AlsoAsked vs kwrds.ai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AlsoAsked grades higher than kwrds.ai: 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
kwrds.ai
Keyword and People Also Ask research with AI answers and an API
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 kwrds.ai if
- Fits if you write FAQ sections and want the questions Google shows for a keyword
- Works for developers who want keyword and PAA data through an API, sold from $49 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want rank tracking or a site audit, as it only does research
- Tight if you research a lot, since the web plan stops at 1,500 queries a month and more means asking them
- Watch out: the free account shows only the first result, and the API is sold apart from the web plan
- Watch out: the pricing page contradicts itself on whether the web plan includes API access
- Pricey if you just need volumes, at $39 a month on yearly billing, and cancelling is done by email
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAAlsoAskedGood | 2.4GPAkwrds.aiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CUI Full Access is $39 a month on yearly billing, $49 monthly, at the dear end of this category but under its dearest tenth. It's the only web plan: past 1,500 queries a month you have to ask kwrds.ai about higher limits. |
| 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 the top keyword and question lists and some free SEO tools, but its pricing FAQ says the tools show just the first result. Fine for a look. Paid plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
| 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. | CVolumes with history, CPC, intent and competition in 190+ countries, PAA questions with AI answers, suggestions from Google, YouTube, TikTok, Amazon and more, URL rankings and topic reports. But it's research only: no rank tracking or site audit. |
| 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 there's nothing to connect or build: you type a keyword or a question and read the results. |
| 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 a JSON API and an MCP server for Claude Desktop and Cursor. The API is sold as separate plans from $49 a month, and the pricing page contradicts itself on whether the web plan includes it. |
| Best for | mapping Google's People Also Ask questions | People Also Ask questions with AI answers |
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 kwrds.ai. 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. kwrds.ai starts at $39 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and AlsoAsked starts $27 a month lower. Of the other keyword research tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than AlsoAsked for less, and 1 scores higher than kwrds.ai 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
At a glance
| AlsoAsked | kwrds.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), plus tax | $39 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | A small monthly allowance of searches without signing up; the vendor does not publish the exact number. | Free account: top keyword and question lists, free SEO tools and keyword ideas without search volumes; the pricing FAQ says the tools show only the first result. One free API call per endpoint. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Candour | KWRDS AI, Inc. |
| Price read from | alsoasked.com | kwrds.ai |
| 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.
kwrds.ai
- The web plan has one price; going past its 1,500 queries a month means contacting kwrds.ai about higher limits.
- API plans are sold separately from the web plan, and the pricing page contradicts itself on whether the web plan includes API access.
- There is no rank tracking or site audit; it is a research tool only.
- Paid plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee; cancelling is done by email.
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.
kwrds.ai
- Keyword research
- Keyword ideas from Google autosuggest plus AI, with search volume and its history, CPC, intent and a competition index, in 190+ countries and languages.
- People Also Ask questions
- Pull the questions Google shows for a keyword, in real time, and have AI write short FAQ answers or long answers for articles, with sources.
- Many suggestion sources
- The search box takes suggestions from Google, ChatGPT, YouTube, TikTok, Amazon, Reddit, Bing, Perplexity and about a dozen other sites.
- URL rankings and SERP data
- See the keywords a URL ranks for, and the ranking titles and URLs for any keyword.
- Topic research
- Enter a topic and AI builds an Excel report of related keywords, volumes, 12-month trends, CPC, difficulty and questions, in about 10 minutes.
- API and MCP
- A JSON API covers keyword research, PAA, search volume, SERP features, URL rankings and AI content, and can be connected to AI assistants through MCP.
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.
kwrds.ai
Free$0
Browse 1,000+ top keyword lists and top People Also Ask questions, use the free SEO tools, and preview the keyword tool.
UI Full Access$39
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
All tools in the web app with 1,500 queries a month and 500 AI research answers a month; the card says API access is included.
Starter API Access$49
per month for 600 API calls (20 a day)
Any API endpoint, including search volume, CPC, trends, competition, intent, SERP data and the AI keyword tool.
Full API Access$99
per month for 1,200 API calls (40 a day)
The same endpoints with twice the calls. Higher limits and enterprise terms are quoted by email.
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.
kwrds.ai
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
kwrds.ai's pricing page lists annual billing at 20% less: UI Full Access is $39 a month billed annually instead of $49 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AlsoAsked or kwrds.ai?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AlsoAsked is cheaper to start with: $12 a month, against $39 a month for kwrds.ai. AlsoAsked starts at $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), plus tax, and kwrds.ai starts at $39 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, AlsoAsked or kwrds.ai?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both AlsoAsked and kwrds.ai 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.