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DolphinRadar

Public Instagram-account activity monitoring, follow tracking and reporting for single-profile observation.

Research-based score
2.9
Tested
Features and capabilities3.4

Official documentation covers public-account follow changes, interaction history, weekly report exports, optional AI insights and tools, but only one tracked Instagram account per plan.

Usability and implementation2.5

The current exact-domain Trustpilot sample contains repeated billing and unreliable-report complaints; the G2 product has zero reviews and Toollers has no trial evidence.

Pricing and value transparency3.7

Vendor support publishes dollar amounts for monthly, quarterly and annual single-account Social Insights tiers, but distinct toolkit subscriptions and additional targets complicate budgets.

Integrations, security and trust2.0

The vendor discloses public-data access, subscription terms and retention, yet offers no verified official Meta partnership; privacy, accuracy and third-party data rights remain substantial risks.

Scored by Surabhi Singh

Quick facts

Vendor
DolphinRadar
Pricing model
freemium
Plan pricing
Free public viewing tools; Social Insights $2.75/mo equivalent billed annually ($32.99/year)
Free plan
Yes — check limits
Free trial
Not confirmed
Last verified
10/28/2026

About DolphinRadar

DolphinRadar tracks activity of public Instagram accounts over time, including new follows, unfollows, likes, comments, story engagement and related social signals. It markets its data collection as anonymous without access to a target Instagram password and provides weekly reports, longer-history reports, CSV exports and optional AI persona-style analysis. Its business relevance is limited mainly to public influencer or competitor observation, not brand-owned social publishing, inbox management or official Instagram Insights. Current vendor social-insights offers one monitored public account per subscription and monthly, quarterly or annual billing.

Best for

A marketer doing narrow observational research on one public Instagram influencer or competitor, after checking data rights and observed accuracy.

DolphinRadar pros and cons

Pros

  • Official documentation describes tracking public Instagram follows, unfollows, comment interactions and account-level activity without target account credentials.
  • Weekly reporting and optional CSV export may be useful for longitudinal analysis of a chosen public competitor or influencer.
  • Three billing periods are disclosed in vendor support: $4.49 monthly, $10.99 quarterly and $32.99 annually per target profile.
  • Quarterly/annual buyers can access additional AI Insight modules, with tier differences documented by the vendor.
  • Free public-content viewing and related utility tools allow limited product exploration without starting the tracked-report subscription.

Cons

  • −Each paid Social Insights subscription covers only one public Instagram account; monitoring multiple rivals requires separate subscriptions.
  • −The service is not official Meta Business Suite analytics or a social scheduling platform, weakening its fit with general business social-media management.
  • −The vendor states an initial report may take approximately one week, which restricts immediate and real-time campaign decisions.
  • −Exact-product G2 listing has zero reviews; a separate Capterra listing has scope/price anomalies, so reliable business-focused reference data is thin.
  • −The current Trustpilot exact-domain profile (2.1/5 from 20 reviews) includes individual complaints about payment, cancellation, support and missing reports; these are user allegations, not Toollers test results.

Features

Public post viewer
Free tool
Ties & Trails relationship visualization
Eligible analytics · Vendor inference is not a confirmed social graph.
Public-account tracking
Paid tracking · Vendor statements are not independent proof of Meta data licensing.
CSV activity export
Advanced/eligible plans
AI Insights modules
Quarterly 4; Annual 9 · Do not treat psychological or location inferences as verified personal facts.
Weekly activity report
Paid · First report may take about a week.
Stories and Highlights monitoring
Quarterly/Annual offer · Historical story content before signup is unavailable.
Top commenters
Eligible premium
Historical posts
Eligible premium
New-follow and unfollow tracking
Paid
Interaction patterns
Paid · Availability depends on public platform data.
Account growth tracking
Paid

Platforms

Browser-based public Instagram viewerCSV file report downloadsHosted web dashboard

Integrations

Instagram public data CSV export Email delivery and account settings Stripe checkout

Pricing — verified 10/28/2026

What you’ll actually pay

Free public tools
Free
USD 0.00/month with annual billing

Vendor separately advertises publicly accessible viewers and limited free utilities. This does not include ongoing paid Social Insights tracking or complete weekly activity reports.

Social Insights Monthly
USD 4.49/month

$4.49 paid monthly for one public Instagram account, per current vendor support. Does not include the quarterly/annual AI Insights eligibility described on the main plan FAQ.

Social Insights Quarterly
See pricing details

$10.99 paid for each three-month period, equivalent to about $3.66/month. One tracked public account; quarterly AI Insights has four modules. The schema annual-price field is null because this is quarterly, not annual billing.

Social Insights Annual
USD 2.75per month, billed annually

$32.99 billed annually, shown by vendor as about $2.75 per month equivalent; one tracked account and up to nine vendor-described AI Insight modules.

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Official pricing / availability source · Checked 27 October 2026. Confirm current taxes, regional terms and allowances. A listed plan is not necessarily the cheapest option.

Editorial verification: 10/28/2026. Check the vendor's site for current pricing.

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DolphinRadar — frequently asked questions

Is DolphinRadar free?
It offers free public-content utilities, but full ongoing Social Insights tracking requires a paid Monthly, Quarterly or Annual subscription.
How much is the DolphinRadar annual plan?
The vendor support article lists $32.99 per year for one public Instagram target, or approximately $2.75/month equivalent.
How many accounts can I track?
The official plan FAQ states one Instagram profile per subscription; more targets require additional paid subscriptions.
Can it view private Instagram accounts?
The vendor explicitly says its tracking is restricted to publicly accessible accounts and does not request the target account credentials.
How fast are reports available?
The official FAQ says a new tracked username may need around one week before its first Activity Analytics report, with weekly updates afterward.
What is the AI Insights difference between billing plans?
Quarterly subscribers receive four described persona modules, annual subscribers nine, while monthly subscription does not include AI Insights. Accuracy of inferred traits is not independently established.
Are social scheduling and CRM integrations included?
No native publishing inbox, social scheduler, CRM or official Meta API connector was verified as part of this product.
Has Toollers tested DolphinRadar billing or report accuracy?
No. This is desk research only, incorporating a small independent Trustpilot sample and an exact G2 listing with zero reviews. No paid test or editorial approval exists.

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