looking for competitor benchmarking, brand reporting, or personal growth tracking?