RankChecker.io review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Google rank checker and daily tracker paid for in search credits
RankChecker.io report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for daily Google tracking where you see the cost
RankChecker.io is a web Google rank tracker where credits buy Google searches at a published rate, from $21 a month, and a free plan tracks 5 keywords daily, or 50 if you show its badge. It's Google only. Depth costs credits: the top 100 instead of the top 10 cuts your keyword count tenfold. Credits don't roll over, there's no yearly plan, and PayPal is the only way to pay.
Who RankChecker.io is for
- Fits if you want a few Google keywords tracked daily at no cost
- Works for developers pulling Google rankings into their own reports through the API
Who RankChecker.io is not for
- Skip it if you'd rather not pay through PayPal, as it's the only way to pay
- Tight if you need the top 100, as Starter then covers just 33 keywords a day
- Not for you if you track Bing or anything beyond Google
- Watch out: credits don't roll over, and scheduled checks pause when they run out until the next period
- Watch out: the free plan's 50 keywords need a visible badge and link on your site, checked weekly
Why RankChecker.io 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 $21 a month for 30,000 credits: about 333 keywords daily in the top 10, or 33 in the top 100. That's about the category's middle. It includes the API and webhooks, but there's no yearly plan to save on.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan for good, with no card: 5 keywords on 1 site, daily to the top 30, with 2 competitors and alerts. It goes to 50 keywords if you put its badge and a link on your site, which not everyone will want.
- CFeaturesDaily or weekly Google tracking at the depth you choose, full results pages saved, competitors at no extra credits, AI Overview citations, alerts by email or webhook and an API. It's Google only, though, and depth eats credits fast.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. The credit maths is published, but you still work out depth, schedule and keyword count before you know which plan fits.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no named integrations, but paid plans get an API at 120 requests a minute and webhooks for alerts.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from RankChecker.io'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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RankChecker.io's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 39 other rank trackers we grade, and level with 13.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 12 of 39) and worst on ease of use (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $21 a month, against a middle price of $20.49 for the category: 15 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 40 rank trackers we grade, cut by the letter each got. RankChecker.io’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 39, level with 22
- CFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 39, level with 30
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 39, level with 22
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 39, level with 36
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 39, level with 27
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 33 rank trackers. 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 RankChecker.io, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing RankChecker.io does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 17 of the 39 other rank trackers grade higher. It costs $252 a year.
What you could not
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- An API that other software can build on.
What this rests on. RankChecker.io’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 RankChecker.io?
RankChecker.io checks and tracks where a site ranks on Google. A free checker looks up positions for up to 10 keywords at once in a chosen country or city, on desktop or mobile, with no sign-up. An account adds daily or weekly tracking with full history, competitor positions, alerts and AI Overview citations, and paid plans are monthly allowances of credits spent on Google searches.
Worth knowing
- Credits do not roll over; when they run out, scheduled checks pause until the next billing period or an upgrade.
- Deeper checks cost more, since each 10 results is billed: Starter covers 333 keywords daily in the top 10 but 33 in the top 100.
- Payment is through PayPal only, by balance, bank account or card, and no yearly plan is listed.
- The free plan's 50 keywords need a visible badge linking to RankChecker.io, which it checks weekly.
Key features
- Free rank checker
- Look up up to 10 keywords at once, down to position 100, in any of about 50 countries or a chosen city, on desktop or mobile, without an account.
- Daily or weekly tracking
- Set the schedule and the depth (top 10, 20, 30, 50 or 100) per site or per keyword. Each check stores the full results page.
- Competitors from the same search
- Rival domains are read from the searches already run for your site, so comparing 2, 5 or 10 competitors per site costs no extra credits.
- AI Overview citations
- When Google shows an AI Overview, it lists the sources cited and whether your site is among them; tracking this needs a paid plan.
- Alerts by email or webhook
- Rules for moves of a set number of places, entering or dropping out of the top N, or disappearing, sent as one digest an hour.
- Rank tracking API
- Included on paid plans: reading stored rankings and history is free, refreshes spend credits, and each key allows 120 requests a minute.
RankChecker.io pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, RankChecker.io has a free plan, and paid plans start at $21 per month for 30,000 credits (about 333 keywords checked daily).
- Starts at
- $21 per month for 30,000 credits (about 333 keywords checked daily)
- Free plan
- 5 keywords on 1 site checked daily down to the top 30, with 2 competitors, history charts and email alerts; 50 keywords if you show a RankChecker.io badge on your site.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5 keywords and 1 site, updated daily to the top 30, with 2 competitors; 50 keywords with the badge. No card needed. |
| Starter | $21per month for 30,000 credits (about 333 keywords daily, top 10) | Up to 5 sites and 1,000 keywords, top 100, 5 competitors, live refresh, AI Overview tracking, API and webhooks. 3 credits buy 10 results. |
| Pro | $63per month for 90,000 credits (about 1,000 keywords daily, top 10) | Up to 25 sites and 5,000 keywords, 10 competitors per site and a priority refresh queue. |
| Agency | $210per month for 300,000 credits (about 3,333 keywords daily, top 10) | Up to 200 sites and 25,000 keywords, bulk import and export, and the highest API throughput. |
Read from rankchecker.io on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with RankChecker.io before you buy.
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Common questions
Does RankChecker.io have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. RankChecker.io is listed for Web.
Does RankChecker.io have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. RankChecker.io is listed for Web.
Is RankChecker.io open source?
RankChecker.io is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does RankChecker.io have an API?
Yes. RankChecker.io 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.