KeySearch vs Serp Miner (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick KeySearch: it is second in our ranking of keyword research tools, and it grades higher too, 2.2 against 2.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
KeySearch grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
KeySearch
Low-cost keyword research tool with rank tracking and site audits
Serp Miner
Bulk allintitle, KGR, keyword difficulty and index checks
Which one is for you
Pick KeySearch if
- Fits if you run a blog or niche site and want the main SEO jobs for about $20 a month
- Works for hunting long-tail keywords a small site can rank for
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you track lots of keywords, as Starter stops at 80 and Pro at 200
- Skip it if you want keyword data in your other tools, as there's no API on record
- Not for you if you want longer than a week to try it, as there's no free plan
- Watch out: Foresight and team sharing are Pro only, at $40 a month on yearly billing
- Watch out: AI writing runs on monthly credits, 5,000 on Starter, and the listing doesn't say if the trial needs a card
Pick Serp Miner if
- Fits if you use the KGR method and want allintitle counts for long lists
- Works for a small site that wants 10 keywords tracked daily without paying
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need keyword ideas, as the listing shows checkers for lists you bring, not a finder
- Tight if you're staying free, as 50 tokens a month covers 50 keywords in the allintitle checker
- Watch out: monthly tokens expire at the end of each month, and pay-as-you-go tokens after a year
- Pricey if you'd want a yearly discount, as only monthly prices are listed
- Watch out: pay-as-you-go packs leave out the rank tracker, and there's no API or integration on record
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAKeySearchFair | 2.0GPASerp MinerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $20 a month on yearly billing, or $24 monthly, which sits a little above this category's $17 middle for research, tracking and audits in one account. Pro, with Foresight and team sharing, is $40. | CBasic is $29.99 a month for 5,000 tokens, at this category's dearer quarter, with no yearly plan. Pay-as-you-go is $30 for 1,000 tokens that last a year, without the rank tracker. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, just a 7-day trial and a set of free stand-alone tools. The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed. The terms let you ask for a refund within 30 days of a first purchase. | CA free account gets 50 tokens a month, 300 volume checks a day and 10 keywords tracked daily or 50 weekly. The allintitle checker, the reason to come, spends one token a keyword, so 50 goes in one short list. |
| Features | BVolume, CPC and a difficulty score by country, a rival's keywords, a backlink checker, YouTube research, rank tracking, audits and an AI writer. That covers the whole job. The limits are on the extras, like 80 tracked keywords on Starter. | CBulk allintitle and KGR, difficulty and weak spots from the results, volume, trends and CPC, an index checker and daily or weekly rank tracking. It checks lists fully, but the listing shows no keyword idea finder, so the keywords come from somewhere else. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Looking up a keyword is quick, but it's a suite: rank tracking, audits and Foresight all need your site and keywords set up first, and AI use runs on monthly credits. | CNo rating on record. You paste or import a list and run it, but each checker spends tokens, and the rank tracker needs your site, keywords, device, country and language set first. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. There's no desktop or phone app, and the listing shows no integrations and no API. | CWeb only, with no desktop or phone app, and no integrations or API on record. Results leave as CSV or XLSX. |
| Best for | keyword research with rank tracking included | bulk allintitle and KGR checks on lists you bring |
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: KeySearch and Serp Miner. How we grade
Price against what you get
KeySearch starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Serp Miner starts at $29.99 a month and scores 2.0.
KeySearch scores higher and starts $9.99 a month lower. Of the other keyword research tools on the chart, 7 score higher than KeySearch for less, and 26 score higher than Serp Miner 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
- KeySearch also covers site audit, backlink analysis, content optimization and youTube SEO.
At a glance
| KeySearch | Serp Miner | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | $29.99 per month for 5,000 tokens |
| Free plan | None | Free account: 50 tokens a month, 300 search volume checks a day, and rank tracking for 10 keywords daily or 50 weekly. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, cancel anytime | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | KeySearch LLC | Serp Miner |
| Price read from | keysearch.co | serpminer.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
KeySearch
- There is no free plan after the 7-day trial, only a set of free stand-alone tools.
