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ExportComments alternatives, compared

Five ways to get the comments of a social post into a spreadsheet: what each gives free, what one post with 2,000 comments costs, and what each is best at.

Prices checked November 14, 2026. Every fact about another tool comes from that tool's own pricing or home page, read on November 14, 2026; follow the links to check today's numbers. We didn't buy each plan to test its files. Prices are in US dollars before tax.

ToolPlatformsFreeOne post, 2,000 comments
ExportComments20+ sources100 results per export, 50 a month$30 (3-day plan)
ZocialCommentTikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook, Threads, Lemon8, Google Reviews, XFirst 100 per post, 3 a day$9 (3-day pass)
CommentGridInstagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube100 per export, 300 credits$9 (credit pack)
ExportTok and TokSiftTikTok only2,000 commentsFree
AI Comment ExporterYouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, RedditCount + first 500 to read, no account$6 in points, or $9.99 once

ExportComments

Best for: The widest list of sources, reviews and chat included, and exports that run on a schedule.

Platforms
20+: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Reddit, Discord, Twitch, Amazon, Trustpilot, Google and more
Free
Up to 100 results per export, 50 exports a month
One post, 2,000 comments
$30: the Personal plan, 3 days of exports up to 5,000 results each
How you pay
A 3-day pass ($30) or monthly plans ($50, $220); yearly billing saves up to 19%
Also
Scheduled exports and workflows (Premium, $50/month, and up), an API (Business), a giveaway picker, a Chrome extension, a Telegram bot and an MCP server
Worth knowing
Free exports stop at 100 results. Files are kept 1 day on the free plan and 3 to 5 days on paid plans.

Source: exportcomments.com/pricing, read November 14, 2026.

ZocialComment

Best for: One campaign in one sitting: a single pass covers every post you export for 3 days. Also reads Facebook, Threads and Lemon8.

Platforms
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook, Threads, Lemon8, Google Reviews, X
Free
The first 100 comments of every post, 3 exports a day, no sign-up
One post, 2,000 comments
$9: the 3-Day Pass, every post up to 10,000 comments for 3 days ($20 at its $1 per 100 comments)
How you pay
One-time passes, $9 and $39, nothing renews; monthly plans on quote
Also
20 links at once, AI analysis, giveaway picks, a Chrome extension, an MCP connection for Claude and ChatGPT, and brand monitoring on quote
Worth knowing
The pass is for 3 days; after that, the next campaign is another pass.

Source: zocialcomment.com/pricing, read November 14, 2026.

CommentGrid

Best for: The lowest price per comment on big volumes: $0.40 per 1,000 in the $79 pack.

Platforms
Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube
Free
300 credits, up to 100 comments per export
One post, 2,000 comments
$9: the 10,000-credit pack (one credit per comment)
How you pay
One-time credit packs, $9, $29 and $79; credits never expire
Also
AI analysis (buying signals, content ideas), a giveaway picker and a Chrome extension
Worth knowing
Paid packs export up to 5,000 comments at a time, and history is kept 30 days.

Source: commentgrid.com/pricing, read November 14, 2026.

ExportTok and TokSift

Best for: TikTok only, under 2,000 comments a video: it costs nothing.

Platforms
TikTok only
Free
2,000 comments: ExportTok gives 2,000 free credits, TokSift 2,000 on every video
One post, 2,000 comments
Free, inside the 2,000
How you pay
The same monthly plans on both: $9.99, $14.99 and $19.99, half price yearly
Also
Replies included; TokSift adds AI sentiment, themes and top questions; both have other TikTok viewers and downloaders
Worth knowing
Two separate sites with the same plans. ExportTok asks you to sign up before it exports.

Source: exporttok.com/pricing, toksift.com/pricing, read November 14, 2026.

AI Comment Exporter This site

Best for: Reading and searching a post's comments before paying anything, YouTube through YouTube's official API, mixed-platform bulk exports, AI reports, and giveaways your followers can check.

Platforms
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit
Free
The comment count and first 500 comments of any post to read, search and sort: 3 posts a day without an account, 10 with a free one. New accounts get 100 points. Giveaway picks free up to 1,000 comments
One post, 2,000 comments
$6 in points (600 points, top-ups from $10), or $9.99 to unlock just that one without an account
How you pay
Points that never expire: top-ups from $10, or plans at $49, $99 and $199 a month
Also
Excel, CSV and JSON; 20 links at once; an AI report on up to 5,000 comments; new comments by email, daily or weekly, 5 points a check; giveaway pickers with a public result page anyone can check, up to 10 posts in one draw
Worth knowing
No Facebook, Threads, browser extension or API. TikTok, Instagram, X and Reddit don't hand out every comment: on TikTok we get about nine in ten top-level comments, and the count before you pay shows what you'll get.

Questions

What's the cheapest way to export one post's comments?

It depends on the post. TikTok under 2,000 comments: ExportTok or TokSift, free. Under 100 comments: the free tiers of ExportComments, ZocialComment or CommentGrid. A 2,000-comment post on another platform: CommentGrid's $9 pack, ZocialComment's $9 pass, or $6 of points here from a $10 top-up.

Which of them export Facebook comments?

ExportComments, ZocialComment and CommentGrid. AI Comment Exporter doesn't read Facebook yet, and ExportTok and TokSift are TikTok only.

Which can export on a schedule?

ExportComments has scheduled exports on its Premium plan ($50 a month) and up, and ZocialComment quotes brand monitoring separately. AI Comment Exporter checks a post daily or weekly and emails the new comments, 5 points a check with no plan needed. CommentGrid, ExportTok and TokSift export when you ask.

Which is best for a giveaway?

All but ExportTok and TokSift have a picker. Here the picker is free up to 1,000 comments with no account, can combine up to 10 posts, and every draw gets a public page with the rules, every entry and a check anyone can run, so followers don't have to take the host's word.