AlsoAsked vs AnswerThePublic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AlsoAsked grades higher than AnswerThePublic: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AlsoAsked grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AlsoAsked
Live People Also Ask questions from Google, mapped as a tree
AnswerThePublic
Question and search-suggestion research shown as keyword wheels
Which one is for you
Pick AlsoAsked if
- Fits if you write FAQ sections and briefs around the questions Google shows today
- Works for teams that need to compare questions across countries or cities
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your topics rarely show a People Also Ask box, as there's then nothing to map
- Tight if you're on Basic, with 100 searches, 24 hours of history and no CSV export
- Pricey if you want the API, MCP or bulk searches, which are Pro only at $47 a month on yearly billing
- Watch out: the free allowance isn't published, there's no trial of paid plans, and tax is added at checkout
Pick AnswerThePublic if
- Fits if you plan blog posts, FAQs or videos around what people ask
- Works for showing a client how people search, as the wheels read at a glance
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you research a lot, since Starter allows 100 searches a month and they don't roll over
- Skip it if you need a difficulty score, as there isn't one on record
- Not for you if you might want your money back, as subscriptions are generally non-refundable
- Watch out: the 7-day trial needs a payment method and covers monthly plans only
- Pricey if more people need access: Starter has 1 user, and 3 users means Growth at $99 a month
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAAlsoAskedGood | 2.4GPAAnswerThePublicFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $12 a month on yearly billing, $15 monthly, plus tax, which is inside this category's cheapest quarter. That's 100 searches a month for unlimited users. CSV export needs Lite at $23, and the API waits on Pro at $47. | CStarter is $20 a month, or $160 a year, which works out at about $13.33 a month, and until 8 November a year of Starter is $120. That's mid-table for this category, for 100 searches a month and 1 user. |
| Free plan and trial | CYou get a few searches a month without signing up, though AlsoAsked doesn't say how many. There's no trial of the paid plans, so that small allowance is all you can try. | CA free account gets 3 searches a day, with volume and CPC on just two branches of each report and exports of 30 keywords. The 7-day trial needs a payment method and only covers monthly plans. |
| Features | CLive People Also Ask questions as a tree, by country, city and language, with deep searches about 100 questions down, bulk runs and exports. It does that one job fully, but it's a smaller job, and it returns nothing when Google shows no PAA box. | CQuestions, comparisons and related terms from Google, Bing, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Amazon, with volume and CPC, AI prompt ideas and alerts. It does question research fully, but that's a smaller job, and the volume is last month's Google data only. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: you don't even need to sign in. Type a question and the tree draws itself. | BNo rating on record, but nothing to set up either. Type a word and the wheel appears, and anyone you show it to will get it straight away. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Pro adds an API with webhooks and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code, and it works with Screaming Frog. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Content Studio publishes to WordPress and Webflow, and paid plans get an API, still in alpha, that draws on the same search allowance. |
| Best for | mapping Google's People Also Ask questions | seeing the questions people ask about a topic |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AlsoAsked and AnswerThePublic. How we grade
Price against what you get
AlsoAsked starts at $12 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. AnswerThePublic starts at $20 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and AlsoAsked starts $8 a month lower. Of the other keyword research tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than AlsoAsked for less, and 1 scores higher than AnswerThePublic for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- AnswerThePublic also covers long-form writing.
At a glance
| AlsoAsked | AnswerThePublic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), plus tax | $20 per month, billed monthly ($160 a year billed annually) |
| Free plan | A small monthly allowance of searches without signing up; the vendor does not publish the exact number. | Free account: 3 searches a day, volume and CPC on two branches per report, exports of up to 30 keywords and 30 AI prompt responses a month. No Content Studio credits. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial on monthly plans, once per account; a payment method is needed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Candour | Answer the Public Ltd (NP Digital) |
| Price read from | alsoasked.com | answerthepublic.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AlsoAsked
- It only returns results when Google shows a People Also Ask box for the search.
- Bulk searches, the API and the MCP server are only on the Pro plan.
- Basic keeps search history for just 24 hours and has no CSV export.
- Prices are shown before tax, which is added at checkout.
