PlaylistRankings tracks where playlists rank in Spotify search, from $29/month with weekly updates. artist.tools adds daily rankings, live keyword search in any market, bot detection and curator contacts.
Checked October 2026
| PlaylistRankings | artist.tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Playlist research | All-in-one |
| Starting price | $29/month | Free; from $15/month |
| Free plan | Partly | Yes |
| Bot detection | No | Yes |
| Curator contacts | No | 158K+ |
| History | Yes | 4+ years |
Including where PlaylistRankings wins
What it does well, and where it falls short
Pros
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Search any keyword on demand and see the top 50 playlists for it in any market, without waiting for the next weekly update.
Rankings you track update daily, so you see a playlist climb (or dip) the day it happens.
See which keywords a playlist has ranked for over time, and how its positions moved.
PlaylistRankings is focused on search rankings, and does that well. artist.tools puts the same rankings next to bot detection, playlist analytics and 158K+ curator contacts, so you can check a playlist’s quality and reach its curator in the same place.
Plainly answered
Starter is $29/month ($299/year) with weekly updates. Pro is $59/month ($599/year) and updates 1,000 keywords you choose daily. artist.tools includes Spotify SEO on the Industry plan, at $60/month or $399/year. Compare plans.
You can test its features on a demo playlist for free and ask for a full trial, and there's a 7-day money-back guarantee. artist.tools has a free keyword checker and a free plan.
Weekly on Starter. Pro updates 1,000 keywords you choose daily and the rest weekly. artist.tools updates tracked rankings daily, and you can search any keyword on demand.
Spotify ranks playlists in its search results for each keyword, and the order differs by market. Tracking where a playlist ranks, and for which words, shows what to put in its title and description. Learn more about Spotify SEO.
