Keyword Tool Dominator vs PinClicks (2026): which should you pick?

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 PinClicks if

• Fits if Pinterest sends a large share of your blog's or shop's traffic
• Works for writing pin titles and descriptions from the words people search on Pinterest

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if Pinterest isn't where your traffic comes from, as it covers nothing else
• Tight if you're on Pin Pro: 25 tracked rankings, and no exports, custom lists or account following
• Not for you if you need more than 5 days to decide, as the trial is 5 days and one per person
• Watch out: the terms say fees are non-refundable, while the pricing FAQ says you can ask for a refund
• Watch out: its data is scraped from public Pinterest pages, and it isn't affiliated with Pinterest

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.

PinClicks

• It covers Pinterest only, using data scraped from public Pinterest pages, and is not affiliated with Pinterest.
• Pin Pro tracks just 25 keyword rankings and has no exports, custom lists or account following; those need Pin Plus.
• The terms say fees are non-refundable, while the pricing FAQ says a refund can be requested.
• Each person or business gets one free trial.

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.

PinClicks

Keyword Explorer

Search more than 20 million keywords with Pinterest search volume, including Pinterest's official interest keywords; Pin Plus adds keywords by category.

Top Pins and Pin Score

See the top pins and their stats for any keyword search, each with a Pin Score showing how popular it is, and save pins for reference.

Account Explorer

View the keyword rankings and pin and board stats of any Pinterest account; Pin Plus can follow accounts and alert you when their pins start trending.

Pinterest rank tracking

Track where pins rank in Pinterest search for 25 keywords on Pin Pro or 5,000 on Pin Plus, along with changes to Pinterest's search suggestions.

Annotations and flag alerts

See the annotation keywords Pinterest assigns to pins, in bulk, and on Pin Plus get an email when a pin is labeled AI modified or loses its link.

Pin Trends extension

A Chrome extension for customers shows your recent pin, board and link performance on Pinterest, and search volume numbers on Pinterest Trends.

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.

PinClicks

• Pin Pro$29

  per month for 25 tracked keyword rankings

  Keyword Explorer, Account Explorer, Top Pins, Pin Stats, saved pins, and 50 tracked search suggestion changes. $249 billed yearly.

• Pin Plus$49

  per month for 5,000 tracked keyword rankings

  Adds keywords by category, 5,000 suggestion changes, custom lists, exports, account following and alerts on flagged pins. $399 billed yearly.

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.

PinClicks

• Annual discount

  Save 28% with annual billing

  PinClicks's pricing FAQ says annual billing saves 28%: Pin Pro is $249 a year and Pin Plus $399 a year.