Chartbeat / chartbeat.com
AI-powered real-time content analytics platform for digital media and news publishers, providing engagement quality metrics, AI story recommendations, and editorial intelligence for content teams.
Pricing
Free
Free plan
No
Category
Developer Tools
Platforms
2
Free plan
No
API access
No
Open source
Yes
Platforms
2
Chartbeat is the real-time analytics standard for digital media companies and news publishers — providing the live audience metrics that editors use to understand content performance and make editorial decisions. AI extends the analytics into editorial recommendations and predictive content intelligence.
Real-time traffic dashboard shows editors exactly how many people are reading each story right now, where they're coming from (social, search, direct), and how deeply they're engaging — the editorial heartbeat that drives homepage curation and promotional decisions.
AI editorial recommendations analyse audience behaviour and content performance to suggest which stories should be featured more prominently — augmenting editorial intuition with data-informed promotion suggestions. AI identifies underperforming stories with high engagement potential that would benefit from additional visibility.
Engagement quality metrics differentiate Chartbeat from raw-pageview analytics — measuring active attention time, scroll depth, and genuine content consumption rather than accidental page loads. For subscription publishers, engagement quality correlates better with conversion than raw traffic.
Content intelligence analyses which topics, formats, and story attributes consistently produce high engagement for each specific publisher's audience — providing data for editorial planning and content strategy.
Chartbeat AI runs as ml platform software built around data workflows. Users typically start with a prompt, upload, or connected data source, and the underlying model handles the heavy lifting before returning a result you can refine or export. It's available on web and api.
The capabilities that matter most for teams evaluating Chartbeat AI.
Live audience metrics on every content piece — concurrent visitors, traffic sources, and engagement depth — enabling editors to make real-time homepage curation and promotion decisions.
Proprietary engagement measurement tracking active reader attention rather than passive time — stronger signal for subscription conversion and content quality than traditional time-on-page.
Analyses content performance to suggest promotional opportunities — identifying stories with engagement potential that could benefit from increased homepage or social prominence.
Enterprise licensing to publishers and media companies. No public pricing. Annual contracts. Demo available.
Model
Enterprise
Starting price
Free
Free trial
Yes
Parse.ly provides competing media analytics with content intelligence. Google Analytics 4 provides free web analytics without editorial focus. Piano Analytics provides subscription analytics. Comscore provides media audience measurement.
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Key facts about model providers, platforms, and team support.
Model Provider
Chartbeat
Platforms
Web, API
Deployment
SaaS
Integrations
CMS platforms, API
Team Collaboration
No
Launch Year
2022
Compliance signals and data-handling notes as reported by the vendor.
SOC 2 Type II. GDPR compliant. Media industry audience data standards. Enterprise data handling agreements.
Reader behaviour and content performance data processed on Chartbeat's infrastructure. Review audience privacy compliance for your specific publication and jurisdiction.
Verified reviews from signed-in users, stored in the backend and averaged into this tool's rating.
Editorial Verdict
Chartbeat is the standard AI real-time content analytics platform for digital media and news publishers wanting engagement quality metrics, editorial recommendations, and live performance dashboards.
Last verified July 24, 2026.
With customers including The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Vox Media, Chartbeat validates as the media editorial analytics standard globally.
Enterprise licensing to publishers and media companies. No public pricing. Annual contracts. Demo available.
Tableau Creator $75/user/month. Explorer $42/user/month. Viewer $15/user/month. AI features included in standard subscriptions. 14-day trial.
SOC 2 Type II. GDPR compliant. Media industry audience data standards. Enterprise data handling agreements.
SOC 2 Type II. ISO 27001. GDPR compliant. FedRAMP authorised. HIPAA eligible. Salesforce enterprise security.
Reader behaviour and content performance data processed on Chartbeat's infrastructure. Review audience privacy compliance for your specific publication and jurisdiction.
Data processed under Salesforce/Tableau enterprise data handling agreements. Customer data not used for AI model training.
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