Telescope vs Ubersuggest (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Ubersuggest grades higher than Telescope: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Telescope grades higher on features. Ubersuggest grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Telescope
Low-cost SEO toolkit with pay-per-request keyword and backlink data
Ubersuggest
Low-cost SEO tool for keyword ideas, site audits and rank tracking
Which one is for you
Pick Telescope if
- Fits if you do keyword research now and then and would rather pay per search
- Works for small teams sharing one site's tracking, since seats aren't charged for
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as there's no trial, only a money-back guarantee
- Skip it if you need rank tracking or audits on the $0 plan, as they start with Growth at $29 a month
- Tight if you run more than one site, since Growth covers 1 website and 200 keywords and Scale is $99 for 5
- Watch out: research costs 3 to 6 credits a request, and use beyond a plan's monthly credits is paid on top
- Watch out: no integrations or API are on record, so the data stays in Telescope
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
| 1.8GPATelescopeWeak | 2.4GPAUbersuggestFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGrowth is $29 a month for 1,000 research credits, 200 tracked keywords and 30 audits, between this category's cheaper quarter and its middle. Seats are unlimited. The $0 plan charges per request: about $3 for 50 keyword pages and 20 keyword overviews. | 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 | FNothing free: the $0 plan only runs on credits you buy first, and there's no trial. The money-back guarantee and refunds on unused credits within 30 days aren't a trial. | 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 | BKeyword research from a database it puts at over 5 billion keywords, clustering, competitor and backlink gaps, daily rank tracking, scheduled site audits and internal linking. It covers the whole job, though the $0 plan has no tracking or audits. | 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. Research costs 3 to 6 credits a request, so there's a meter to watch, and tracking and audits need a project set up first. | 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 | CWeb only, with no integrations or API on record, and 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 | paying per search for keyword and backlink data | 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: Telescope and Ubersuggest. How we grade
Price against what you get
Telescope starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ubersuggest starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other SEO tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Telescope for less, and 6 score higher than Ubersuggest 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
- Telescope also covers internal linking.
At a glance
| Telescope | Ubersuggest | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per month for 1,000 research credits | $29 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 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 | Blank Page Studio | NP Digital |
| Price read from | withtelescope.com | app.neilpatel.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Telescope
- Research costs 3 to 6 credits a request; the pricing page estimates 50 keyword pages plus 20 keyword overviews at about $3.
- Rank tracking, site audits, competitor tracking and internal linking need Growth at $29 a month or Scale at $99.
- There is no free trial; the FAQ offers a money-back guarantee, and unused credits can be refunded within 30 days of purchase.
- Growth covers one website and 200 tracked keywords; more projects need Scale, which allows 5.
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
Telescope
- Keyword research and clustering
- Search a database Telescope puts at over 5 billion keywords, see difficulty, volume and the live SERP, and group saved keywords into clusters.
- Competitor and backlink research
- Overview any website's keywords and backlinks, find keyword and backlink gaps against rivals, and follow competitors over time on paid plans.
- Rank Tracker
- Daily positions for up to 500 keywords per project, organized with tags, with history charts and a breakdown by ranking bucket.
- Site Audit
- Crawls every page on a manual or scheduled basis and reports a health score, errors and warnings, each with an explanation of how to fix it.
- Internal Linking Tool
- Finds internal linking opportunities across a website; it is included on the Growth and Scale plans.
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
Telescope
Pay as you go$0
per month, plus research credits bought in advance
1 project and 1 seat with every research tool, paid per request; no rank tracking, site audits or competitor tracking.
Growth$29
per month for 1,000 research credits
1 project, unlimited seats, 200 tracked keywords updated daily, 30 site audits a month, 10 competitors and the internal linking tool.
Scale$99
per month for 3,000 research credits
5 projects, 500 tracked keywords per project (2,500 in all), 150 audits a month, 15 competitors per project, Slack support and onboarding.
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
Telescope
No public discounts listed.
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, Telescope or Ubersuggest?
As of Oct 23, 2026, they start at the same price. Telescope starts at $29 per month for 1,000 research credits, and Ubersuggest starts at $29 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Telescope or Ubersuggest?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Ubersuggest has a free plan. Telescope does not.
Which platforms do Telescope 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.