AnswerThePublic vs QuestionDB (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AnswerThePublic and QuestionDB share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and QuestionDB starts cheaper, at $9.99 a month against $20 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AnswerThePublic grades higher on platforms. QuestionDB grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AnswerThePublic
Question and search-suggestion research shown as keyword wheels
QuestionDB
Question and keyword research from search results, Reddit and Quora
Which one is for you
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
Pick QuestionDB if
- Fits if you write FAQ sections and want the questions people ask on Reddit and Quora
- Works for a writer doing up to 100 question searches a month on Solo at $9.99
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, at 5 searches a month with no volume, difficulty or exports
- Skip it if you want keyword data in other tools, as there's no API or integration on record
- Not for you if you like paying yearly for a discount, as only monthly prices are listed
- Too light for rank tracking or competitor research, which it doesn't do
- Watch out: the paid plans differ only in searches, so heavy use means $29.99 or $69.99 a month
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAnswerThePublicFair | 2.4GPAQuestionDBFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BSolo is $9.99 a month for 100 searches, inside this category's cheapest quarter, with volume, difficulty, CPC and exports. The bigger plans only add searches: 400 for $29.99, 1,000 for $69.99. There's no yearly option. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CA free plan with no card, but just 5 searches a month, and no volume, difficulty or exports. Fine for a look, not for real work. |
| Features | 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. | CQuestions from Google, People Also Ask, Reddit and Quora, with volume, difficulty and CPC on paid plans, plus AI outlines and meta descriptions. It does question research fully, but that's a smaller job, with no rank tracking or competitor data. |
| Ease of use | 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. | BNo rating on record, but nothing to set up. Type a topic, pick a country and language, and the questions come back. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb only. No desktop or phone app, and no integrations or API on record, so results leave as a CSV file or an image. |
| Best for | seeing the questions people ask about a topic | question research from Reddit and Quora |
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: AnswerThePublic and QuestionDB. How we grade
Price against what you get
AnswerThePublic starts at $20 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. QuestionDB starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.3.
AnswerThePublic scores higher, and starts $10.01 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 AnswerThePublic for less, and 2 score higher than QuestionDB 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
| AnswerThePublic | QuestionDB | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month, billed monthly ($160 a year billed annually) | $9.99 per month for 100 searches |
| Free plan | 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. | 5 searches a month, no card needed. Search volume, keyword difficulty, CPC and CSV or image export are listed only on the paid plans. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on monthly plans, once per account; a payment method is needed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Answer the Public Ltd (NP Digital) | Geekflare LTD |
| Price read from | answerthepublic.com | questiondb.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
QuestionDB
- The free plan stops at 5 searches a month.
- Search volume, difficulty, CPC and exports are listed only on the paid plans.
- The plans differ only in their monthly search allowance, from 100 on Solo to 1,000 on Enterprise.
- Prices are shown per month only; the site lists no yearly option.
Key features
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.
QuestionDB
- Question research
- Collects questions for a topic from People Also Ask, People Also Search, Google results, Reddit and Quora, for a chosen country and language.
- Keyword metrics
- Paid plans show search volume, keyword difficulty, competition level and cost per click for each keyword, to help pick low-competition terms.
- AI keyword extractor
- Pulls the relevant keywords out of a piece of text or a web page, showing how an AI model groups them.
- AI outline and meta generator
- Turns a set of keywords into a structured outline for an article or blog post, and drafts meta descriptions.
- Brand Authority Score
- Analyzes mentions and sentiment for a brand name or website and gives an overall score for how AI tools perceive it.
- Exports
- Results can be downloaded as a CSV file or an image on every paid plan.
Plans
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.
QuestionDB
Free$0
5 searches a month, for trying the tool.
Solo$9.99
per month for 100 searches
For researchers: search volume, keyword difficulty, CPC, and CSV and image export.
Business$29.99
per month for 400 searches
For small businesses: the same data and exports as Solo with four times the searches.
Enterprise$69.99
per month for 1,000 searches
For larger businesses: the same data and exports with 1,000 searches a month.
Ways to pay less
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.
QuestionDB
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AnswerThePublic or QuestionDB?
As of Oct 23, 2026, QuestionDB is cheaper to start with: $9.99 a month, against $20 a month for AnswerThePublic. AnswerThePublic starts at $20 per month, billed monthly ($160 a year billed annually), and QuestionDB starts at $9.99 per month for 100 searches.
Which has a free plan, AnswerThePublic or QuestionDB?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both AnswerThePublic and QuestionDB 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.