Keyword Tool Dominator vs KeywordTool.io (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Keyword Tool Dominator and KeywordTool.io share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about value for money, where Keyword Tool Dominator grades higher, or the free plan, ease of use and platforms, where KeywordTool.io does.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Keyword Tool Dominator
Live autocomplete keywords from Amazon, Google, YouTube and five more
KeywordTool.io
Autocomplete keyword ideas from Google and 16 other search platforms
Which one is for you
Pick Keyword Tool Dominator if
- Fits if you sell on Amazon, eBay or Walmart and want the words shoppers type there
- Works for anyone who would rather pay once than keep another subscription
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need real monthly search volumes, as it only gives a popularity score
- Not for you if you browse in Safari or Firefox, as the dashboard needs the Chrome or Edge extension
- Tight if you buy Plus, which covers 1 of the 8 platforms with 50 searches a day; all 8 need Max
- Watch out: 30-day and 90-day access ends without renewing, and refunds stop after 7 to 30 days or heavy use
- Watch out: AI expansion and article drafts run on tokens, from 50 to 1,500 depending on plan
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
| 2.4GPAKeyword Tool DominatorFair | 2.4GPAKeywordTool.ioFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AMax, with all 8 platforms and unlimited searches, is $149 once for life, less than nine months of this category's $17 middle subscription. Plus is $89 for life, or $9 for 30 days with no renewal. Every price is shown cut from a higher one. | 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 free account gets 2 searches a day on each of the 8 platforms, 2 lists and 25 AI tokens, with filters and insights limited. Enough to try, but you'll run into those daily caps. | 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 | CLive autocomplete from 8 platforms, AI expansion into tens of thousands of keywords, question tools, clustering and article drafts. The gap is the listing's own: no monthly search volume, only a popularity score from autocomplete. | 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 | CNo rating on record. Dashboard research needs its Chrome or Edge extension, and there are platform tools, research modes and AI tokens to get your head round first. | 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 plus a Chrome or Edge extension. No desktop or phone app, and no API or other integrations on record. | 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 | paying once for marketplace keyword ideas | 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: Keyword Tool Dominator and KeywordTool.io. How we grade
Where they differ
- Keyword Tool Dominator can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Keyword Tool Dominator also covers amazon selling.
- KeywordTool.io also covers app store optimization.
At a glance
| Keyword Tool Dominator | KeywordTool.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 for 30 days, paid once | $68 per month, billed annually ($88 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free account: 2 searches a day per source on all 8 platforms, the 3 AEO tools to try, 2 keyword lists, 2,500 saved keywords and 25 AI tokens. Filters and insights are limited. | 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 | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Keyword Tool Dominator | Essential Apps LLC and Key Tools Limited |
| Price read from | keywordtooldominator.com | keywordtool.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Keyword Tool Dominator
- Paid access is a single payment for 30 days, 90 days, a year or life; shorter windows end without renewing.
- There is no monthly search volume, only the vendor's popularity score from live autocomplete.
- Dashboard research needs the KTD extension for Chrome or Edge.
- Refunds cover 7 days on 30-day access, 14 on 90-day and 30 on a year or lifetime, and not after heavy use.
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
Keyword Tool Dominator
- Live autocomplete from 8 platforms
- Pulls what people type into Amazon, Google, YouTube, Bing, eBay, Walmart, Google Shopping and Home Depot, by country and language. Plus covers 1 platform, Pro 5 and Max all 8.
- Popularity Score and Hot Keywords
- Ranks suggestions with its own popularity score and flags rising terms, instead of showing an estimated monthly search volume.
- AI keyword expansion
- AI Keyword Dominator turns one seed into up to 14,430 scored keywords and AI Intents into 55,000+; Super Keyword Tool on Max reaches 125,000+.
- AEO research tools
- Finds question, preposition and comparison keywords such as how, what and versus queries, aimed at AI answers and featured snippets.
- Clustering and article drafts
- Groups keywords into clusters and generates articles with H1 and H2 headings, FAQs, meta tags and JSON-LD, paid for with AI tokens.
- Filters, lists and export
- Filter by word count, difficulty and score, save keywords to lists, and export to CSV or Excel.
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
Keyword Tool Dominator
Plus, 30 days$9
for 30 days, paid once, with no renewal
1 platform tool, 50 searches a day, 5 research modes, 10 lists and 50 AI tokens. Shown as reduced from $19.
Plus, 90 days$19
for 90 days, paid once, with no renewal
The Plus limits for 90 days, with 50 AI tokens. Shown as reduced from $39.
Plus, 1 year$39
for 1 year, paid once, with no renewal
The Plus limits for a year, with 350 AI tokens. Shown as reduced from $99.
Plus, lifetime$89
one-time, lifetime access
The Plus limits with no end date, with 700 AI tokens. Shown as reduced from $199.
Pro, lifetime$119
one-time, lifetime access
5 platform tools, 100 searches a day, 7 research modes, 25 lists and 1,000 AI tokens. Reduced from $299; 30 days of Pro is $15.
Max, lifetime$149
one-time, lifetime access
All 8 platform tools, unlimited searches, Super Keyword Tool, 250 lists and 1,500 AI tokens. Reduced from $399; 30 days of Max is $25.
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
Keyword Tool Dominator
- Lifetime license
Lifetime access from $89, paid once
Keyword Tool Dominator sells lifetime access for one payment: $89 for Plus, $119 for Pro and $149 for Max, with no renewal.
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, Keyword Tool Dominator or KeywordTool.io?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Keyword Tool Dominator starts at $9 for 30 days, paid once, and KeywordTool.io starts at $68 per month, billed annually ($88 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Keyword Tool Dominator or KeywordTool.io?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Keyword Tool Dominator and KeywordTool.io have a free plan.
Which platforms do Keyword Tool Dominator and KeywordTool.io run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Keyword Tool Dominator lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.