AlsoAsked vs KeywordsPeopleUse (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AlsoAsked grades higher than KeywordsPeopleUse: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AlsoAsked grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
KeywordsPeopleUse
Question research from People Also Ask, Autocomplete, Reddit and Quora
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 KeywordsPeopleUse if
- Fits if you plan articles around the questions people ask, Reddit and Quora included
- Works for a team sharing one account, since every plan allows unlimited users
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you won't hand over a card, as the trial needs one and there's no free plan
- Tight if you're on Lite: 150 credits, no Bulk Search, and the optimizer only for sites under 1,000 clicks
- Watch out: unused credits don't roll over, and top-ups cost $0.05 to $0.08 each with a 50-credit minimum
- Skip it if you want volume and difficulty next to every keyword, as the listing shows neither
- Pricey if you run many sites, as each extra Content Optimizer slot is $10 a month
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAAlsoAskedGood | 2.4GPAKeywordsPeopleUseFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BLite is $12 a month on yearly billing, $15 monthly, inside this category's cheapest quarter. That's 150 searches a month for unlimited users, with the API included. Bulk Search needs Standard at $32. |
| 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. | DNo free plan. The 7-day trial needs a card, though nothing is charged until day 8. Without it you get one free search a week. |
| 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. | CPeople Also Ask trees, autocomplete, Reddit and Quora questions, SERP clustering, alerts and a Search Console optimizer. It covers question research fully, but the listing shows no search volume or difficulty figures. |
| 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. Type a topic, pick a country and read the questions, with each answer and the page it came from. |
| 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. Every plan has an API, there's an MCP server for Claude Desktop, and it connects to Google Search Console. |
| Best for | mapping Google's People Also Ask questions | questions from Google, Reddit and Quora in one place |
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 KeywordsPeopleUse. 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. KeywordsPeopleUse starts at $12 a month and scores 2.7.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other keyword research tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than AlsoAsked for less, and 1 scores higher than KeywordsPeopleUse 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
- KeywordsPeopleUse also covers content optimization.
At a glance
| AlsoAsked | KeywordsPeopleUse | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), plus tax | $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | A small monthly allowance of searches without signing up; the vendor does not publish the exact number. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of any plan; a card is needed but nothing is charged until day 8 |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Candour | Amdai Limited |
| Price read from | alsoasked.com | keywordspeopleuse.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.
KeywordsPeopleUse
- There is no free plan for new accounts; without the trial you get one free search a week.
- Bulk Search needs Standard or above, and on Lite the Search & Content Optimizer covers only sites under 1,000 clicks a month.
- Monthly credits do not roll over; top-up credits cost $0.05 to $0.08 each depending on the plan, with a 50-credit minimum.
- Extra Content Optimizer site slots cost $10 a month each on Standard, Pro and Unlimited.
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.
KeywordsPeopleUse
- People Also Ask mining
- Crawls Google's People Also Ask boxes live and maps the questions into a tree, with each answer and the page it came from. Deep Search goes three levels down for 4 credits.
- Autocomplete, Reddit and Quora
- Pulls Google Autocomplete suggestions with question modifiers, plus the top questions on Reddit and Quora, for a chosen country, language and city.
- SERP-based keyword clustering
- Groups keywords by the pages Google ranks for them, at 1 credit per 10 keywords, from a search, a saved list or an uploaded file of up to 50,000 keywords.
- Search Alerts
- Re-runs a saved search on a schedule and emails any new questions or keywords; plans allow from 5 alerts on Lite to 50 on Unlimited.
- Search & Content Optimizer
- Connects to Google Search Console to show queries, pages ranking just off page one and unanswered questions, and crawls enabled pages daily.
- API and MCP server
- Every plan includes API access, and an MCP server lets assistants such as Claude Desktop run searches using the account's credits.
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.
KeywordsPeopleUse
Lite$12
per month for 150 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Every search type, unlimited users, 20 keyword lists, 5 search alerts and 1 month of history. No Bulk Search. 1 credit = 1 standard search.
Standard$32
per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
50 keyword lists, 15 search alerts, 1 year of history, Bulk Search, and the Search & Content Optimizer with 5 site slots.
Pro$65
per month for 1,500 credits, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
30 search alerts, 2 years of history and 10 Content Optimizer site slots.
Unlimited$249
per month, unlimited credits, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
Unlimited searches and history, 50 search alerts and 20 site slots; clustering capped at 50,000 keywords a month and the API at 1,000 requests a day.
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.
KeywordsPeopleUse
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
KeywordsPeopleUse's pricing page and help center say yearly billing gives two months free: Lite is $144 a year instead of $15 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AlsoAsked or KeywordsPeopleUse?
As of Oct 23, 2026, they start at the same price. AlsoAsked starts at $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), plus tax, and KeywordsPeopleUse starts at $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, AlsoAsked or KeywordsPeopleUse?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only AlsoAsked has a free plan. KeywordsPeopleUse does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.