Raycast records 710,581 monthly visits with -24.5% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing. vidIQ records 7,775,182 monthly visits with +13.2% growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing.
An extendable launcher that puts your tools, AI, and automations one keystroke away
AI-powered YouTube ideas, SEO scoring and coaching that grows your channel faster
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | raycast.com | vidiq.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Free Trial | Freemium, Free Trial |
| Monthly Visits | 710.58K (710,581) | 7.78M (7,775,182) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -230.34K (-24.5%) | +904.34K (+13.2%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (26.9%) | 🇺🇸 United States (23.3%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 350.22K | 2.64M |
| User Rating | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
An extendable launcher that puts your tools, AI, and automations one keystroke away
Open apps, run commands, and search files from a single hotkey, with thousands of community extensions connecting the services you already use.
Chat with leading AI models, call Quick AI from any app, and let AI Extensions act on your connected tools to finish multi-step tasks.
Browse everything you have copied and insert frequently used text or addresses by simply typing a keyword.
Create shortcuts that launch URLs, run scripts, or trigger commands, and assign hotkeys or aliases to the actions you repeat most.
AI-powered YouTube ideas, SEO scoring and coaching that grows your channel faster
Discover untapped keywords with real search volume and competition scores, and get AI suggestions tuned to your channel's niche and history.
Every hit for a video or channel is graded across titles, tags and thumbnails, with concrete fix-it suggestions you can apply before publishing.
A conversational YouTube strategist that analyses your channel, answers growth questions and builds tailored plans, with Max Mode for deeper strategy on the MAX plan.
Daily personalised video ideas, outlier detection to spot videos beating their channel's average, and trend research so you publish on topics actually gaining traction.
SpecialistIntegrates AI drafting and summarization directly into documents, but is confined to a workspace document app rather than OS-wide.
SpecialistIntegrates AI drafting and summarization directly into documents, but is confined to a workspace document app rather than OS-wide.
SpecialistAccelerates email and calendar workflows with advanced shortcuts and AI, but is narrowly focused on communication rather than system control.
SpecialistAccelerates email and calendar workflows with advanced shortcuts and AI, but is narrowly focused on communication rather than system control.
Free / Open-sourceOffers a powerful self-hosted chat interface for local models, but lacks desktop command-palette integration and system window management.
Free / Open-sourceOffers a powerful self-hosted chat interface for local models, but lacks desktop command-palette integration and system window management.
SpecialistDelivers a polished productivity workspace with built-in AI writing tools, but operates as a note-taker rather than a launcher.
SpecialistDelivers a polished productivity workspace with built-in AI writing tools, but operates as a note-taker rather than a launcher.
SpecialistIntegrates AI assistance directly into a modern terminal environment, but is restricted to command-line workflows rather than general OS launching.
SpecialistIntegrates AI assistance directly into a modern terminal environment, but is restricted to command-line workflows rather than general OS launching.
Integrates directly into YouTube Studio with robust bulk editing tools, but features a less modern interface than vidIQ.
Integrates directly into YouTube Studio with robust bulk editing tools, but features a less modern interface than vidIQ.
Free / Open-sourceRuns open-weight models locally on consumer hardware with an open-source client, but does not serve as a system launcher.
Free / Open-sourceRuns open-weight models locally on consumer hardware with an open-source client, but does not serve as a system launcher.
SpecialistFocuses on analyzing viral competitor videos and monetization models, but does not provide direct tag or description generation.
SpecialistFocuses on analyzing viral competitor videos and monetization models, but does not provide direct tag or description generation.
SpecialistBuilds custom AI content workflows for organic visibility, but requires more setup than vidIQ's out-of-the-box extensions.
SpecialistBuilds custom AI content workflows for organic visibility, but requires more setup than vidIQ's out-of-the-box extensions.
SpecialistCaptures background workflow history across apps for AI context, but is strictly tailored for developer code snippet management.
SpecialistCaptures background workflow history across apps for AI context, but is strictly tailored for developer code snippet management.
SpecialistTracks daily work context automatically to assist with tasks, but lacks Raycast's lightning-fast command palette and script extensions.
SpecialistTracks daily work context automatically to assist with tasks, but lacks Raycast's lightning-fast command palette and script extensions.
SpecialistConnects AI agents to hundreds of applications for executable actions, but lacks a local OS launcher interface.
SpecialistConnects AI agents to hundreds of applications for executable actions, but lacks a local OS launcher interface.
