# Keywordmap review (2026): is it worth paying for? > Japanese SEO and content research platform with AI writing Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA. Keywordmap is a Japanese SEO and content marketing platform from CINC Corp. It analyzes the keywords and pages that bring competitors their search traffic, suggests keywords and drafts articles with ChatGPT-based AI, tracks rankings and search ads, and monitors Google AI Overviews. It is sold on annual contracts, with published prices only for agencies. - **Category:** SEO Tools - **Made by:** CINC Corp. - **Website:** https://keywordmap.jp - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you don't read Japanese, as the site, sales process and prices are all in Japanese and yen. - **Facts last checked:** Oct 23, 2026 ## Pricing As of Oct 23, 2026, Keywordmap is a paid product with a free trial, starting at ¥198,000 per month on an annual contract (agency plans), plus a ¥300,000 setup fee. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 7-day free trial; nothing is charged during or after it. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Light, Standard, Expert (companies) | Custom | For businesses using the data for their own sites. Features and users are set per plan and quoted after an inquiry. | | Starter (agencies) | ¥198,000 per month on an annual contract | For agencies and production companies: 1 user and 4 features, plus a ¥300,000 setup fee charged with the first month. | | Light (agencies) | ¥248,000 per month on an annual contract | 2 users and 6 features, plus the ¥300,000 setup fee. | | Standard (agencies) | ¥348,000 per month on an annual contract | 4 users and 10 features, plus the ¥300,000 setup fee. Marked as recommended. | | Expert (agencies) | ¥448,000 per month on an annual contract | 6 users and 14 features, plus the ¥300,000 setup fee, for use across consulting, planning and sales teams. | Read from https://keywordmap.jp/price/ on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Keywordmap before buying. ## Key features - **Site keyword analysis:** Shows the keywords any site ranks for, with search volume, estimated visits, SERP features such as featured snippets and local packs, and query type. Compares up to four sites. - **AI keyword selection:** Enter your site's URL and the AI proposes keywords drawn from what several competitors rank for, leaving out ones you are unlikely to rank for. - **AI outlines and writing:** A ChatGPT-based AI drafts article headings and full articles from search intent and the top-ranking pages, and scores the draft's quality. - **AI Overviews monitoring:** Newer features monitor Google AI Overviews, report on AI search results, check pages for how well AI can use them and look for wrong information in AI answers. - **Search ad research:** Analyzes competitors' listing ads and the keywords they advertise on, alongside their organic keywords. - **Rank and traffic reports:** Daily reports, ranking reports, bulk rank checks and ranking changes, with Google Analytics and Search Console connected. ## Good for - Japanese companies and agencies doing SEO and content marketing in Japan - Agencies that resell keyword and competitor research to clients - Teams combining SEO, search ads and AI Overviews tracking in one tool ## Worth knowing - Prices are published only for agencies and production companies; businesses using the data for their own sites get a quote. - Every plan is an annual contract that renews for the same term and price unless cancelled by the end of the month before it ends. - A one-time ¥300,000 setup fee applies, and each extra feature or user costs ¥25,000 a month. - The website and sales process are in Japanese, and prices are in yen. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Oct 23, 2026. Keywordmap is a Japanese SEO and content platform that shows the keywords and pages bringing rivals their traffic, suggests keywords and drafts articles with AI, and watches Google AI Overviews. But it's all in Japanese, the only published prices are agency plans from ¥198,000 a month plus a ¥300,000 setup fee on annual contracts, and companies get a quote. - **Value for money: D.** The only published prices are for agencies: Starter is ¥198,000 a month, well over $1,000, on an annual contract, plus a ¥300,000 setup fee. That's many times this category's middle. Companies using it for their own sites get a quote. - **Free plan and trial: C.** No free plan, but a 7-day free trial, and the site says nothing is charged during or after it. - **Features: C.** Rivals' keywords and pages, AI keyword picks, AI outlines and articles, AI Overviews monitoring, search ad research and rank reports. The gaps: no site audit or backlink tool on record, and agency Starter gets 4 features. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. Everything from the site to the sales process is in Japanese, and plans are set up per contract with a chosen number of features and users. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, connected to Google Analytics, Search Console and ChatGPT. No desktop or phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Keywordmap's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among SEO tools - Keywordmap's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 64 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 15. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 15 of 64) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/seo ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Keywordmap 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: 45 of the 64 other SEO tools grade higher. - You could make: Long-form writing and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. - You could not: Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results. - You could not: The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept. - You could not: A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Analytics, Google Search Console, ChatGPT **Tags:** Keyword research, Rank tracking, AI search visibility, Long-form writing, Content optimization, Reports ## Alternatives - [Semrush](https://toolgpa.com/tools/semrush): SEO suite for keyword research, rank tracking and AI search visibility. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keywordmap-vs-semrush) - [Ahrefs](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ahrefs): SEO toolset for backlinks, keyword research, audits and rank tracking. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-keywordmap) - [Similarweb](https://toolgpa.com/tools/similarweb): Traffic estimates, keyword research and competitor data for any site. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keywordmap-vs-similarweb) - [Sistrix](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sistrix): German SEO suite built around a Google visibility score per domain. 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