HyperSuggest vs KeywordTool.io (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, KeywordTool.io grades higher than HyperSuggest: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
HyperSuggest grades higher on value for money. KeywordTool.io grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
HyperSuggest
Google keyword and question suggestions with search volume
KeywordTool.io
Autocomplete keyword ideas from Google and 16 other search platforms
Which one is for you
Pick HyperSuggest if
- Fits if you want long lists of long-tail ideas with volumes for one topic
- Works for researching keywords across many countries and languages
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need ideas from YouTube, Amazon or Bing, as it lists Google only
- Tight if you're on Basic, with one user, no file exports and history that lasts 24 hours
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $29 for Basic against $19 on yearly billing, plus tax
- Too light for picking targets by difficulty, as the listing shows no difficulty score
- Watch out: there's no trial and no API, and free searches are a few a day with limited results
Pick KeywordTool.io if
- Fits if you want long-tail ideas from YouTube, Amazon or TikTok and can do without the numbers
- Works for pulling keyword data into Claude or ChatGPT through the MCP server on a paid plan
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only want search volumes, at $68 a month on yearly billing and $88 monthly
- Skip it if you need a difficulty score to judge which keywords you can win
- Not for you if you want to try the paid data first, as there's no trial, only a 30-day refund
- Watch out: only Google and Bing volumes come from the ad planners; the rest are modeled estimates
- Tight if you run lots of lookups, as Starter allows 50 requests a day across web, API and MCP
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAHyperSuggestFair | 2.4GPAKeywordTool.ioFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $19 a month on yearly billing, $29 monthly, plus tax, which is this category's middle. That buys 100 searches a month with 24 hours of history. Exports and deep search need Plus at $29 a month yearly. | DStarter is $68 a month on yearly billing, $88 monthly, which is in this category's dearest tenth. Every paid plan does include the API, an MCP server and volume for 50,000 keywords a day. There's no trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
| Free plan and trial | CA few searches a day without an account (the site showed 3), and more with a free one. Full results, advanced filters and history are paid, and there's no trial. | BThe free version needs no account and no card, and gives up to 750+ suggestions a search with no limit on record. One person could live on that for ideas. What you don't get is volume, CPC or competition: those are all paid. |
| Features | CKeyword and question ideas from Google autocomplete and related searches, with volume, filters by any metric and word count, and exports. The basics are there, but it's Google only and the listing shows no difficulty score. | CIdeas from 17 platforms, plus volume, CPC, trend history and bulk lookups on paid plans. But there's no difficulty score or competitor lookup on record, and only Google and Bing volumes come from the ad planners. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but nothing to set up: you can search without an account, then filter the list by word count or volume. | BNo rating on record, and nothing to set up: the free version runs without an account, so you type a word, pick a platform and read the list. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. No desktop or phone app, and no integrations or API on record, so lists leave as CSV, XLSX or JSON from Plus up. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Every paid plan has a REST API and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, all drawing on the same daily request pool. |
| Best for | long lists of Google keyword ideas with volumes | long-tail ideas from Google and 16 other platforms |
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: HyperSuggest and KeywordTool.io. How we grade
Price against what you get
HyperSuggest starts at $19 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. KeywordTool.io starts at $68 a month and scores 2.7.
KeywordTool.io scores higher, and starts $49 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other keyword research tools on the chart, 7 score higher than HyperSuggest for less, and 1 scores higher than KeywordTool.io 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
- HyperSuggest also covers content optimization.
- KeywordTool.io also covers app store optimization and youTube SEO.
At a glance
| HyperSuggest | KeywordTool.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), plus tax | $68 per month, billed annually ($88 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | A few searches a day without an account (the site showed 3 left for the day), and more with a free account. Full results, advanced filters and history need a paid plan. | Free version, no account needed: up to 750+ autocomplete suggestions per search term. Search volume, cost per click and competition data come with Keyword Tool Pro. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | HyperSuggest | Essential Apps LLC and Key Tools Limited |
| Price read from | hypersuggest.com | keywordtool.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
HyperSuggest
- Deep search and CSV, XLSX and JSON export are listed only on Plus and Pro.
- Basic keeps search history for only 24 hours and allows 1 user.
- Prices are shown plus tax.
- Ideas come from Google autocomplete and related searches; the site does not list other search engines as sources.
