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  • SociaVault ×
  • Perplexity ×

Comparator · Research & search

Starting price$29 · $10/mo
Free tieryes · yes
Plans documented5 · 7
Platforms1 · 2
Comparison of SociaVault, Perplexity
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Category Research & search Research & search
Main use cases
  • Social analytics dashboards
  • Sentiment analysis of comments
  • Competitor ad research
  • Influencer discovery
  • Training data for AI models
  • Researching questions with cited sources
  • Tracking current events
  • Comparing products or options
  • Building search-grounded apps via API
Best for Developers, Agencies and small data teams Researchers, Students, Journalists, Developers building search features
Platforms API Web, API
Pricing model — Freemium
Pricing

Free Trial 50 credits; one-time packs: Starter $29 (6,000 credits), Growth $79 (20,000), Pro $199 (75,000), Enterprise $399 (200,000)

Checked Sep 29, 2026. Official pricing ↗

Free plan; Pro and Max paid plans; Enterprise for organizations. Viewed from outside the US, the pricing page showed Pro at $17/month and Max at $167/month (annual-billing equivalents). US monthly prices not confirmed — see official pricing.

Checked Sep 30, 2026. Official pricing ↗

Key features
  • REST API across 25+ platforms
  • Profile, video, comment and hashtag endpoints
  • Facebook Ad Library data
  • Credit-based usage, mostly 1 credit per request
  • Public data only
  • Documentation and API key access
  • Answers with inline source citations
  • Real-time web search
  • Deep research reports
  • Choice of AI models from several labs on paid plans
  • Perplexity Computer for building documents and apps
  • Search, Agent and Embeddings APIs
Pros
  • Free trial of 50 credits with no card
  • Credits never expire
  • No subscription required
  • One credit system across all endpoints
  • Every answer links to its sources so claims can be checked
  • Free plan available to start
  • Paid plans offer models from multiple AI labs in one place
  • Developer APIs with published usage-based pricing
Limitations
  • Developer-oriented; requires API integration
  • Public data only
  • Packs are one-time purchases, so heavy use means repeat buying
  • Account and API key required
  • Answers can still misread or misattribute sources
  • Deep research and model choice need a paid plan
  • API is billed separately by tokens and requests
  • Promotional credit offers change often, so check current terms
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Verified Oct 2, 2026

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