Keyword.com vs RankChecker.io (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Keyword.com grades higher than RankChecker.io: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Keyword.com 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.
Keyword.com
Google rank tracker and AI visibility tracker, priced by keywords
RankChecker.io
Google rank checker and daily tracker paid for in search credits
Which one is for you
Pick Keyword.com if
- Fits if you run a small site and want weekly Google rankings for a few dollars a month
- Works for clients who want a live ranking report they can open any time
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing, YouTube or other engines, as it tracks Google only
- Pricey if you want daily checks on a long list, at $70 a month for 500 keywords
- Tight if you want reports on your own domain, which is an extra $29 a month
- Watch out: desktop plus mobile for one phrase counts as two keywords
- Watch out: AI checks in API models like Claude or Grok cost four times the credits of ChatGPT checks
Pick RankChecker.io if
- Fits if you want a few Google keywords tracked daily at no cost
- Works for developers pulling Google rankings into their own reports through the API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you'd rather not pay through PayPal, as it's the only way to pay
- Tight if you need the top 100, as Starter then covers just 33 keywords a day
- Not for you if you track Bing or anything beyond Google
- Watch out: credits don't roll over, and scheduled checks pause when they run out until the next period
- Watch out: the free plan's 50 keywords need a visible badge and link on your site, checked weekly
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAKeyword.comGood | 2.2GPARankChecker.ioFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$3 a month for 50 weekly keywords on yearly billing ($4 monthly), with the API, MCP, Looker Studio and unlimited sites. That's under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter ($10). Daily checks cost more: 50 keywords are $13 a month, and 500 are $70. | CStarter is $21 a month for 30,000 credits: about 333 keywords daily in the top 10, or 33 in the top 100. That's about the category's middle. It includes the API and webhooks, but there's no yearly plan to save on. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with 100 keywords and 20 AI credits, and no card needed. | CA free plan for good, with no card: 5 keywords on 1 site, daily to the top 30, with 2 competitors and alerts. It goes to 50 keywords if you put its badge and a link on your site, which not everyone will want. |
| Features | CWeekly or daily Google checks to the top 50 or 100, down to ZIP code, with saved results pages, share of voice, Maps tracking and AI answer tracking in ten models. The gap: rank tracking covers Google only, and no other search engine is listed. | CDaily or weekly Google tracking at the depth you choose, full results pages saved, competitors at no extra credits, AI Overview citations, alerts by email or webhook and an API. It's Google only, though, and depth eats credits fast. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You pick weekly or daily, depth, device and place for your keywords, and desktop plus mobile for one phrase counts twice, so there's a bit to work out first. | CNo rating on record. The credit maths is published, but you still work out depth, schedule and keyword count before you know which plan fits. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It links to Search Console, Analytics, Looker Studio, DashThis and Oviond, and has an API and an MCP server for Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no named integrations, but paid plans get an API at 120 requests a minute and webhooks for alerts. |
| Best for | Google rank tracking for small sites | daily Google tracking where you see the cost |
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: Keyword.com and RankChecker.io. How we grade
Price against what you get
Keyword.com starts at $3 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. RankChecker.io starts at $21 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Keyword.com starts $18 a month lower. Of the other rank trackers on the chart, none scores higher than Keyword.com for less, and 4 score higher than RankChecker.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
- Keyword.com also covers reports and keyword research.
At a glance
| Keyword.com | RankChecker.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $3 per month for 50 keywords checked weekly, billed annually ($4 billed monthly) | $21 per month for 30,000 credits (about 333 keywords checked daily) |
| Free plan | None | 5 keywords on 1 site checked daily down to the top 30, with 2 competitors, history charts and email alerts; 50 keywords if you show a RankChecker.io badge on your site. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with 100 keywords and 20 AI credits, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Keyword.com | RankChecker.io |
| Price read from | keyword.com | rankchecker.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Keyword.com
- Rank tracking covers Google only; no other search engine is listed.
- Prices assume weekly checks; daily tracking costs about four times as much, and desktop plus mobile for one phrase counts as two keywords.
- A white-label domain for shared reports is an add-on at $29 a month or $278 a year.
- AI checks in API models such as Claude, DeepSeek or Grok cost four times the credits of chat-app engines like ChatGPT.
RankChecker.io
- Credits do not roll over; when they run out, scheduled checks pause until the next billing period or an upgrade.
