AlsoAsked vs Seed Keywords (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AlsoAsked and Seed Keywords share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan, and Seed Keywords has no paid plan to buy, against $12 a month for AlsoAsked.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AlsoAsked grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. Seed Keywords grades higher on value for money and the free plan.
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
Seed Keywords
Free tool that collects keyword ideas by asking your contacts
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 Seed Keywords if
- Fits if you want to hear how customers would word a search, not how you would
- Works for building a seed list to check later in a keyword tool
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't have contacts willing to answer, as the list stays empty
- Not for you if you want volumes or difficulty, since it gives no data
- Too light for anything past the first brainstorm
- Watch out: there are no accounts, so a scenario is reached only through its URL, which you must bookmark
- Watch out: it's web only with no integrations, and results leave only as a CSV file
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAAlsoAskedGood | 2.6GPASeed KeywordsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | AFree, with no account and nothing to buy. You make a scenario, share it and download the answers as CSV. |
| 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. | AEverything is free and there are no limits on record: anyone with the link can answer, as many times as they like. |
| 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. | DOne narrow job: collecting phrases from people you send the link to, then linking each to a Google search. No volumes, difficulty or other data, and the maker itself suggests checking the list in a main keyword tool. |
| 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. | CNo rating on record. Making a scenario takes a minute, but you're only productive once enough contacts answer, and with no accounts you have to bookmark the link to get back. |
| 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. | CWeb only, with no integrations or API. The results leave as a CSV file. |
| Best for | mapping Google's People Also Ask questions | asking real people what they'd search for |
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 Seed Keywords. 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. Seed Keywords has no paid plan and scores 1.7.
AlsoAsked scores higher, and starts $12 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other keyword research tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than AlsoAsked for less, and none scores higher than Seed Keywords 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
- Seed Keywords also covers surveys.
At a glance
| AlsoAsked | Seed Keywords | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), plus tax | Free |
| Free plan | A small monthly allowance of searches without signing up; the vendor does not publish the exact number. | Free to use with no account: create a scenario, share its link and collect the answers. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Candour | Red Evolution |
| Price read from | alsoasked.com | seedkeywords.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.
Seed Keywords
- Gives no search volumes, difficulty or other metrics; the maker suggests checking the list in a main keyword tool.
- The list stays empty until people answer, so it depends on sharing the link with enough contacts.
- There are no accounts: a scenario is reached only through its unique URL, which the tutorial says to bookmark.
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.
Seed Keywords
- Search scenarios
- Pose a problem in your own words and ask what people would type into a search engine to solve it; the tutorial advises keeping the wording neutral.
- Shareable answer link
- Each scenario gets a unique URL to send by email, forums or social media. Anyone who opens it can answer, as many times as they like.
- Results list and CSV download
- The scenario's results page lists every suggested phrase, lets you delete entries and downloads the list as a CSV file.
- Check phrases on Google
- Each phrase links to a plain, exact-match or intitle search on a Google country domain you pick, to see what already ranks for it.
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.
Seed Keywords
Free$0
Create a scenario, share its link and see the answers on a results page with CSV download.
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.
Seed Keywords
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AlsoAsked or Seed Keywords?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Seed Keywords is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $12 a month for AlsoAsked. AlsoAsked starts at $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), plus tax, and Seed Keywords is free.
Which has a free plan, AlsoAsked or Seed Keywords?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both AlsoAsked and Seed Keywords 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.