InsightSocial vs Sofya

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InsightSocial compared with Sofya
Detail	InsightSocial	Sofya
What it does	Free Chrome extension that exports social media data to Excel	Web search, fetch, extract, and research API for AI agents
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: unlimited scraping, 500 rows exported per month, no credit card required. Pro: $9.99/month or $7.99/month billed yearly, 10,000 rows exported per month. One-off credit packs from $2 (2,500 credits for $8, up to 25,000 credits).	Free tier: 2,000 free credits every 30 days for GitHub accounts at least a year old. Pay-as-you-go: $0.0025 per credit. Purchases start at $10 (4,000 credits) up to $25,000. Search costs 1-2 credits, Fetch 1 per URL, Extract 10, Research 50. Purchased credits never expire.
Key features	Scrape 9 social platforms Export to Excel, CSV, JSON and Google Sheets Extract posts, comments, profiles and followers Runs in your browser, not on a server Never sends login credentials to servers Scheduled scrapes to automate recurring runs Private dashboard to filter and share data No-code scraper with 2-click setup Developer API returning data from 25 platforms Integration with Claude, ChatGPT and n8n	Search the web with page content and AI answers Fetch URLs and documents as clean markdown in multiple formats Extract information by asking AI about a page Deep research with sub-queries and multi-source synthesis Works via REST API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Integrates with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI tools Own search index being built Failed API calls are automatically refunded
What makes it different	Browser-based scraping preserves user privacy by keeping credentials local Reaches data user account can already see, including private groups Read-only tool that never posts, messages or follows on user's behalf Pay once per row exported; re-exports are free No configuration required, works at human pace	Clean markdown output with structured formatting for AI consumption Building its own search index instead of reselling another engine Single API key works across all tools and integrations Pay-as-you-go with no subscription or monthly commitment required Automatic refunds for failed calls and URLs
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	2 +1 (up) since last check	18 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	10	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	28	27
Referring domains (Majestic)	125	79

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