40 tools in Keyword Research

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Semrush

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Paid

The industry-leading all-in-one SEO suite with a keyword database of over 25 billion terms and the Keyword Magic Tool for deep topical research.

Keyword Magic Tool 25 billion+ keyword database Keyword difficulty scoring Competitor gap analysis
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Ahrefs

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Paid

Renowned for its Clicks data showing whether people actually click search results, plus one of the most accurate keyword difficulty scores available.

Clicks data for search results Keyword difficulty scoring Traffic potential estimates Parent topic identification
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Google Search Console

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Free

Tells you which keywords you already rank for, including queries you might not know about, making it an indispensable free research tool for any website.

Query performance data direct from Google 16 months of historical search data Impression and click-through rate by keyword Page-level keyword filtering
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Jungle Scout

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Paid

The gold standard for keyword research specifically aimed at Amazon sellers, providing sales data and demand estimates to guide product and listing strategy.

Amazon keyword search volume data ASIN reverse-lookup keyword research Historical sales and demand estimates Keyword relevance scoring
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Helium 10

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Paid

A comprehensive suite for Amazon and Walmart keyword optimisation, product research, and sales tracking, with some of the deepest Amazon keyword data available.

Cerebro reverse ASIN keyword lookup Magnet keyword discovery tool Amazon and Walmart keyword data Smart Complete long-tail suggestions
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AlsoAsked

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Freemium

Scrapes Google's People Also Ask boxes to map related user intent in hierarchical trees, making it one of the most useful free-tier research tools available.

People Also Ask data scraping Hierarchical question tree mapping Multi-level PAA expansion Multi-language and country support
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LowFruits

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Paid

Automatically identifies weak competitors in the top 10 search results so you can find genuinely achievable ranking opportunities without wasting effort on unwinnable battles.

Weak competitor SERP identification Green, amber, red opportunity scoring Bulk keyword SERP analysis Domain authority analysis for ranking pages
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Moz Keyword Explorer

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Paid

Specialises in Organic CTR and Priority scores to help you pick the keywords most worth targeting, with a thoughtful approach to research workflow.

Organic CTR estimates Priority score metric Keyword difficulty scoring SERP feature analysis
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SE Ranking

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Paid

Strong for long-tail discovery and keyword clustering, with a clean interface that works well for agencies managing multiple client campaigns.

Keyword clustering tool Long-tail keyword discovery CPC and competition data SERP analysis
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AnswerThePublic

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Freemium

Visualises the questions and prepositions people use around any topic in a striking wheel diagram, making it excellent for informational content planning.

Visual question wheel diagram Question, preposition, and comparison keywords Alphabetical keyword variations Google and Bing autocomplete sourcing
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TubeBuddy

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Freemium

Specialises in finding high-traffic tags and title ideas for YouTube videos, with an integrated scorecard that makes YouTube keyword decisions straightforward.

YouTube keyword explorer Tag suggestions and competitor tag analysis Title and description optimisation Keyword scorecard
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Mangools (KWFinder)

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Paid

Widely considered the most user-friendly tool for finding low-difficulty keywords, with a clean visual interface that makes keyword research genuinely enjoyable.

Colour-coded keyword difficulty Autocomplete keyword suggestions Question-based keyword discovery SERP analysis for any keyword