KeywordTool.io vs Rakko Keyword (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Rakko Keyword grades higher than KeywordTool.io: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
KeywordTool.io grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. Rakko Keyword grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
KeywordTool.io
Autocomplete keyword ideas from Google and 16 other search platforms
Rakko Keyword
Japanese keyword research with suggest data from five search engines
Which one is for you
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
Pick Rakko Keyword if
- Fits if you write for Japanese readers and want suggest data from Rakuten and Amazon
- Works for a budget of a few hundred yen a month, at ¥660 for Entry on yearly billing
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you can't read Japanese, as the site and support are in Japanese
- Not for you if you want to try paid features first, as there's no trial and no refund mid-term
- Tight if you pay monthly, since that costs twice the yearly rate, and plans can't be downgraded without cancelling
- Watch out: lookups through AI tools burn credits 5 times faster on Light, and the API needs Standard
- Tight if you stay free: 50 credits a week and no search volume at all
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAKeywordTool.ioFair | 2.6GPARakko KeywordGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | AEntry is ¥660 a month on yearly billing, tax included: a few dollars, and under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. It's only 400 credits, though, the API waits on Standard at ¥2,475, and monthly billing costs double. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CA free plan with 50 credits a week, reset every Monday, for suggestions, competitor keywords (50 results) and rank checks to position 30. No search volume at all, which is the number you came for. |
| Features | 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. | CSuggestions from five search engines, volume and difficulty, competitor keywords, headings from the top 20 results, rank checks, AI drafts and MCP. It covers the job, but for Japan: the site, support and keyword data are all aimed there. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo rating on record. The tools are simple lookups, but the whole site is in Japanese, and each tool costs a different number of credits, so there's some working out to do. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb only, with MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, n8n and Dify from Light, and the API from Standard. Results go to Google Sheets or Excel. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | long-tail ideas from Google and 16 other platforms | keyword research for Japanese search |
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: KeywordTool.io and Rakko Keyword. How we grade
Where they differ
- KeywordTool.io also covers app store optimization and youTube SEO.
At a glance
| KeywordTool.io | Rakko Keyword | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $68 per month, billed annually ($88 billed monthly) | ¥660 per month, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly), incl. tax |
| Free plan | 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. | 50 credits a week, reset each Monday, with suggest keywords and most research tools at lower output caps. No search volume data. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Essential Apps LLC and Key Tools Limited | ラッコ株式会社 (Rakko Inc.) |
| Price read from | keywordtool.io | rakkokeyword.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Rakko Keyword
- The site, support and keyword data are aimed at Japan; prices are in yen including 10% consumption tax.
- There is no free trial of paid features, and cancelling mid-term brings no refund.
- Monthly billing costs twice the annual rate; plans can only be upgraded, not downgraded, without cancelling.
- Use through AI tools burns credits faster, 5 times on Light and 1.5 times from Standard, and the API itself needs Standard or above.
Key features
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.
Rakko Keyword
- Suggest keywords from five engines
- Pull search suggestions from Google, YouTube, Amazon, Rakuten and Bing; paid plans add search volume, difficulty and an expanded list of up to 10,000 or more.
- Competitor keyword research
- See which keywords and pages bring a site its search traffic, with estimated visits and trend charts; 50 to 10,000 results per lookup by plan.
- Headings and co-occurring words
- Extract the headings and the words used most by the top 20 results for a keyword, to plan an article's structure.
- Rank checks
- Check where up to 50 URLs rank for a keyword on Google or Yahoo, to position 30 on the free plan and 100 on paid plans, by region and device from Standard.
- Bulk search volume
- Look up current Google monthly volume, CPC and competition for a list of keywords at 0.02 credits each, with a minimum of 10 per request.
- AI article drafts and MCP
- Generate titles, headings and article text from the top results, and connect Claude, ChatGPT or n8n through MCP from Light or the API from Standard.
Plans
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.
Rakko Keyword
フリー (Free)¥0
50 credits a week for suggest keywords, competitor keywords (50 results), rank checks to position 30 and other basic lookups.
エントリー (Entry)¥660
per month for 400 credits, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly)
Search volume and difficulty, 800 competitor keywords per lookup, 1 user. A suggest search costs 1 credit, a site lookup 3.
ライト (Light)¥990
per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually (¥1,980 billed monthly)
1,000 credits, 2,000 competitor keywords per lookup and MCP access for AI tools at 5 times the web credit cost. No API.
スタンダード (Standard)¥2,475
per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually (¥4,950 billed monthly)
3,000 credits, 10,000 competitor keywords per lookup, API access, 100-URL bulk site checks and 5 simultaneous users.
プロ (Pro)¥4,950
per month for 6,300 credits, billed annually (¥9,900 billed monthly)
Standard's features with 6,300 credits a month and 10 simultaneous users.
エンタープライズ (Enterprise)¥9,900
per month for 13,500 credits, billed annually (¥19,800 billed monthly)
Standard's features with 13,500 credits a month and 25 simultaneous users.
Ways to pay less
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.
Rakko Keyword
- Annual discount
Half price with annual billing
Rakko Keyword's pricing page marks annual billing as 50% off: Standard is ¥29,700 a year instead of ¥4,950 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, KeywordTool.io or Rakko Keyword?
As of Oct 23, 2026, KeywordTool.io starts at $68 per month, billed annually ($88 billed monthly), and Rakko Keyword starts at ¥660 per month, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly), incl. tax.
Which has a free plan, KeywordTool.io or Rakko Keyword?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both KeywordTool.io and Rakko Keyword 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.