KeywordTool.io vs Yandex Wordstat (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Yandex Wordstat grades higher than KeywordTool.io: 3.0 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
KeywordTool.io grades higher on ease of use. Yandex Wordstat grades higher on value for money and the free plan. 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
Yandex Wordstat
Free search query statistics for the Yandex search engine
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 Yandex Wordstat if
- Fits if your site or ads are aimed at searchers in Russia and nearby countries
- Works for checking demand on Yandex before you buy Yandex Direct ads
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your readers search on Google, as it counts Yandex searches only
- Not for you if you'd rather not make a Yandex account, as you must be signed in to use it
- Watch out: a CAPTCHA may appear if you query often or are outside the CIS
- Tight if you want daily figures, which cover only the last 60 days; weekly and monthly views reach back to January 2018, five years at a time
- Too light for judging how hard a keyword is to rank for, as there's no difficulty score on record
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAKeywordTool.ioFair | 3.0GPAYandex WordstatVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | AFree, from Yandex itself, with no paid plan: Dynamics, Regions, Top queries, device filters, CSV export and an API all cost $0. What it asks for is a Yandex account. |
| 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. | AEverything is free with a Yandex account, and there's no cap on record a normal person would reach. The API has daily and per-second quotas on each token, and querying too often can bring up a CAPTCHA. |
| 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. | CVolume by month, week or day back to January 2018, regions and cities, top and similar queries, and operators that fix word forms and order. It does Yandex demand fully, but it's Yandex only, daily figures cover just 60 days, and there's no difficulty score or CPC on record. |
| 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. You type a phrase and get a chart, but you sign in with a Yandex account first, a CAPTCHA may appear outside the CIS, and exact counts mean learning operators like !, + and square brackets. |
| 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 no desktop or phone app. The same data comes out as JSON through the Wordstat API, with quotas tied to each OAuth token. |
| Best for | long-tail ideas from Google and 16 other platforms | search demand on Yandex |
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 Yandex Wordstat. How we grade
Price against what you get
KeywordTool.io starts at $68 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Yandex Wordstat has no paid plan and scores 2.3.
KeywordTool.io scores higher, and starts $68 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other keyword research tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than KeywordTool.io for less, and none scores higher than Yandex Wordstat 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
- KeywordTool.io also covers app store optimization and youTube SEO.
At a glance
| KeywordTool.io | Yandex Wordstat | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $68 per month, billed annually ($88 billed monthly) | Free |
| 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. | Free with a Yandex account: query counts by month, week or day, breakdowns by region and device, top related queries and CSV downloads. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Essential Apps LLC and Key Tools Limited | Yandex LLC |
| Price read from | keywordtool.io | wordstat.yandex.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.
Yandex Wordstat
- Counts only searches made on Yandex, so it says nothing about Google or other engines.
- You must be signed in with a Yandex account to use it.
- Yandex's FAQ says a CAPTCHA may appear if you query too often or are outside the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- Daily figures cover only the last 60 days; weekly and monthly views reach back to January 2018, five years at a time.
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.
Yandex Wordstat
- Dynamics
- Charts the number of searches containing a phrase and its share of all Yandex searches, by month, week or day, back to January 2018.
- Regions
- Splits the last 30 days of searches by region or city, with each place's share of queries and an interest index against the national average.
- Top queries
- Lists last month's most frequent searches that contain the phrase, plus queries Yandex treats as similar to it.
- Search operators
- Operators such as -, !, +, quotes, square brackets and grouping fix word forms, word order or word count, or exclude words from the count.
- Device filters and CSV export
- Every report can be narrowed to desktops, smartphones or tablets, and each one downloads as a CSV file.
- Wordstat API
- Wordstat data can also be pulled as JSON through an API, with daily and per-second request quotas tied to each OAuth token.
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.
Yandex Wordstat
Free$0
The Dynamics, Regions and Top queries reports, filters by region and device, search operators and CSV export.
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.
Yandex Wordstat
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, KeywordTool.io or Yandex Wordstat?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Yandex Wordstat is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $68 a month for KeywordTool.io. KeywordTool.io starts at $68 per month, billed annually ($88 billed monthly), and Yandex Wordstat is free.
Which has a free plan, KeywordTool.io or Yandex Wordstat?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both KeywordTool.io and Yandex Wordstat 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.