KeySearch review (2026): is it worth $20 a month, billed yearly?
Low-cost keyword research tool with rank tracking and site audits
Our verdict
Second of our top three keyword research tools
For: Bloggers who research all day and want site audits too
KeySearch shows volume, CPC and a difficulty score by country, a rival site's keywords, backlinks, YouTube ideas, rank tracking and site audits. Starter is $20 a month billed annually ($24 monthly) for 200 keyword searches a day, 80 tracked keywords and 2,000 audited pages. It allows more searches a day than Keyword Revealer's Basic, but sits second because it costs more to start, has no free plan after the 7-day trial, has no API or integrations, and Foresight and team sharing need Pro at $40 a month.
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for keyword research with rank tracking included
KeySearch covers keyword research with a difficulty score, competitor and backlink checks, YouTube ideas, rank tracking and site audits, from $20 a month on yearly billing, for bloggers and small sites. But Starter tracks 80 keywords, Foresight and team sharing wait on Pro at $40, there's no API or integrations, and no free plan after the 7-day trial.
Who KeySearch is for
- Fits if you run a blog or niche site and want the main SEO jobs for about $20 a month
- Works for hunting long-tail keywords a small site can rank for
Who KeySearch is not for
- Tight if you track lots of keywords, as Starter stops at 80 and Pro at 200
- Skip it if you want keyword data in your other tools, as there's no API on record
- Not for you if you want longer than a week to try it, as there's no free plan
- Watch out: Foresight and team sharing are Pro only, at $40 a month on yearly billing
- Watch out: AI writing runs on monthly credits, 5,000 on Starter, and the listing doesn't say if the trial needs a card
Why KeySearch 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 $20 a month on yearly billing, or $24 monthly, which sits a little above this category's $17 middle for research, tracking and audits in one account. Pro, with Foresight and team sharing, is $40.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, just a 7-day trial and a set of free stand-alone tools. The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed. The terms let you ask for a refund within 30 days of a first purchase.
- BFeaturesVolume, CPC and a difficulty score by country, a rival's keywords, a backlink checker, YouTube research, rank tracking, audits and an AI writer. That covers the whole job. The limits are on the extras, like 80 tracked keywords on Starter.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Looking up a keyword is quick, but it's a suite: rank tracking, audits and Foresight all need your site and keywords set up first, and AI use runs on monthly credits.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only. There's no desktop or phone app, and the listing shows no integrations and no API.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from KeySearch's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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KeySearch'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 features (B, above 43 of 51) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $18 for the category: 19 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 7 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. KeySearch’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 51, level with 22
- CFree plan and trialAbove 11 of 51, level with 29
- BFeaturesAbove 43 of 51, level with 7
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 51, level with 27
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 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 KeySearch, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace KeySearch 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 $240 a year.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- An index of the links between billions of web pages.
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
- A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover.
- Search data for YouTube topics and channels.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. KeySearch’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 KeySearch?
KeySearch is a web-based SEO tool aimed at bloggers, publishers and small businesses. It centers on keyword research with a difficulty score, and adds competitor and backlink lookups, YouTube research, rank tracking, a site auditor and an AI content assistant. The Pro plan adds Foresight, which suggests keywords and content based on a site's niche and current rankings.
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan after the 7-day trial, only a set of free stand-alone tools.
- Rank tracking is capped at 80 keywords on Starter and 200 on Pro, low next to dedicated rank trackers.
- Foresight and team collaboration are only on the Pro plan.
- Refunds can be requested within 30 days of the first purchase, according to the terms.
Key features
- Keyword research and difficulty
- Look up search volume, cost per click and a difficulty score for keywords by language and country, with filters for long-tail ideas.
- Live SERP and competitor analysis
- See which pages rank for a keyword and what keywords a rival site ranks for, along with a backlink checker and URL metrics.
- Foresight recommendations
- On the Pro plan, Foresight reads a site's niche, authority and rankings and suggests keywords it could win and pages worth improving.
- AI content assistant
- Builds outlines and drafts from the pages that already rank and checks topic coverage. AI use is metered in monthly credits.
- Rank tracking and site audit
- Track positions for 80 or 200 keywords depending on plan, and audit up to 2,000 or 5,000 pages a month for technical problems.
- YouTube research
- Research keywords for YouTube and look at the videos that perform well in a niche.
KeySearch pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, KeySearch is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial, cancel anytime
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter Plan | $20per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | 200 keyword searches a day, 80 tracked keywords, 2,000 audited pages and 5,000 AI credits a month. No Foresight. |
| Pro Plan | $40per month, billed annually ($48 billed monthly) | 500 keyword searches a day, 200 tracked keywords, 5,000 audited pages, 15,000 AI credits a month, Foresight and team sharing. |
Read from keysearch.co on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with KeySearch before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free with annual billing
KeySearch's pricing section offers annual billing with 2 months free: Starter is $20 a month instead of $24, and Pro $40 instead of $48.
Stated on keysearch.co
KeySearch alternatives
- KeySearch vs Mangools
Free plan · from $37.70/mo
- KeySearch vs Ubersuggest
Free plan · from $29/mo
- KeySearch vs SE Ranking
Free trial · from $103.20/mo
- KeySearch vs Semrush
Free plan · from $117.33/mo
Common questions
Does KeySearch have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. KeySearch is listed for Web.
Does KeySearch have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. KeySearch is listed for Web.
Is KeySearch open source?
KeySearch is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.