VIRA Free vs Pro: What Actually Changes
Why a Plain Comparison Is Worth Writing
Most pricing pages describe plans in marketing language that doesn't
tell you what you'd actually hit a wall on. Here's what changes
between VIRA Free and Pro, with real numbers, not "unlimited
possibilities."
Channel Analytics and Shorts Finder: 3 Lookups a Day on Free
On Free, both YouTube Channel Analytics and the Shorts Finder are
capped at 3 lookups per 24 hours. Pro removes that cap entirely.
If you only check a handful of channels a day, Free covers it. If
you're doing competitor research across a dozen channels in one
sitting, you'll hit the wall fast.
Channel Search Is Fully Blocked on Free
This one isn't a quota — VIRA's Channel Search (searching across 2.4
million channels by niche/keyword) is **not available on Free at
all**. It's a Pro-only feature, not a limited one.
Deep Search and the YouTube "Ask" Panel
- --Deep Search: 1 run per day on Free, 5 per day on Pro.
- --Ask AI (YouTube video chat panel): 1 question per day on Free,
15 per day on Pro. Even on Pro this one has a daily cap rather than
being fully unlimited — it proxies YouTube's own Q&A through a
shared account, so both plans see a real limit here, just a much
larger one on Pro.
Saved Videos and Saved Channels Are Two Separate Caps
These are often confused, so to be precise:
- --Saved videos — TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram all write
into the same list. Free caps it at 10 total across all three.
- --Saved channels — a separate list, capped at 5 on Free.
Both caps disappear entirely on Pro.
Channel Compare Mode
Comparing multiple channels side by side is blocked on Free and
available on Pro.
Pricing: $9.99/Month, No Trial, No Annual Plan
Pro is $9.99/month, billed monthly. There's no free trial of Pro
and no discounted annual plan — what you see is what you pay, for as
long as you keep the subscription.
Which Plan Actually Fits You
| You mostly... | Free covers you | Consider Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Check a few channels occasionally | Yes | -- |
| Research competitors across many channels | -- | Yes (Channel Search is Pro-only) |
| Compare channels side by side | -- | Yes |
| Run Deep Search daily | 1/day only | 5/day |
| Keep a large swipe file of saved videos | 10 total | Unlimited |
Get Started
Free covers real usage for light, occasional research. If you're
hitting the channel-search wall or the saved-items cap regularly,
that's the actual signal to upgrade — not a vague sense that you
should.
Frequently asked questions
Is VIRA free to use?
Yes. VIRA's Free plan includes Channel Analytics and Shorts Finder (3 lookups per day each), Deep Search (1 per day), and saving up to 10 videos and 5 channels, at no cost.
What exactly is blocked on VIRA's Free plan?
Channel Search (searching across channels by niche) and Channel Compare mode are fully Pro-only on VIRA -- not rate-limited, but unavailable on Free.
Does VIRA offer a free trial of Pro?
No. VIRA does not currently offer a free trial of the Pro plan.
Is there a yearly VIRA Pro plan?
No. VIRA Pro is billed monthly at $9.99/month only; there is no discounted annual option.