Rakko Keyword vs Ubersuggest (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Rakko Keyword grades higher than Ubersuggest: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Rakko Keyword grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Rakko Keyword
Japanese keyword research with suggest data from five search engines
Ubersuggest
Low-cost SEO tool for keyword ideas, site audits and rank tracking
Which one is for you
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
Pick Ubersuggest if
- Fits if you do the SEO for your own small business site and want to spend about $16 a month
- Makes sense if you'd rather pay once than keep a subscription going
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want daily rankings, as tracking and audits run weekly on every plan
- Not for you if you need an API, since outside access is only through MCP and the chat apps
- Tight if you run more than one site on Individual, which has 1 project and 125 tracked keywords
- Watch out: lifetime purchases are final and non-refundable, and the one-time trial covers monthly plans only
- Pricey if you add users, projects, keywords, AI prompts or credits, at $5 a month each; the free plan's limits aren't published
How we grade them
| 2.6GPARakko KeywordGood | 2.4GPAUbersuggestFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BIndividual is $192 a year, $16 a month on yearly billing ($29 monthly), inside this category's cheapest quarter, for 1 project and 125 tracked keywords. Pay once and it's $290 for life, but lifetime purchases are final and non-refundable. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CThere's a free account you can drop back to, but the pricing page doesn't list its limits. The 7-day trial is a one-off and covers the monthly plans only. |
| Features | 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. | CKeyword and content ideas, competitor and backlink research with 3 years of link history, site audits, rank tracking and AI checks in ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews. The gap: rankings and audits update weekly on every plan. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo rating on record. It's built for beginners, with a step-by-step SEO course and an AI Chat that answers questions about your reports, but there's still setup and a fair bit to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb plus a browser extension, linked to Search Console and WordPress, with apps for ChatGPT and Claude and an MCP server that also reaches Cursor. There's no API plan, and no desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | keyword research for Japanese search | all-round SEO for one small site |
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: Rakko Keyword and Ubersuggest. How we grade
Where they differ
- Ubersuggest also covers rank tracking, site audit and backlink analysis.
At a glance
| Rakko Keyword | Ubersuggest | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | ¥660 per month, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly), incl. tax | $29 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 50 credits a week, reset each Monday, with suggest keywords and most research tools at lower output caps. No search volume data. | Free account that paid plans can be downgraded to at any time; its limits are not stated on the pricing page. |
| Free trial | None listed | One-time 7-day free trial of the monthly plans |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | ラッコ株式会社 (Rakko Inc.) | NP Digital |
| Price read from | rakkokeyword.com | app.neilpatel.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Ubersuggest
- Rank tracking and site audits update weekly on every plan.
- There is no API plan; outside access is through the MCP server and the ChatGPT and Claude apps.
- Lifetime purchases are final and non-refundable; the free trial covers monthly plans only.
- More users, projects, tracked keywords, AI prompts or credits cost $5 a month for each add-on.
Key features
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.
Ubersuggest
- Keyword and content ideas
- Get 20,000 to 100,000 keyword suggestions a month by plan, with search intent, AI prompt ideas and content ideas from top pages.
- Competitor and backlink research
- Track 5 to 15 competitors, see their top pages and keywords, and browse backlinks with 3 years of link history.
- Site audit
- Crawl 1,000 to 10,000 pages a week per report for SEO errors, using Google Search Console data for more detail.
- Rank tracking
- Track 125 to 300 keywords per project with weekly updates and mobile rankings, in 20 locations on Individual and unlimited above.
- AI search visibility
- Check set prompts per brand in ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, monthly on Individual up to weekly on Enterprise.
- AI chat, MCP and apps
- Ask questions of your reports in AI Chat, or bring the data into ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor through apps and an MCP server.
Plans
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.
Ubersuggest
Free$0
Free account with limited access; the pricing page does not list its limits.
Individual$29
per month, billed monthly
1 project, 150 reports a day, 250 credits a month, 125 tracked keywords, 1,000-page weekly audits and 10 AI prompts checked monthly.
Business$49
per month, billed monthly
7 projects, 300 reports a day, 500 credits, 150 keywords per project, 5,000-page audits and 15 AI prompts checked every two weeks.
Enterprise$99
per month, billed monthly
15 projects, 900 reports a day, 1,000 credits, 300 keywords per project, 10,000-page audits and 20 AI prompts checked weekly.
Ways to pay less
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.
Ubersuggest
- Annual discount
Yearly billing from $192 a year
The pricing page's US price list has yearly plans at $192 for Individual, $326 for Business and $657 for Enterprise, against $29, $49 and $99 a month.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime access from $290, paid once
A single payment of $290 (Individual), $490 (Business) or $990 (Enterprise) buys lifetime access. The page shows lifetime first, under a countdown banner.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Rakko Keyword or Ubersuggest?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Rakko Keyword starts at ¥660 per month, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly), incl. tax, and Ubersuggest starts at $29 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Rakko Keyword or Ubersuggest?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Rakko Keyword and Ubersuggest have a free plan.
Which platforms do Rakko Keyword and Ubersuggest run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Ubersuggest 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.