StatlyStatly: A Sortfeed Alternative for Deeper Instagram Reels Analytics (2026)
What Sortfeed is
Sortfeed is a Chrome extension for creators and marketers, with a large user base (roughly 90,000 users on its main listing). It runs inside Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, processes data locally, and asks for no login or password. Its focus is fast content research and retrieval.
Its genuine strengths, stated plainly:
- Video transcription. Sortfeed transcribes Reels and TikToks, and can transcribe many videos at once and export the text to a spreadsheet. Statly does not transcribe video. This is Sortfeed's clearest edge.
- Multi-platform. It works across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Statly focuses on Instagram.
- Flexible export formats. Sort by date, views, likes, and shares over a custom count or date range, and export to Google Sheets, Excel, CSV, or JSON. That is a wider set of export formats than Statly offers.
- Bulk downloading. Sortfeed downloads Reels, posts, TikToks, and Stories, including bulk download of a sorted list. Statly also downloads Reels, so this is a shared capability rather than a Sortfeed-only one, but Sortfeed covers more content types across more platforms.
- A one-time Pro option. Sortfeed has offered lifetime Pro access for a single payment rather than a recurring subscription, which is appealing if you dislike subscriptions.
For cross-platform content sourcing, repurposing, and transcription, Sortfeed is a strong, affordable tool, and this page is not going to pretend otherwise.
Where Statly is different
Statly and Sortfeed share a lot: both run in-browser with no login, both sort and export, and both download Reels. The difference is what happens after the sort. Sortfeed points you toward retrieval and transcription. Statly points you toward analysis.
- Structured dashboards, not just a sorted list. Statly has five: Audit (deep single-profile scan), Compare (two profiles side by side), Merge (two accounts combined into one weighted view), Watchlist (saved accounts you scan and revisit without rescanning), and Trend Finder (viral outliers across a niche).
- Executive KPIs. Statly computes metrics like View-to-Follower Ratio, Breakout Performance Rate, Reach Consistency Index, and Engagement Stability Index, among others. These are reach-and-consistency measures, not raw counts.
- Per-Reel KPI table. Every Reel carries Like Rate, Comment Rate, Engagement Rate, and View-to-Follower Ratio side by side, with averages and medians, so you read performance in context.
- Deeper charting. Performance timeline, posting heatmap, 24-hour time distribution, engagement scatter plot, cumulative views growth, Pareto analysis, and a performance tier dot matrix.
- Trend detection. Trend Finder groups accounts by niche, scans the whole group at once, and surfaces Reels beating their own account's average or median, ranked by performance.
- Hidden-likes detection. Statly flags Reels where like counts are hidden, so a scan is not quietly skewed by invisible numbers.
- Built-in API. Trigger scans and pull structured JSON into your own tools.
The honest summary: both tools sort, export, and download. Sortfeed adds transcription and reaches across three platforms. Statly goes deeper on Instagram Reels analysis: executive KPIs, multi-account tracking, trend detection, and an API. If your end goal is transcribed reference clips across platforms, Sortfeed. If your end goal is understanding which Reels perform, how far they reach, and how accounts compare over time, Statly.
Side by side
| Sortfeed | Statly | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Chrome extension | Chrome extension |
| Sign-up / login | None | None |
| Local processing | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | Instagram, TikTok, Facebook | |
| Sort by metric | Yes | Yes |
| Export formats | Sheets, Excel, CSV, JSON | CSV, clipboard |
| Media download | Yes (posts, Reels, TikToks, Stories) | Yes (Reels, MP4, individual or bulk ZIP) |
| Video transcription | Yes | No |
| Executive KPIs (VTFR, BPR, RCI, ESI) | No | Yes |
| Per-Reel KPI table (LR, CR, ER, VTFR) | No | Yes |
| Charts and visual analysis | Basic | Yes (7 chart types) |
| Watchlist tracking | No | Yes |
| Niche trend detection | No | Yes (Trend Finder) |
| Compare / Merge accounts | No | Yes |
| Built-in API | No | Yes |
| Pricing model | One-time Pro (verify) | Subscription (€39/mo) |
Verify Sortfeed's current features and pricing on sortfeed.com before relying on this table. Several similarly named extensions exist.
Who should choose which
Choose Sortfeed if you mainly want to research and download content across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, transcribe videos, or export to a wider range of spreadsheet formats, and if a one-time payment suits you better than a subscription.
Choose Statly if you mainly want in-depth Instagram Reels analytics: executive KPIs, per-Reel rates, visual charts, saved watchlists you scan repeatedly, niche trend detection, and an API.
They can complement each other. Some creators use Sortfeed to pull and transcribe reference clips across platforms, and Statly to analyze performance and track competitors over time on Instagram.
Pricing, plainly
Sortfeed offers a free tier (roughly the last 25 posts or the past 7 days) and a Pro upgrade that has been sold as a one-time payment rather than a subscription. Confirm the current model and price on their site, since this can change.
Statly's free tier covers 3 audits per day on the last 30 Reels. Pro is €39/month or €390/year (about €32.50/month), with a 7-day Pro trial. On raw price, especially against a one-time purchase, Statly is the more expensive commitment. The trade is ongoing analytics depth, multi-account tracking, and an API rather than a lifetime research-and-download tool. Whether that trade is worth it depends entirely on what you need, and it is fair to say a subscription is not for everyone.
Frequently asked questions
Do Sortfeed and Statly both download Instagram content? Yes. Both download Reels. Sortfeed also downloads posts, TikToks, and Stories across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, while Statly downloads Reels as MP4 files, individually or as a bulk ZIP. The bigger difference is transcription and analytics, not downloading.
Do both work without an Instagram login? Yes. Both Sortfeed and Statly run as Chrome extensions inside the platform, process data locally, and require no login or password.
Does Statly transcribe videos like Sortfeed? No. Video transcription is a Sortfeed feature, not a Statly one. If transcribing Reels or TikToks matters to you, that favors Sortfeed.
Does Statly work on TikTok and Facebook like Sortfeed? Statly focuses on Instagram Reels. Sortfeed works across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. If cross-platform coverage matters, that favors Sortfeed.
Why is Statly a subscription when Sortfeed offers a one-time price? They are different product types. Statly is an ongoing analytics service with executive KPIs, multi-account tracking, trend detection, and API access. Sortfeed is largely a research, download, and transcription utility. The pricing reflects that difference, and the cheaper option is genuinely cheaper.