- Deeper checks cost more, since each 10 results is billed: Starter covers 333 keywords daily in the top 10 but 33 in the top 100.
- Payment is through PayPal only, by balance, bank account or card, and no yearly plan is listed.
- The free plan's 50 keywords need a visible badge linking to RankChecker.io, which it checks weekly.
Key features
Keyword.com
- Google rank tracking
- Weekly or daily checks to a top-50 or top-100 depth, on desktop or mobile, down to ZIP code, with as many on-demand updates a month as keywords.
- AI visibility tracking
- Tracks prompts in ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, AI Mode and AI Overviews, plus Claude, Perplexity Sonar, Mistral, DeepSeek and Grok through their APIs.
- Spyglass snapshots
- Shows the exact results page captured for each ranking, so a reported position can be checked against what was seen.
- Share of voice and SERP features
- See what share of organic visibility you own against competitors and which SERP features, including AI Overviews, appear for each keyword.
- Local rank tracking
- Track rankings for a chosen country, city or ZIP code, along with Google Business Profile and Google Maps positions.
- Reports, API and MCP
- Live shared reports, scheduled email reports, PDF and CSV exports, Looker Studio, an API and an MCP server for Claude Code, Codex or Cursor.
RankChecker.io
- Free rank checker
- Look up up to 10 keywords at once, down to position 100, in any of about 50 countries or a chosen city, on desktop or mobile, without an account.
- Daily or weekly tracking
- Set the schedule and the depth (top 10, 20, 30, 50 or 100) per site or per keyword. Each check stores the full results page.
- Competitors from the same search
- Rival domains are read from the searches already run for your site, so comparing 2, 5 or 10 competitors per site costs no extra credits.
- AI Overview citations
- When Google shows an AI Overview, it lists the sources cited and whether your site is among them; tracking this needs a paid plan.
- Alerts by email or webhook
- Rules for moves of a set number of places, entering or dropping out of the top N, or disappearing, sent as one digest an hour.
- Rank tracking API
- Included on paid plans: reading stored rankings and history is free, refreshes spend credits, and each key allows 120 requests a minute.
Plans
Keyword.com
Search Visibility$3
per month for 50 weekly keywords, billed annually ($4 monthly)
Google only. Checked daily, 50 keywords cost $13 a month billed annually ($16 monthly), and 500 cost $70. Unlimited sites, API, MCP and Looker Studio.
AI Visibility$7.83
per month for 20 AI credits, billed annually ($9.80 monthly)
AI search only: competitors, citations, sentiment, prompt research and live reports. A check costs 0.25 credit in chat apps, 1 credit in API models.
360° Visibility$26
per month for 1,000 weekly keywords, billed annually ($33 monthly)
Google and AI search with 15 AI credits. Daily checks with 150 credits cost $105 a month billed annually ($131 monthly); 10,000 daily keywords, $759.
Custom Plan$490
per month and up
Unlimited keywords and AI credits with tailored features and support, set up with the sales team.
RankChecker.io
Free$0
5 keywords and 1 site, updated daily to the top 30, with 2 competitors; 50 keywords with the badge. No card needed.
Starter$21
per month for 30,000 credits (about 333 keywords daily, top 10)
Up to 5 sites and 1,000 keywords, top 100, 5 competitors, live refresh, AI Overview tracking, API and webhooks. 3 credits buy 10 results.
Pro$63
per month for 90,000 credits (about 1,000 keywords daily, top 10)
Up to 25 sites and 5,000 keywords, 10 competitors per site and a priority refresh queue.
Agency$210
per month for 300,000 credits (about 3,333 keywords daily, top 10)
Up to 200 sites and 25,000 keywords, bulk import and export, and the highest API throughput.
Ways to pay less
Keyword.com
- Annual discount
Save with annual billing
Keyword.com's pricing page advertises a 20% saving for annual billing; 50 weekly keywords are $36 a year instead of $4 a month.
RankChecker.io
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Keyword.com or RankChecker.io?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Keyword.com is cheaper to start with: $3 a month, against $21 a month for RankChecker.io. Keyword.com starts at $3 per month for 50 keywords checked weekly, billed annually ($4 billed monthly), and RankChecker.io starts at $21 per month for 30,000 credits (about 333 keywords checked daily).
Which has a free plan, Keyword.com or RankChecker.io?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only RankChecker.io has a free plan. Keyword.com 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.