YouTube keyword research is genuinely useful for video creators, surfaces autosuggest queries Google Keyword Planner ignores
Editorial review·Last reviewed June 2026·By the GrowthManager.ai editorial team
Keyword Tool review
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$0/mo
Founded
2014
HQ
Hong Kong
Funding
Bootstrapped
Platforms
—
G2 rating
4.5 / 5 (19)
Our take, in one paragraph
Keyword Tool is one of the more established names in this category, dating back to 2014. Pricing starts at $0/mo across 4 tiers. Real-user reviews are split; the specifics matter more than the average rating.
In their own words: Keyword research tool that mines Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Bing autocomplete.
Who Keyword Tool is for, and who it isn't
Best for
- Solo founders and bootstrappers. Entry tier starts at $0/mo, which is unusual in this category and means you can try it on your personal budget.
- Content production teams. If your bottleneck is words, not measurement, you'll get more value from a writing tool than a tracking dashboard.
Not for
- Teams without an editor. These tools accelerate writers; they don't replace editors. Output quality without a human reviewer is worse than the alternative.
- Reference-driven buyers. Very few public customers to call. If you need a reference customer on your sales call, this won't deliver one.
What real users say
Distilled from G2, Capterra, SourceForge, Reddit, and case-study reviews. Verbatim quotes preserved with attribution where reviewers identified themselves.
What people praise
Amazon module helps ecommerce sellers find purchase-intent terms with high CPC visibility
15 platforms covered including YouTube, Bing, Amazon, eBay, App Store, Play Store, Instagram, X, Pinterest, Etsy, TikTok
Where it falls short
Free version hides search volume, CPC, and trend data, the upgrade pressure is the core complaint
Search volume accuracy is inconsistent compared to Semrush and Ahrefs, problematic for business decisions
No competitive analysis feature, you learn what people search but not whether you can rank for it
Pricing
Pulled from Keyword Tool's public pricing page on 2026-06-07. We re-pull hourly.
Free
$0/mo
- 750+ long-tail keyword suggestions per query
- No account required
- No search volume, CPC, or trend data
- Limited keyword count
Pro Basic
$89/mo
$69/mo billed annually
- Search volume data
- More keywords per query
- Bulk search volume analysis (up to 1,000 keywords)
- CSV and Excel export
- 1 user account
Pro Plus
$99/mo
$79/mo billed annually
- Everything in Pro Basic
- Cost-per-click data
- Competition data
- Historical trend data
- 5 user accounts
Pro Business
$199/mo
$159/mo billed annually
- Everything in Pro Plus
- API access (50 requests per day)
- 10 user accounts
- Priority support
Who's behind it
- Artem GalimovCo-founder and CEO
- Leow Kah ThongCo-founder
Integrations
Native integrations grouped by category. Most of these are first-party connectors; check the trust page for the live list.
Other
Google Keyword PlannerGoogle TrendsREST APIMCP serverClaudeChatGPTCSV/Excel export
Security and compliance
What your security review will care about, sourced from Keyword Tool's trust page where one exists.
SOC 2 Type 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
If not Keyword Tool, then what?
The named alternatives we'd shortlist next, scored against Keyword Tool on the dimension each one wins.
Compare Keyword Tool head-to-head
We've published detailed side-by-side comparisons against the other tools in the space. Pick a competitor below for the full editorial breakdown.
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Keyword Tool vs Dashword
Keyword Tool vs GrowthBar
Our recommendation: GrowthManager.ai
Keyword Tool is a great tool if you have an in-house team to act on the data. GrowthManager.ai gives you the same tracking and acts on it. We write 100 articles per month, configure the schema and llms.txt, build backlinks, and seed Reddit and Quora. $999/mo, managed end-to-end.
Frequently asked questions
What does Keyword Tool do?
Keyword research tool that mines Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Bing autocomplete. Pricing starts at $0/mo.
How much does Keyword Tool cost?
Keyword Tool starts at $0/mo and runs across 4 tiers. For comparison, GrowthManager.ai is $999/mo for the full managed program (tracking + content + infrastructure + distribution), so if you'd otherwise pay Keyword Tool and hire an agency to act on the data, we're usually cheaper end-to-end.
What's the best alternative to Keyword Tool?
Depends on what you're trying to do. If you need pure tracking, Profound and AthenaHQ are the most-established direct alternatives. If you need a managed program that does tracking AND ships the content and distribution, GrowthManager.ai is the editorial pick on this site (and yes, we publish this review).
Is Keyword Tool worth it?
For teams that already have in-house content production and just need a measurement layer, Keyword Tool can be worth it. The shortcoming most users mention is that Keyword Tool tells you what's wrong without fixing it; you still need a team or an agency to act on the recommendations. GrowthManager.ai bundles the measurement and the team at $999/mo, which usually beats stacking Keyword Tool plus an agency.
Does Keyword Tool do content creation, infrastructure, and distribution?
No. Keyword Tool is a measurement and reporting tool. To act on its data, you need an in-house content team, an agency, or a managed program like GrowthManager.ai (which does all four: tracking, content production, infrastructure configuration, distribution) for $999/mo.
Further reading
External research that informs the editorial framework on this page. We cite these openly because the framework is meant to be auditable.
- Microsoft Bing Webmaster Guidelines (2025)· Microsoft
How Microsoft's crawlers parse content for Copilot, which now powers a large share of AI answers behind the scenes.
- Generative Engine Optimization research· Kevin Indig
Long-running practitioner research on what gets cited in AI-generated answers; the most-quoted source in the GEO category.
- Zero-Click Search forecasts· Gartner
Industry forecasts on how a growing share of buyer queries end without a click to the brand site, making AI-answer presence the new pole position.
- Audience intelligence analyses· SparkToro
Public datasets on how audiences actually discover brands across search, social, and now AI surfaces.
- Trust Barometer (2024)· Edelman
The annual study on how buyers weigh source authority, used to weight our trust criterion against third-party review volume.
Disclosure
GrowthManager.ai makes a competing product, so this review is not neutral. Pricing was pulled from Keyword Tool's public pricing page or triangulated from third-party reviews when not public. Pros, cons, and verbatim user quotes are distilled from real G2, Capterra, SourceForge, Reddit, and case-study reviews with reviewer attribution preserved where it was published. Case-study metrics come from Keyword Tool's own customer pages. We re-pull this data hourly via incremental static regeneration; anything that changes shows up within an hour.