AnswerThePublic
- Paid plans are capped at 100 to 300 searches a month, and unused searches and credits do not roll over.
- Subscriptions are generally non-refundable once billing starts, and annual plans have no free trial.
- Search volume reflects Google data from the previous month only.
- Starter allows 1 user, Growth 3 and Business 10, and all users share the plan's monthly limits.
Key features
AlsoAsked
- Live People Also Ask data
- Each search pulls the questions Google shows right now and lays them out as a tree, so new questions can appear within hours of a news event.
- Location and language targeting
- Search any country, down to city level, in any language Google supports, to see how questions differ by market.
- Deep search
- On Lite and Pro, a deep search goes three levels into the questions, about 100 on average, and costs 4 credits instead of 1.
- Exports
- Every paid plan exports results as PNG images for writers or clients; CSV export starts at Lite.
- Bulk search and API
- Pro adds bulk searches from a CSV upload, an API with webhooks, and pay-as-you-go credits on top of the monthly allowance.
- MCP server
- Pro accounts can connect AlsoAsked to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Code and run searches from a chat.
AnswerThePublic
- Keyword wheels and search modifiers
- Groups suggestions into questions, prepositions, comparisons, alphabeticals and related terms, as a visual wheel or a list, with Google volume and CPC.
- Searches across platforms
- Reports draw on Google, Bing, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Amazon, plus People Also Ask results and Google Shopping product rankings.
- AI Models report
- Shows prompts people might give ChatGPT and Gemini about a topic, sorted by intent and sentiment, and generates sample AI answers from a monthly allowance.
- Search listening alerts
- Follow a keyword and get a weekly email of new suggestions: 1 alert on Starter, 5 on Growth and 20 on Business.
- Content Studio
- Writes articles from a project's keywords and publishes them to WordPress or Webflow. Each article uses 10 credits and each Deep Search 8.
- API in alpha
- Paid plans can create searches and pull reports through an API that draws on the same monthly search allowance. Not available on the free plan or during a trial.
Plans
AlsoAsked
Free$0
A limited number of standard searches each month for visitors who are not signed in.
Basic$12
per month for 100 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Unlimited users, all regions and languages, PNG export and 24 hours of search history. One credit is one standard search.
Lite$23
per month for 300 credits, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
Adds deep search, CSV export and one month of search history.
Pro$47
per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
Adds bulk searches, API access, the MCP server, pay-as-you-go credits and one year of search history.
AnswerThePublic
Free$0
3 searches a day with some suggestions and data locked, and small exports.
Starter$20
per month, billed monthly ($160 a year billed annually)
1 user, 100 searches a month, 1,000 AI prompt suggestions, 30 AI responses, 2 projects and 60 Content Studio credits.
Growth$99
per month, billed monthly ($792 a year billed annually)
Up to 3 users, 200 searches a month, 2,000 prompt suggestions, 60 AI responses, 4 projects, 350 credits and report comparisons.
Business$199
per month, billed monthly ($1,592 a year billed annually)
Up to 10 users, 300 searches a month, 3,000 prompt suggestions, 100 AI responses, 8 projects and 800 credits.
CustomCustom
More users, domains or limits than Business, quoted on request.
Ways to pay less
AlsoAsked
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
AlsoAsked's pricing page says paying yearly saves 20%: Pro is $564 a year ($47 a month) instead of $59 a month.
AnswerThePublic
- Annual discount
Annual billing at eight times the monthly price
AnswerThePublic's campaign terms put the standard annual price at 8 times the monthly price, such as $160 a year for Starter instead of $240 paid monthly.
- Annual discount
6 months free on annual plans until November 8, 2026
From October 13 to November 8, 2026, annual plans cost 6 times the monthly price ($120 a year for Starter) and renew at that price while active.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AlsoAsked or AnswerThePublic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AlsoAsked is cheaper to start with: $12 a month, against $20 a month for AnswerThePublic. AlsoAsked starts at $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), plus tax, and AnswerThePublic starts at $20 per month, billed monthly ($160 a year billed annually).
Which has a free plan, AlsoAsked or AnswerThePublic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both AlsoAsked and AnswerThePublic have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.