Haloscan review (2026): is the free plan enough?
French-market keyword and competitor research with rank tracking
Haloscan report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for keyword research for French sites
Haloscan is a keyword and competitor research tool built for France, and only France: volumes, difficulty, a rival's keywords, daily rank tracking and expired domains that still rank. Starter is €49.20 a month on yearly billing, before VAT, near this category's dearest tenth. Backlink research is still marked coming soon, and if your site isn't aimed at people searching in France, there's nothing here for you.
Who Haloscan is for
- Fits if your sites are in French and aimed at people searching in France
- Works for buyers of expired domains who want ones that still rank
Who Haloscan is not for
- Skip it if your market is anywhere but France, as that's all the data covers
- Not for you if you need backlink research, which is still marked coming soon
- Tight if you stay free, with 50 keyword searches a month and no API, competitor analysis or rank tracking
- Watch out: prices are in euros before VAT, and Starter has one user; 2 users means Agency at €149.20 a month yearly
Why Haloscan gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyStarter is €49.20 a month on yearly billing, €59 monthly, both before VAT. That's the dear end of this category, near its dearest tenth. For it you get 10,000 keyword searches a month, 800 tracked keywords and the API.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan for one user: 50 keyword searches and 25 site searches a month, 100 results each. No API, competitor analysis, projects or rank tracking, so you'll reach the edge fast.
- CFeaturesKeyword Explorer with volume, difficulty, intent and SERP features, Site Explorer for any domain's keywords, daily rank tracking on Google, Bing and YouTube, and expired domains. But the data covers France only, and backlinks are still listed as coming soon.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. A single lookup is quick, but it's a full suite, with projects, rank tracking and bulk lookups of up to 1,000 keywords to learn before it all clicks.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, plus a free Chrome and Firefox extension that shows a site's visibility and ranking keywords, and API access on every paid plan. No desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Haloscan's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
Make Haloscan? Put this grade on your site
Paste this where you want the badge. It links here and follows the grade if it changes. About badges
<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/haloscan#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/haloscan.svg" alt="Haloscan: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Haloscan stands among keyword research tools
Haloscan's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 51 other keyword research tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 26 of 51) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $55.13 a month, against a middle price of $18 for the category: 31 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 keyword research tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Haloscan’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 51, level with 22
- CFree plan and trialAbove 11 of 51, level with 29
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 51, level with 36
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 51, level with 27
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 51, level with 25
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 44 keyword research tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Haloscan, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Haloscan you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 29 of the 51 other keyword research tools grade higher. It costs $661.60 a year.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
- It plugs into other products, Chrome and Firefox among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Haloscan’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Haloscan?
Haloscan is a web-based SEO tool whose keyword and site data covers the French market only. It looks up search volume, difficulty, CPC and intent for keywords, shows which keywords and pages bring a domain its traffic, tracks rankings daily and lists expired domains that still rank. Plans are priced in euros by the number of searches and results each month.
Worth knowing
- Keyword and site data covers France only; Haloscan says it is focusing exclusively on the French market for now.
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT; billing goes through FastSpring.
- The free plan has no API, no competitor analysis and no projects or rank tracking.
- Backlink analysis is listed as coming soon, so link research needs another tool.
Key features
- Keyword Explorer
- Search volume, allintitle count, CPC, competition, a difficulty score, search intent and the SERP features for each keyword, with bulk lookups of up to 1,000 at a time.
- Site Explorer
- See the keywords a domain or page ranks for, its estimated traffic, its best pages and the keywords it shares with competitors.
- Rank tracking and projects
- Track rankings daily on Google, Bing and YouTube with alerts on big changes, grouped into projects: 800 to 5,000 keywords depending on plan.
- Expired domains
- Find expired domains that still rank and are available to buy, including some with Google Business listings.
- API on paid plans
- Every paid plan includes API access at no extra cost; Haloscan says it has been available since July 2023.
- Free browser extension
- A free Chrome and Firefox extension shows a domain's visibility index and ranking keywords, numbers Google results and outlines nofollow links.
Haloscan pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Haloscan has a free plan, and paid plans start at €49.20 per month, billed annually (€59 billed monthly), excl. VAT.
- Starts at
- €49.20 per month, billed annually (€59 billed monthly), excl. VAT
- Free plan
- 50 keyword searches and 25 site searches a month, 100 results per search and 5,000 results or exports a month, for 1 user. No API, competitor analysis or projects.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | 50 keyword searches and 25 site searches a month, up to 100 results per search, 1 user. |
| Starter | €49.20per month, billed annually (€59 billed monthly), excl. VAT | 10,000 keyword searches and 3,000 site searches a month, 5 projects, 800 tracked keywords, API access, 1 user. |
| Agency | €149.20per month, billed annually (€179 billed monthly), excl. VAT | 25,000 keyword searches and 10,000 site searches a month, 20 projects, 2,000 tracked keywords and 2 users. |
| Guru | €374.20per month, billed annually (€449 billed monthly), excl. VAT | 50,000 keyword searches and 30,000 site searches a month, 50 projects, 5,000 tracked keywords and 5 users. |
Read from haloscan.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Haloscan before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free with yearly billing
Haloscan's pricing page marks yearly billing as two months free: Starter is €590 a year instead of €59 a month.
Stated on haloscan.com
Works with
Haloscan alternatives
- Haloscan vs Semrush
Free plan · from $117.33/mo
- Haloscan vs SE Ranking
Free trial · from $103.20/mo
- Haloscan vs SEOZoom
Free trial · from €56/mo
- Haloscan vs Ubersuggest
Free plan · from $29/mo
Common questions
Does Haloscan have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Haloscan is listed for Web.
Does Haloscan have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Haloscan is listed for Web.
Is Haloscan open source?
Haloscan is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Haloscan have an API?
Yes. Haloscan offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.