Cuely vs TubeBuddy

Cuely vs TubeBuddy: writing the video or optimising the upload

Cuely: Writing studio

Plan, write and package YouTube videos. Concept Lab, Content Plan, Script Studio and Publish Kit, with your choice of AI model and a free plan to start.

TubeBuddy: Channel toolkit

A YouTube SEO and channel management toolkit: keyword explorer, tag tools, A/B tests, bulk editing and analytics. Pro $15/mo, Legend $32.99/mo, billed in US dollars.

Before the upload, and after it

TubeBuddy does most of its work once a video exists: tags, search rankings, A/B tests on titles and thumbnails, bulk edits across a back catalogue. Keyword Explorer is the centre of it.

TubeBuddy Keyword Explorer showing a keyword score, related searches and most used tags — Keyword score, related searches and tags, as shown on TubeBuddy’s product page.

Cuely works before you press record: the idea, the plan and the script. Packaging comes last, and it is built from what you actually say in the video.

Two ways to get a title

TubeBuddy’s Title Generator asks what the video is about and returns a list of titles. Cuely’s Publish Kit reads the finished script and returns titles, a description and tags that match it.

Tags come from the same script, so they describe the video you made rather than the topic you typed.

Cuely Publish Kit tags and hashtags for a London food budget video — Tags and hashtags from the script, ready to copy into YouTube Studio.

How they differ

What TubeBuddy's approach misses

What Cuely costs, and what TubeBuddy costs

TubeBuddy lists Pro at $15/mo and Legend at $32.99/mo on monthly billing, charged in US dollars. Paying yearly brings them to $12 and $26.39 a month.

TubeBuddy Legend and Enterprise plans with their feature lists — Legend and Enterprise, shown with yearly billing.

Cuely has a free Hobby plan and paid plans from £5/mo.

	Cuely	TubeBuddy
Focus	Ideas, plans, scripts, packaging	SEO, testing, channel management
Script writing	true	false
Series planning	true	false
Titles	From your finished script	From a topic you type
Keyword research	false	true
A/B testing	false	true
Bulk channel editing	false	true
Free plan	Hobby, 200 credits + 60/week	Not listed
Paid from	£5/mo	$15/mo

Which one to use

Pick Cuely if

You need help writing the video itself
You want to plan a series before writing a word
You want titles and tags drawn from your script
You want to start free and pay from £5/mo

Pick TubeBuddy if

You care most about search rankings and tags
You want to A/B test titles and thumbnails
You manage a large back catalogue
You need bulk edits across your channel

Questions

Can I use both?

Yes. Write the video in Cuely, then use TubeBuddy for testing and channel management after upload.

Does Cuely do A/B testing?

No. Cuely stops at a publish-ready script and packaging.

Which is cheaper?

Cuely has a free plan and starts at £5/mo. TubeBuddy Pro is $15/mo on monthly billing.

Checked 7 October 2026. All comparisons · Pricing · Start free