KeywordTool.io
- The free version shows suggestions only; volume, CPC and competition need a paid plan starting at $68 a month billed annually.
- There is no free trial; paid plans instead carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Only Google and Bing volumes come from the ad planners; other platforms' volumes are modeled estimates.
- Paid plans are capped by daily requests, from 50 on Starter to 400 on Agency, shared across the web app, API and MCP.
Key features
HyperSuggest
- Keyword suggestions
- Generates thousands of keyword ideas from Google autocomplete and related searches, with search volume estimates, for a chosen country and language.
- Question keywords
- Builds who, what, when, where, why and how questions around a topic, to find gaps in existing content and ideas for featured snippets.
- Filters and sorting
- Filter and sort results by any metric and by word count, so long lists can be cut down to the terms worth targeting.
- Deep search
- Standard searches return up to 500 suggestions; deep search on Plus and Pro returns up to 1,000 per search.
- Export
- Copy selected keywords or export the full list, with or without metrics, as CSV, XLSX or JSON.
- Search history
- Past results are saved so they can be reopened without using another search: 24 hours on Basic, 1 month on Plus and 12 months on Pro.
KeywordTool.io
- Autocomplete keyword ideas
- Adds letters and numbers around a seed term to pull hundreds of long-tail suggestions, across 190+ Google domains and many languages.
- 17 search platforms
- Research Google, YouTube, Bing, Copilot, Perplexity, Amazon, eBay, the App Store, Google Play, Instagram, X, Reddit, Pinterest, Etsy, TikTok and Naver.
- Search volume and cost per click
- Pro plans show volume, CPC and competition. Google and Bing figures come from their keyword planners; the other platforms are estimates.
- Trend history
- Monthly search volume history covers 12 months on Starter, 24 on Growth and up to 48 on Scale and Agency.
- Bulk search volume
- Upload an existing keyword list and get volume, CPC and trend data for it, up to 1,000 keywords per request.
- API and MCP server
- Every paid plan includes a REST API and an MCP server for assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, drawing on the same daily request pool.
Plans
HyperSuggest
Free$0
A small daily allowance of searches with limited results, for trying the tool.
Basic$19
per month for 100 searches, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)
1 user, all countries and languages, 24 hours of search history and up to 500 results per search. $228 a year, plus tax.
Plus$29
per month for 250 searches, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly)
3 users, 1 month of history, deep search of up to 1,000 results, and CSV, XLSX and JSON export. $348 a year, plus tax.
Pro$69
per month for 750 searches, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)
10 users, 12 months of history, deep search, exports and a priority queue for faster results. $828 a year, plus tax.
KeywordTool.io
Free$0
Autocomplete keyword suggestions for any term, up to 750+ per search, without signing up.
Starter$68
per month for 50 requests a day, billed annually ($88 monthly)
Search volume for 50,000 keywords a day, 12 months of trend history, all 17 platforms, web app, API and MCP.
Growth$148
per month for 100 requests a day, billed annually ($188 monthly)
Search volume for 100,000 keywords a day and 24 months of trend history.
Scale$308
per month for 200 requests a day, billed annually ($388 monthly)
Search volume for 200,000 keywords a day and 48 months of trend history, for in-house teams.
Agency$628
per month for 400 requests a day, billed annually ($788 monthly)
Search volume for 400,000 keywords a day and 48 months of trend history.
Enterprise & CustomCustom
Higher daily limits, custom API and MCP usage, procurement paperwork and bank-transfer payment. Quoted after a demo.
Ways to pay less
HyperSuggest
- Annual discount
Save up to $360 a year with yearly billing
HyperSuggest's pricing page lists yearly billing at $19 to $69 a month instead of $29 to $99, a saving of $120 to $360 a year depending on the plan.
KeywordTool.io
- Annual discount
Save over 20% with annual billing
Keyword Tool's pricing lists annual billing at over 20% less: Starter is $68 a month billed annually instead of $88 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, HyperSuggest or KeywordTool.io?
As of Oct 23, 2026, HyperSuggest is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $68 a month for KeywordTool.io. HyperSuggest starts at $19 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), plus tax, and KeywordTool.io starts at $68 per month, billed annually ($88 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, HyperSuggest or KeywordTool.io?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both HyperSuggest and KeywordTool.io 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.