Keyword Surfer vs SERP Keyword Extractor (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick Keyword Surfer: it is third in our ranking of SEO browser extensions, and they share a 3.0 GPA.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Keyword Surfer
Free Chrome extension showing search volumes beside Google results
Free
SERP Keyword Extractor
Free extension that copies keyword ideas off Google and Bing results
Free
Which one is for you
Pick Keyword Surfer if
- Fits if you want a keyword's volume while you're searching Google anyway
- Works for writers gathering related keywords into a list before drafting
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Firefox or Safari, as it's Chrome and Chromium browsers only
- Too light for keyword research away from Google, since there's no database to search on its own
- Not for you if you want page checks like titles, headings or schema, which it doesn't do
- Watch out: the store listing says it handles location, user activity and website content data
Pick SERP Keyword Extractor if
- Fits if you build keyword lists in a spreadsheet from what Google and Bing suggest
- Works for researchers who want their searches kept on their own machine
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need search volumes or difficulty, as it only collects the phrases on the page
- Watch out: autocomplete is caught only while the search box is showing it, and site: searches are never auto-captured
- Not for you if you browse in Safari, as only Chrome and Firefox are listed
- Watch out: the developer hasn't identified itself as a trader, so EU consumer rights don't apply
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAKeyword SurferVery good | 3.0GPASERP Keyword ExtractorVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree from Surfer, whose page calls it 100% free with no paid tier for the extension. Surfer's paid content tools are a separate product. | AFree for Chrome and Firefox from searchanalyzer.io, whose Search Console platform is sold separately. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright: volumes, cost per click, keyword ideas, page estimates and saved collections, with nothing locked behind a plan. | AFree outright: every extraction, the CSV and Excel exports and the local archive, with no account. |
| Features | CVolume and cost per click for the query, keyword ideas with overlap scores, traffic and word-count estimates for ranking pages, CSV collections and 70 countries. It does keyword numbers on Google fully, a smaller job, with no page checks and no database of its own. | CSuggestions, related searches, PAA and FAQ questions, refinements, filters and Trends queries from Google and Bing, copied as spreadsheet rows or saved as CSV or Excel. It does SERP keyword collection fully, a smaller job, with no volumes or difficulty. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: install it and the panel appears beside your next Google search. | BNo rating on record, but nothing to set up: search, press Ctrl or Cmd and the period key, and paste the rows into a spreadsheet. |
| Platforms and integrations | CChrome and other Chromium browsers only, so computers only, with no Firefox or Safari version. It runs on Google Search and in ChatGPT, and links to Surfer. | CChrome and Firefox, so computers only, working on Google, Bing and Google Trends with no other integrations. |
| Best for | search volumes beside Google results | copying keyword ideas off Google and Bing results |
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 Surfer and SERP Keyword Extractor. How we grade
Price against what you get
Keyword Surfer has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SERP Keyword Extractor has no paid plan and scores 2.3.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other SEO browser extensions on the chart, none scores higher than Keyword Surfer for less, and none scores higher than SERP Keyword Extractor 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
In commonFree planBrowser extensionKeyword research
At a glance
| Keyword Surfer | SERP Keyword Extractor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | The extension is free; Surfer's page calls it 100% free with no paid tier for the extension itself. | Free for Chrome and Firefox; searchanalyzer.io's Search Console platform is sold separately. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Surfer Sp. z o.o. | SMC Internet UG (searchanalyzer.io) |
| Price read from | surfer.ai | searchanalyzer.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Keyword Surfer
- It runs in Chrome and other Chromium browsers only; Surfer lists no Firefox or Safari version.
- It works on the Google results page and has no keyword database to search on its own.
- The store listing says it handles location, user activity and website content data.
- Surfer's paid content editor and AI visibility tools are a separate product with their own plans.
SERP Keyword Extractor
- It gives no search volumes or difficulty scores, only the phrases shown on the page.
- Autocomplete suggestions are captured only while the search box is open and showing them.
- Searches using the site: operator are never auto-captured.
- The store notes the developer has not identified itself as a trader, so EU consumer rights do not apply.
Key features
Keyword Surfer
- Volume and CPC in Google
- Shows search volume and cost per click for the query in a side panel on the Google results page.
- Keyword ideas
- Lists keyword suggestions and related terms with their search volumes and an overlap score against the query.
- Ranking page metrics
- Estimates traffic for the pages in the results and shows their word count and how many times they use the keyword.
- Collections and CSV export
- Save keywords into folders to come back to without searching again, and export each folder as a CSV file.
- Data for 70 countries
- Search data can be set to any of 70 countries to match where an audience is.
- Keyword Surfer in ChatGPT
- The store listing says the extension also works in ChatGPT to rewrite text to sound more human and score how human it reads.
SERP Keyword Extractor
- One-click extraction
- Press Ctrl or Cmd and the period key, click the toolbar icon, use the right-click menu or the on-page overlay to grab the keywords on screen.
- Google and Bing sources
- Works on Google web, image and shopping search and Google Trends, and on Bing web, image and shopping search.
- What it collects
- Autocomplete suggestions, related searches, People Also Ask and FAQ questions, refinements, filter chips, similar products and Trends related queries.
- Copy or export
- Copies results to the clipboard as spreadsheet-ready tab-separated text, or downloads them as CSV or Excel (XLSX).
- Auto-capture archive
- Optionally captures keywords for every search or for searches matching patterns, into an archive you can filter, export and back up as JSON.
- Runs on your machine
- Reads only what is on the results page, uses no third-party keyword APIs and sends nothing to a server, the developer says.
Plans
Keyword Surfer
Free$0
Search volumes, CPC, keyword ideas, page metrics and keyword collections in Google results, free from the Chrome Web Store.
SERP Keyword Extractor
Free$0
Every extraction, export and the local keyword archive, at no cost.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Keyword Surfer or SERP Keyword Extractor?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Keyword Surfer and SERP Keyword Extractor are free to use.
Which has a free plan, Keyword Surfer or SERP Keyword Extractor?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Keyword Surfer and SERP Keyword Extractor 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.