AnswerThePublic review: our take
AnswerThePublic turns a seed keyword into the questions and phrases people type around it, drawn from Google, YouTube, Amazon and ChatGPT among others. It is a topic-planning tool first, and a content marketer filling next quarter's calendar gets more from one search here than from a page of volume figures.
The paid plans are rationed. Starter allows 100 searches a month for one user and Business tops out at 300 shared by ten, about three searches a day on the entry plan. The pricing page is geo-localised and showed Polish zloty when we read it, so no dollar figure is quoted here. AlsoAsked is the cheaper specialist at $15 a month for 100 credits and unlimited users, though it maps Google's People Also Ask questions and nothing wider.
What AnswerThePublic does
AnswerThePublic takes a keyword or website and shows the questions and phrases people search around it, drawing on Google, YouTube, Amazon, ChatGPT and other sources. Paid plans add search volume and CPC data, search listening alerts, comparisons over time and AI prompt suggestions. Its Content Studio drafts articles from selected topics and can publish them to WordPress.
Who AnswerThePublic is for
Best for
- content marketers planning topics
- SEO consultants doing question-based keyword research
- small businesses researching customer questions
Not for
- users needing many searches: paid plans cap at 100-300 searches per month
AnswerThePublic features
- F1Keyword and question search visualisation
- F2Search volume and CPC data
- F3Search listening alerts
- F4Compare data over time
- F5AI search prompt suggestions and sentiment
- F6Content Studio AI article generation
- F7Keyword lists
- F8XLSX and image export
AnswerThePublic pricing and plans (2026)
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly, per month | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | free daily search limit (exact number not stated on pricing page) |
| Starter | — | — | 1 user, 100 searches/month, 1,000 prompt suggestions, 1 listening alert, up to 6 AI articles/month; shown as zl48/month billed yearly |
| Growth | — | — | up to 3 users, 200 searches/month, 2,000 prompt suggestions, 5 alerts, up to 35 AI articles/month; shown as zl233.33/month billed yearly |
| Business | — | — | up to 10 users, 300 searches/month, 3,000 prompt suggestions, 20 alerts, up to 80 AI articles/month; shown as zl470/month billed yearly |
Pricing page is geo-localised and showed Polish zloty (PLN) for this fetch: Starter zl48, Growth zl233.33, Business zl470 per month billed yearly. Not converted; USD fields left null.
Free plan: yes. Prices as listed by the vendor, before tax; they change, so check the pricing page before you buy.
AnswerThePublic interface
AnswerThePublic FAQ
- Does AnswerThePublic have a free plan?
- Yes, AnswerThePublic has a free plan.
- What are the alternatives to AnswerThePublic?
- Tools that cover the same jobs include Google Trends, RankIQ (now part of Aided), Semrush, Exploding Topics.