The Rakko Keyword Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Rakko Keyword 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.
Rakko Keyword
The Insider’s Guide
Japanese keyword research with suggest data from five search engines
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among keyword research tools, read from Rakko Keyword’s own pages.
Made by ラッコ株式会社 (Rakko Inc.) · 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 Rakko Keyword’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Rakko Keyword’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
2.6
GPA, above 38 of the 51 other keyword research tools we grade
Rakko Keyword is a Japanese web-based keyword research tool. It gathers search suggestions from Google, YouTube, Amazon, Rakuten and Bing, shows monthly search volume and SEO difficulty on paid plans, and looks up the keywords a competitor's site ranks for. Plans are monthly credit allowances priced in yen, and the site is in Japanese.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Rakko Keyword, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for keyword research for Japanese search
The site, support and data are aimed at Japan.
- 2
What it costs
Paid plans start at ¥660 per month, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly), incl. tax.
- 3
There is a free plan
50 credits a week, reset each Monday, with suggest keywords and most research tools at lower output caps. No search volume data.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Suggest keywords from five engines
Pull search suggestions from Google, YouTube, Amazon, Rakuten and Bing; paid plans add search volume, difficulty and an expanded list of up to 10,000 or more.
- 6
Competitor keyword research
See which keywords and pages bring a site its search traffic, with estimated visits and trend charts; 50 to 10,000 results per lookup by plan.
- 7
Headings and co-occurring words
Extract the headings and the words used most by the top 20 results for a keyword, to plan an article's structure.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 38 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 Rakko Keyword 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.
Rakko Keyword at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from ¥660 per month, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly), incl. tax
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- ラッコ株式会社 (Rakko Inc.)
- Category
- Keyword Research Tools
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for keyword research for Japanese search
Rakko Keyword is a Japanese web keyword tool that pulls suggestions from Google, YouTube, Amazon, Rakuten and Bing, with volume, difficulty and a rival's keywords on paid plans. The site, support and data are aimed at Japan. There's no trial and no mid-term refund, monthly billing costs double, the free plan shows no volumes, and the API waits on Standard at ¥2,475 a month.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Entry is ¥660 a month on yearly billing, tax included: a few dollars, and under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. It's only 400 credits, though, the API waits on Standard at ¥2,475, and monthly billing costs double. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan with 50 credits a week, reset every Monday, for suggestions, competitor keywords (50 results) and rank checks to position 30. No search volume at all, which is the number you came for. |
| Features | C | Suggestions from five search engines, volume and difficulty, competitor keywords, headings from the top 20 results, rank checks, AI drafts and MCP. It covers the job, but for Japan: the site, support and keyword data are all aimed there. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. The tools are simple lookups, but the whole site is in Japanese, and each tool costs a different number of credits, so there's some working out to do. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, n8n and Dify from Light, and the API from Standard. Results go to Google Sheets or Excel. No desktop or phone app. |
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 Rakko Keyword is for
- Fits if you write for Japanese readers and want suggest data from Rakuten and Amazon
- Works for a budget of a few hundred yen a month, at ¥660 for Entry on yearly billing
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you can't read Japanese, as the site and support are in Japanese
- Not for you if you want to try paid features first, as there's no trial and no refund mid-term
- Tight if you pay monthly, since that costs twice the yearly rate, and plans can't be downgraded without cancelling
- Watch out: lookups through AI tools burn credits 5 times faster on Light, and the API needs Standard
- Tight if you stay free: 50 credits a week and no search volume at all
Good to know
Good for
- Bloggers and marketers writing for Japanese search
- Research across Amazon, Rakuten and YouTube suggestions as well as Google
- Small budgets: paid plans start at a few hundred yen a month
Worth knowing
- The site, support and keyword data are aimed at Japan; prices are in yen including 10% consumption tax.
- There is no free trial of paid features, and cancelling mid-term brings no refund.
- Monthly billing costs twice the annual rate; plans can only be upgraded, not downgraded, without cancelling.
- Use through AI tools burns credits faster, 5 times on Light and 1.5 times from Standard, and the API itself needs Standard or above.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
6
plans to choose from
Rakko Keyword has a free plan. Paid plans start at ¥660 per month, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly), incl. tax.
No search volume at all, which is the number you came for.
フリー (Free)
¥0
50 credits a week for suggest keywords, competitor keywords (50 results), rank checks to position 30 and other basic lookups.
エントリー (Entry)
¥660
per month for 400 credits, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly)
Search volume and difficulty, 800 competitor keywords per lookup, 1 user. A suggest search costs 1 credit, a site lookup 3.
ライト (Light)
¥990
per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually (¥1,980 billed monthly)
1,000 credits, 2,000 competitor keywords per lookup and MCP access for AI tools at 5 times the web credit cost. No API.
スタンダード (Standard)
¥2,475
per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually (¥4,950 billed monthly)
3,000 credits, 10,000 competitor keywords per lookup, API access, 100-URL bulk site checks and 5 simultaneous users.
プロ (Pro)
¥4,950
per month for 6,300 credits, billed annually (¥9,900 billed monthly)
Standard's features with 6,300 credits a month and 10 simultaneous users.
エンタープライズ (Enterprise)
¥9,900
per month for 13,500 credits, billed annually (¥19,800 billed monthly)
Standard's features with 13,500 credits a month and 25 simultaneous users.
The free plan
50 credits a week, reset each Monday, with suggest keywords and most research tools at lower output caps. No search volume data.