- Rank tracking is capped at 80 keywords on Starter and 200 on Pro, low next to dedicated rank trackers.
- Foresight and team collaboration are only on the Pro plan.
- Refunds can be requested within 30 days of the first purchase, according to the terms.
Serp Miner
- Monthly tokens expire at the end of each month; pay-as-you-go tokens expire after a year.
- Pay-as-you-go packs do not include the rank tracker.
- Only monthly prices are listed; the site shows no annual plans.
Key features
KeySearch
- Keyword research and difficulty
- Look up search volume, cost per click and a difficulty score for keywords by language and country, with filters for long-tail ideas.
- Live SERP and competitor analysis
- See which pages rank for a keyword and what keywords a rival site ranks for, along with a backlink checker and URL metrics.
- Foresight recommendations
- On the Pro plan, Foresight reads a site's niche, authority and rankings and suggests keywords it could win and pages worth improving.
- AI content assistant
- Builds outlines and drafts from the pages that already rank and checks topic coverage. AI use is metered in monthly credits.
- Rank tracking and site audit
- Track positions for 80 or 200 keywords depending on plan, and audit up to 2,000 or 5,000 pages a month for technical problems.
- YouTube research
- Research keywords for YouTube and look at the videos that perform well in a niche.
Serp Miner
- Bulk allintitle and KGR checker
- Gets Google's allintitle count and the Keyword Golden Ratio for thousands of keywords in one run, at one token per keyword.
- Keyword difficulty and weak spots
- Analyzes the search results for each keyword to rate how hard it is to rank and to point out low-authority sites that could be outranked.
- Bulk search volume
- Returns search volume, trend data and CPC for many keywords at once, with up to 10,000 daily checks on paid plans.
- Rank Tracker
- Tracks a site's Google positions for chosen keywords daily or weekly, by device, country and language.
- Bulk Google index checker
- Checks which URLs in a list Google has indexed, at one token per URL.
- History and exports
- Keeps a history of results, filters them, imports keywords from TXT or CSV and exports to CSV or XLSX.
Plans
KeySearch
Starter Plan$20
per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
200 keyword searches a day, 80 tracked keywords, 2,000 audited pages and 5,000 AI credits a month. No Foresight.
Pro Plan$40
per month, billed annually ($48 billed monthly)
500 keyword searches a day, 200 tracked keywords, 5,000 audited pages, 15,000 AI credits a month, Foresight and team sharing.
Serp Miner
Free$0
50 monthly tokens, 300 daily search volume checks and 10 keywords tracked daily or 50 weekly.
Basic$29.99
per month for 5,000 tokens
10,000 daily search volume checks and 100 keywords tracked daily or 500 weekly. Unused tokens expire at month's end.
Small$30
one-time, for 1,000 tokens that expire after a year
Pay-as-you-go tokens with no rank tracker. Medium is $60 for 2,100 tokens and Large $99 for 4,200.
Standard$59.99
per month for 12,000 tokens
10,000 daily search volume checks and 250 keywords tracked daily or 1,200 weekly.
Premium$99.99
per month for 25,000 tokens
10,000 daily search volume checks and 500 keywords tracked daily or 2,500 weekly. Pitched at teams.
Ways to pay less
KeySearch
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
KeySearch's pricing section offers annual billing with 2 months free: Starter is $20 a month instead of $24, and Pro $40 instead of $48.
Serp Miner
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, KeySearch or Serp Miner?
As of Oct 23, 2026, KeySearch is cheaper to start with: $20 a month, against $29.99 a month for Serp Miner. KeySearch starts at $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly), and Serp Miner starts at $29.99 per month for 5,000 tokens.
Which has a free plan, KeySearch or Serp Miner?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Serp Miner has a free plan. KeySearch 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.