Twitter API is the main reason why there are so many Twitter applications. Beside few applications, almost all of them are free to use. These paid applications have specific purpose and provides greater value to professional twitter users.

There are very few companies who have these kinds of specialized application and service. Below are the five major players in web arena, with their pricing detail.

1. ObjectiveMarketer

Objective Marketer stands as a strong competitor in the twitter analytics with its extensive campaign mode and click stream analysis.

$69.99/month	$149.99/month	$249.99/month
Campaigns URL Tracking Landing Pages Scheduled Posts RSS Feeds with Analytics	Basic + Multiple Users with Roles Polls	Business + Multiple Organizations White Label

2. SocialToo

SocialToo provides specific functions like following ever followers, removing all your followers and daily tweet status.

Follow Previous Followers	Get Daily Stats	Unfollow	Unfollow EVERYONE
$5 ensures that you’re following everyone up to now who has ever followed you.	$20 sends a daily e-mail listing of all your new followers and all those who stopped following you the previous day.	$5 unfollows those people who are not following you back.	For $25 unfollows your entire list of those you’re currently following

3. TwitHawk

TwitHawk is another interest tool which tracks your tweets and help you send automated messages. The criteria can be mentioned by the user. Each automatic tweet will cost 5 cents. New users receive 10 free credits on signup. Each credit costs 5 cents.

For those that want control, you can have the replies not send out unless they are confirmed by you, or you can let the system take care of it all and just send replies when it finds matches.

100CREDIT PACK	210CREDIT PACK	550CREDIT PACK	1200CREDIT PACK
USD $5.00	USD $10.00	USD $25.00	USD $50.00

4. Twitter Counter

Twitter Counter’s most features are free beside its featured user and premium Dashboard. With a Premium Dashboard you get detailed statistics for your accounts. Compare the (absolute or relative) growth of your own twitter accounts and your competitors. Export your history into your favorite spreadsheet application. The cost is charged per account registered.

10 users	25 users	60 users	125 users
$15.00 p/m	$25.00 p/m	$45.00 p/m	$98.00 p/m

5. Buzzom Premium

Buzzom Premium is yet another useful tool from the team of Buzzom which is a free service. It seems after success of Buzzom’s free service, they have ventured introduced new service which allows you to track your growth in Twitter.

Features of Buzzom Premium :

· track your tweets and retweets in graphical form,

· monitor your followers and following and send daily status via mail,

· DM Spam filter that allows you to clean your message box,

· status scheduler which allows you to control timing of your status,

· other basic features like finding people and following them.

Currently, they seem to have only one pricing model per account.

Per Profile Account

for $10 p/m