Read from rakkokeyword.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Half price with annual billing
Rakko Keyword's pricing page marks annual billing as 50% off: Standard is ¥29,700 a year instead of ¥4,950 a month.
Stated on rakkokeyword.com
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
Japanese keyword research with suggest data from five search engines. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, keyword research.
It covers the job, but for Japan: the site, support and keyword data are all aimed there.
- Suggest keywords from five engines
- Pull search suggestions from Google, YouTube, Amazon, Rakuten and Bing; paid plans add search volume, difficulty and an expanded list of up to 10,000 or more.
- Competitor keyword research
- See which keywords and pages bring a site its search traffic, with estimated visits and trend charts; 50 to 10,000 results per lookup by plan.
- Headings and co-occurring words
- Extract the headings and the words used most by the top 20 results for a keyword, to plan an article's structure.
- Rank checks
- Check where up to 50 URLs rank for a keyword on Google or Yahoo, to position 30 on the free plan and 100 on paid plans, by region and device from Standard.
- Bulk search volume
- Look up current Google monthly volume, CPC and competition for a list of keywords at 0.02 credits each, with a minimum of 10 per request.
- AI article drafts and MCP
- Generate titles, headings and article text from the top results, and connect Claude, ChatGPT or n8n through MCP from Light or the API from Standard.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Claude
- Claude Code
- ChatGPT
- Gemini
- n8n
- Dify
- Google Sheets
- Excel
Rakko Keyword is made by ラッコ株式会社 (Rakko Inc.).
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
38/51
Other keyword research tools it is graded above
Rakko Keyword's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 38 of the 51 other keyword research tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 37 of 51) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 keyword research tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Rakko Keyword’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 37 of 51
- CFree plan and trialAbove 11 of 51
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 51
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 51
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 51
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 Rakko Keyword 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.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 38 of the 51 other keyword research tools we grade.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- It plugs into other products, Claude, Claude Code and ChatGPT among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Rakko Keyword’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
KeywordTool.io, Ubersuggest, Ahrefs, Semrush and KeySearch
The 5 tools Rakko Keyword is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
KeywordTool.io
Free plan · from $68/mo
Autocomplete keyword ideas from Google and 16 other search platforms.
- KeywordTool.io also covers app store optimization and youTube SEO.
- 2.4GPA
Ubersuggest
Free plan · from $29/mo
Low-cost SEO tool for keyword ideas, site audits and rank tracking.
- Only Ubersuggest lists a browser extension.
- Ubersuggest also covers rank tracking, site audit and backlink analysis.
- 2.0GPA
Ahrefs
Free plan · from $29/mo
SEO toolset for backlinks, keyword research, audits and rank tracking.
- Only Ahrefs lists a browser extension.
- Ahrefs also covers rank tracking, site audit and backlink analysis.
- 2.2GPA
Semrush
Free plan · from $117.33/mo
SEO suite for keyword research, rank tracking and AI search visibility.
- Semrush also covers reports, rank tracking, site audit and backlink analysis.
- 2.2GPA
KeySearch
Free trial · from $20/mo
Low-cost keyword research tool with rank tracking and site audits.
- Rakko Keyword has a free plan. KeySearch does not, though it has a free trial.
- KeySearch also covers rank tracking, site audit, backlink analysis, content optimization and youTube SEO.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Rakko Keyword free?
Rakko Keyword has a free plan. 50 credits a week, reset each Monday, with suggest keywords and most research tools at lower output caps.
How much does Rakko Keyword cost?
Rakko Keyword lists 6 plans. フリー (Free): ¥0. エントリー (Entry): ¥660 per month for 400 credits, billed annually (¥1,320 billed monthly). ライト (Light): ¥990 per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually (¥1,980 billed monthly). スタンダード (Standard): ¥2,475 per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually (¥4,950 billed monthly). プロ (Pro): ¥4,950 per month for 6,300 credits, billed annually (¥9,900 billed monthly). エンタープライズ (Enterprise): ¥9,900 per month for 13,500 credits, billed annually (¥19,800 billed monthly).
What platforms does Rakko Keyword work on?
Rakko Keyword is available on Web.
Does Rakko Keyword offer any discounts?
Rakko Keyword publicly lists the following: Half price with annual billing.
Does Rakko Keyword have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Rakko Keyword is listed for Web.
Does Rakko Keyword have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Rakko Keyword is listed for Web.
Is Rakko Keyword open source?
Rakko Keyword is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Rakko Keyword have an API?
Yes. Rakko Keyword offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Rakko Keyword integrate with?
Rakko Keyword's listing names Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Gemini, n8n, Dify, Google Sheets and Excel.
Who makes Rakko Keyword?
Rakko Keyword is made by ラッコ株式会社 (Rakko Inc.).
What are the alternatives to Rakko Keyword?
The closest alternatives to Rakko Keyword in our directory are KeywordTool.io, Ubersuggest, Ahrefs, Semrush and KeySearch.
How does Rakko Keyword compare with other keyword research tools?
Rakko Keyword's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 38 of the 51 other keyword research tools we grade, and level with 5.
Could I make my own version of Rakko Keyword?
To replace Rakko Keyword 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 Rakko Keyword’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 Rakko Keyword'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 ラッコ株式会社 (Rakko Inc.). Prices change, so check rakkokeyword.com 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
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categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Rakko Keyword, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/rakko-keyword
- 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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