The KeySearch Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about KeySearch in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
KeySearch
The Insider’s Guide
Low-cost keyword research tool with rank tracking and site audits
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among keyword research tools, read from KeySearch’s own pages.
Made by KeySearch LLC · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from KeySearch’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on KeySearch’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 12 of the 51 other keyword research tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about KeySearch, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $20 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
7-day free trial, cancel anytime
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 12 of 51
That is against the other keyword research tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
KeySearch at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial, cancel anytime
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- KeySearch LLC, since 2015
- Category
- Keyword Research Tools
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No 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. |
| Features | B | Volume, 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only. There's no desktop or phone app, and the listing shows no integrations and no API. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Bloggers and niche site owners on a small budget
- Finding low-competition long-tail keywords to write about
- Small agencies that need research, tracking and audits in one cheap account
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$20
A month to start
KeySearch is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly).
The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed.
Starter Plan
$20
per 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
$40
per 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.
Trying it first
7-day free trial, cancel anytime
Read from keysearch.co on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Two 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
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Low-cost keyword research tool with rank tracking and site audits. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, keyword research, rank tracking, site audit, backlink analysis, content optimization, youTube SEO.
There's no desktop or phone app, and the listing shows no integrations and no API.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
KeySearch is made by KeySearch LLC, and has been around since 2015.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
12/51
Other keyword research tools it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 11 of 51
- BFeaturesAbove 43 of 51
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 51
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 51
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 44 keyword research tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. KeySearch is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Mangools, Ubersuggest, SE Ranking and Semrush
The 4 tools KeySearch is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Mangools
Free plan · from $37.70/mo
Bundle of five SEO tools led by the KWFinder keyword research app.
- Mangools has a free plan. KeySearch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Mangools lists a browser extension.
- KeySearch also covers site audit, content optimization and youTube SEO.
- 2.4GPA
Ubersuggest
Free plan · from $29/mo
Low-cost SEO tool for keyword ideas, site audits and rank tracking.
- Ubersuggest has a free plan. KeySearch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Ubersuggest lists a browser extension.
- KeySearch also covers content optimization and youTube SEO.
- 2.2GPA
SE Ranking
Free trial · from $103.20/mo
SEO platform for rank tracking, audits, research and AI visibility.
- KeySearch also covers content optimization and youTube SEO.
- SE Ranking also covers reports.
- 2.2GPA
Semrush
Free plan · from $117.33/mo
SEO suite for keyword research, rank tracking and AI search visibility.
- Semrush has a free plan. KeySearch does not, though it has a free trial.
- KeySearch also covers content optimization and youTube SEO.
- Semrush also covers reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is KeySearch free?
No, KeySearch is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial, cancel anytime.
How much does KeySearch cost?
KeySearch lists 2 plans. Starter Plan: $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly).
What platforms does KeySearch work on?
KeySearch is available on Web.
Does KeySearch offer any discounts?
KeySearch publicly lists the following: Two months free with annual billing.
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.
Who makes KeySearch?
KeySearch is made by KeySearch LLC. It dates from 2015.
What are the alternatives to KeySearch?
The closest alternatives to KeySearch in our directory are Mangools, Ubersuggest, SE Ranking and Semrush.
How does KeySearch compare with other keyword research tools?
KeySearch's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 51 other keyword research tools we grade, and level with 10.
Is KeySearch good value for money?
ToolGPA grades KeySearch C for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of KeySearch?
To replace KeySearch you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from KeySearch’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by KeySearch LLC. Prices change, so check keysearch.co before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- KeySearch, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/keysearch
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what KeySearch’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. KeySearch is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by KeySearch LLC. Prices and plans change: check keysearch.co before you buy.