5 Exploding Topics Alternatives to Make Research Easier

Exploding Topics is a great tool when you're interested in trends of all kinds (i.e. ecommerce, consumer, companies, etc.), it's really like Google Trends taken to the next level.

But if you're like me, you might find it useful, but it's not exactly the kind of tool that you're looking for.

So I'll quickly go over the best alternatives to Exploding Topics for different use cases.

For a Diverse Range of Trends - Glimpse

Personally, I prefer Exploding Topics solely because Glimpse is not transparent with pricing, you can't even currently find a mention of price on their public website.

Instead, they upsell you in the email newsletters they send out.

However, it is the best 1-to-1 replacement for Exploding Topics if that's what you're looking for.

You can browse through trends based on category (e.g. Beauty, financial, health, etc.), and the UX is pretty efficient.

For SaaS Professionals: SaaSy Trends

The reason we started SaaSy Trends was because as SaaS entrepreneurs and investors, these other tools have a lot of noise.

We've created a growing database of over 20,000 SaaS companies, where we track brand search volume over time to see which companies are growing or shrinking.

This can help identify:

• Good companies to partner with or acquire
• New business opportunities
• Product types that are growing into the future

For Social Trends - Trend Hunter

Trend Hunter has similar goals to Exploding Topics, but they focus on identifying trends from social signals rather than search volumes.

I think it's an interesting approach and it means that they come up with trends that a lot of other tools on this list miss (although the opposite also happens sometimes).

If you are particularly interested in creating content on social channels like Instagram and TikTok, you may find the trends identified by Trend Hunter to be more useful to you.

For Consumer Trends - TrendWatching

If you're focused on global consumer trends, such as dropshipping or product development at a large company, TrendWatching might be your best choice. It offers detailed reports and actionable insights, making it ideal for businesses aiming to understand broader market movements and consumer behavior.

I do find the UX significantly worse and bloated with unnecessary things, but you should give it a look.

For Content Trends - BuzzSumo

Sometimes I look for new trends to create content around, and if you also use these tools primarily for that purpose, you might want to give BuzzSumo a try instead.

BuzzSumo is specifically built for content discovery and analysis.

Even though it's not specifically built to find trends, it helps you find popular content in your niche, analyze engagement, and identify key influencers.