7 Best Ubersuggest Alternatives in 2026
Ubersuggest is a budget suite, so its alternatives are mostly other low-cost or free tools. As of October 2026: Mangools for a similar all-in-one with a free plan and a 48-hour refund window; Serpstat for daily rank tracking from $50 a month billed annually; SE Ranking when you outgrow budget limits (from $103.20 a month billed annually, 14-day trial without a card); Ahrefs Starter ($29 a month) for lookups with Ahrefs data; Keywords Everywhere ($84 a year) if you only need volumes; and the free Semrush plan plus Google Search Console and Keyword Planner if you want to spend nothing.
Facts below come from each vendor's own pricing and help pages, checked on 12 October 2026, and are 'as of October 2026'. Ubersuggest and Mangools showed us prices adjusted for our location rather than US list prices, so for those two we quote the vendor's own published US figures where they exist and describe the limits otherwise.
What Ubersuggest offers today
Ubersuggest, owned by NP Digital, has three self-serve plans. Individual includes 1 user, 1 project, 150 searches a day, 125 tracked keywords per project, 5 competitors and 1,000 page scans; Business adds a second user, 7 projects and 300 searches a day; Enterprise 5 users, 15 projects and 900 searches a day. AI Search Visibility for ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews is in every plan, with 10 to 20 prompts per project. NP Digital's own blog (updated July 2026) lists $29, $49 and $99 a month, or $290, $490 and $990 for lifetime access; the pricing page itself showed us local-currency prices. There is a one-time 7-day trial on monthly plans, lifetime purchases are non-refundable, and Ubersuggest says it has no API plans at the moment. Its pricing page lists rank tracking as weekly, while NP Digital's blog mentions daily rank tracking, so check before you rely on either.
At a glance (as of October 2026)
| Tool | Entry price | Rank tracking | Free option | Refund or trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubersuggest (baseline) | $29 a month per NP Digital's blog | 125 keywords, weekly | Free Chrome extension | 7-day trial on monthly plans |
| Mangools | Priced by region | 200 keywords; weekly (daily on Agency) | Free plan, 5 lookups a day | Full refund within 48 hours |
| Serpstat | $69 a month; $50 annual | 10,000 checks a month, daily | None | 7-day trial, $1 card check |
| SE Ranking | $129 a month; $103.20 annual | 2,000 keywords, daily | None | 14-day trial, no card |
| Ahrefs Starter | $29 a month | Not included (Lite and up) | Ahrefs Free for your own sites | No trial |
| Keywords Everywhere | $84 a year | None | Free features without credits | Refund window in its terms |
| Semrush free plan | Free | 10 keywords in one demo project | 10 reports a day | Paid plans: 7-day trial |
The alternatives, one by one
Mangools: the closest like-for-like
Mangools bundles KWFinder (keywords), SERPChecker, SERPWatcher (rank tracking), LinkMiner (backlinks, using Majestic's data) and SiteProfiler. Its pricing feed is adjusted by visitor location, so check the price shown to you; annual billing saves up to 35%. Basic includes 100 keyword lookups per 24 hours and 200 tracked keywords updated weekly; Agency has 1,200 lookups, 1,500 tracked keywords and daily updates. Mangools states 2.5 billion related keywords and about 65,000 locations. There is a free plan with 5 lookups per 24 hours and no card, and a full refund within 48 hours of a payment. Best for: Ubersuggest users who want a similar scope with clearer daily limits. Limit: tools are not sold separately.
Serpstat: daily rank tracking on a budget
Individual is $69 a month or $50 billed annually for 5 projects, 100 searches a day, 10,000 position checks a month with daily updates, and 30,000 audit pages. Team ($129, or $100 annually) adds 3 users and an API. The trial is 7 days with a $1 card verification, and subscription payments are non-refundable. Best for: people who need daily rankings without a big-suite price. Limit: one user and no API on Individual.
SE Ranking: the step up
Core is $129 a month or $103.20 billed annually for 10 projects, 2,000 keywords tracked daily on Google, Bing, Yahoo and YouTube, 100 AI prompts, 250,000 audit pages a month and API credits. 14-day trial without a card. Best for: freelancers who now manage several client sites. Limit: about three times the price of Ubersuggest's lowest plan.
Ahrefs Starter and Ahrefs Free
Ahrefs Starter is $29 a month for keyword and competitor lookups, with 200 credits a month and no extra users or add-ons. Ahrefs Free covers sites you can verify at no cost. Rank tracking needs Lite ($129 a month, weekly updates). Ahrefs offers no trial. Best for: occasional research with Ahrefs' data. Limit: 200 credits go quickly.
Keywords Everywhere: volumes only
Annual plans from $84 a year (Bronze, 100,000 credits) show search volume, cost per click and competition beside Google results and on other sites; one credit is one keyword and credits expire after a year. Its terms allow a refund request within 48 hours of a transaction, and its FAQ describes refunds for forgotten renewals. Best for: writers who mostly need volumes. Limit: no rank tracking, audits or project tracking.
Semrush's free plan
Semrush's free plan needs no card and allows 10 reports a day across its main tools, with one demo project that can track 10 keywords. Paid plans start at $139 a month with a 7-day trial. Best for: a few competitor and keyword checks a day at no cost. Limit: the daily report cap.
Google Search Console and Keyword Planner
Both are free. Search Console shows the real queries, clicks and positions for sites you verify. Keyword Planner shows keyword ideas and historical volumes inside Google Ads, after you complete the account setup including billing information. Best for: your own site's data. Limit: no competitor research.
Pick by what you need
| Need | Look at first |
|---|---|
| Same scope, clearer limits | Mangools |
| Daily rank tracking cheaply | Serpstat |
| Several client sites | SE Ranking |
| Only keyword volumes | Keywords Everywhere |
| Spend nothing | Semrush free plan, Search Console, Keyword Planner |
| Occasional lookups with big-suite data | Ahrefs Starter |
AI visibility on a budget
One reason people choose Ubersuggest now is that every plan includes some AI search visibility tracking. Mangools includes an AI Search Watcher monitor with 5 prompts on every plan, covering assistants that include ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grok, and SE Ranking includes 100 prompts on Core. Fenn asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Grok your buyers' questions on demand, shows who gets named instead of you and which sources are cited, and drafts the site fixes and pages you are missing for you to approve and publish. It does not do keyword research or rank tracking. Plans start at $29 a month for one website, set up after a demo.
FAQ
Is Ubersuggest free?
Its Chrome extension is free with daily limits, and the web app has a one-time 7-day trial on monthly plans. Full use needs a paid plan; NP Digital's blog lists $29 to $99 a month.
What is the best free alternative to Ubersuggest?
As of October 2026, Semrush's free plan (10 reports a day) and Mangools' free plan (5 lookups a day) are the most useful free options, alongside Google Search Console for your own site.
Is Mangools better than Ubersuggest?
They cover similar ground. Mangools publishes clearer daily lookup limits and a 48-hour refund window; Ubersuggest includes more AI prompts per project and lifetime pricing. Compare the price each shows for your location.
Does Ubersuggest have an API?
Ubersuggest says it has no API plans available at the moment. SE Ranking includes API credits on Core, and Serpstat includes an API from its Team plan.
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