The Keyword Planner alternative withconcrete valuesinstead of ranges like 1,000 to 10,000
Queris shows search volume as concrete estimates based on Google data, plus 12-month trend, CPC and competition, with up to 1,000 keywords per query. Try it free with 10 queries a month, no credit card required.
Free with an account. One phone number, one account, 10 free queries a month.
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What Google Keyword Planner does well and when Queris fits better
Google Keyword Planner has real strengths: it's free, the data comes straight from Google, and for planning Google Ads campaigns it's the obvious choice. Getting started costs nothing according to Google, all you need is a Google Ads account. The catch for everyone without active campaigns: instead of concrete values you only see broad ranges like 1,000 to 10,000. For comparing and prioritizing keywords, that's often too vague.
Queris is the right choice if what you mainly need is keyword data: search volume as concrete estimates, 12-month trend, CPC, competition level and keyword difficulty on demand. You start free with 10 queries per month, no credit card. And if you need more, Queris stays an affordable Keyword Planner alternative: paid plans start at €15 per month including VAT.
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Queris vs. Google Keyword Planner
Queris
Google Keyword Planner
Price
Free, paid from €15/mo
free (Google Ads account required)
Specific volume figures without ad spend
✓ estimates like 2,900
✗ broad ranges like 1K to 10K
12-month trend
✓
✓
CPC
✓
✓
Keyword difficulty for SEO
✓ (0 to 100)
✗ (Ads competition only)
Up to 1,000 keywords per query
✓
✓
Keyword data inside ChatGPT & Claude
✓
–
Shareable keyword lists
✓
–
Built for
SEO & content research
Google Ads planning
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When Queris is enough
01
You want concrete values instead of ranges
Without active campaigns, Keyword Planner only shows broad ranges like 1,000 to 10,000. Queris gives you concrete monthly estimates based on Google data, plus the 12-month trend, without spending a cent on ads.
02
You do SEO and content, not just ads
Keyword difficulty on demand, AI keyword suggestions, question keywords and clustering help you research topics and set priorities. Your results go into lists with a team sharing link or straight to CSV export.
03
You work with large lists and multiple markets
Up to 1,000 keywords per query, 8 markets from the US to Germany, country and language freely combinable. Repeated queries are cached for 30 days and cost you nothing.
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When Google Keyword Planner remains the better choice
01
You're planning Google Ads campaigns
For ad planning, Keyword Planner is the original: data straight from Google, bid and budget forecasts, all inside the same account where you run your campaigns.
02
You're already running ads
With active campaigns, Google shows you concrete values instead of ranges. If you're spending budget anyway, you get usable keyword data for free on top.
03
Broad ranges are all you need
For a first overview of a topic, Keyword Planner's ranges are fine. If you don't need to prioritize by concrete numbers, there's no reason to pay for a tool.
[ THE MATH ]
Ranges or numbers
Without active campaigns, Keyword Planner shows broad ranges like 1K to 10K for most keywords. Queris shows estimates like 2,900, plus trend, CPC and difficulty, free for up to 10,000 keywords a month.
[ FAQ ]
FAQ
Is Queris a free Google Keyword Planner alternative?
You can use Queris for free: the free plan includes 10 queries per month with up to 1,000 keywords each, so up to 10,000 keywords monthly, no credit card required. If you need more, paid plans start at €15 per month including VAT.
How reliable is Queris' search volume data?
Search volume is an estimate with every tool in the industry, including Keyword Planner. Queris shows average monthly estimates based on Google data, plus the trend over the last 12 months. The difference from Keyword Planner without active campaigns: you see concrete values instead of ranges like 1,000 to 10,000.
Why does Keyword Planner only show ranges like 1,000 to 10,000?
Google reserves concrete values for accounts with active ad spend. Without running campaigns you get broad ranges. That's enough for a rough ads estimate, but too vague for comparing and prioritizing SEO keywords.
What does Queris cost compared to Keyword Planner?
Keyword Planner is free according to Google, you just need a Google Ads account. Queris starts free with 10 queries per month. Paid plans: Basic at €15 for 25 queries, Pro at €29 for 100, Business at €49 for 250, all including VAT. Unused queries on paid plans stay valid for 3 months, and repeated queries are cached for 30 days at no cost.
Can Queris fully replace Keyword Planner?
For keyword research, yes. For planning Google Ads campaigns with bid and budget forecasts, Keyword Planner remains the right tool. Also worth knowing: Queris has no rank tracking, no site audit crawler and no backlink index. If you need those, a full SEO suite is the better fit.
[ GET STARTED ]
Try Queris for free
10 free queries per month, up to 1,000 keywords per query, no credit card. It takes a few minutes to see whether concrete values beat broad ranges for your work.
Prices approximate, as of August 2026, per the vendors' websites, no guarantee. "–" means: no comparable offering known. All trademarks belong to their respective owners; Queris is not affiliated with them. All search volumes are average monthly estimates based on Google data.
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Queris is a project of Implevo UG (haftungsbeschränkt).
Privacy Policy
1. Controller
Implevo UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Mühlenstraße 4, 06686 Lützen, mail@getqueris.com.
2. What data we process
Free registration: phone number (one-time verification via WhatsApp or SMS). Paid plans: email address and password (stored in encrypted form). Usage data: your queries (keywords, country and language) as well as your quota status. AI suggestions: when you use the AI keyword expansion, the keywords you enter are transmitted to our AI service provider. AI connector: when you connect Queris to an AI app, access tokens (stored only in encrypted form) and the queries made through it. Referral program: your referral code, the number of clicks on your link and the purchases resulting from them. For payment: processing via Stripe; card data is not stored with us.
3. Purposes and legal bases
Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR); legitimate interest in preventing abuse, attributing referrals and improving the product (Art. 6(1)(f)); consent, where required, for example for the Meta Pixel (Art. 6(1)(a)); legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c)).
4. Services and processors used
Hosting: Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany). Payment processing: Stripe. Verification via SMS and WhatsApp: Twilio. Transactional and onboarding emails: MailerSend (MailerLite, EU). AI keyword expansion: Anthropic (Claude); in this process the keywords you enter are processed, and a transfer to the USA takes place on the basis of appropriate safeguards (standard contractual clauses). Provision of search volume, domain and competition data: specialized data service provider (EU and USA). Anonymous, cookieless audience measurement: Plausible Analytics (EU-hosted, no cookies, no personal data, therefore without consent). Audience and marketing measurement: Meta Pixel (Meta Platforms), only with your consent (see Cookies), where applicable with a transfer of data to the USA. Contracts pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR are in place with all processors.
5. Cookies and tracking
Technically necessary: a session cookie for your login (always active, no consent required). Functional: a referral cookie (qref) that is set only if you arrive via a referral link and stores the referral code for up to 90 days in order to attribute a commission correctly. Also functional is an attribution cookie (q_jrny) that stores, first-party, the source of your visit (referring page, UTM parameters and timestamps) on your device for up to 90 days, so we can understand which channels lead users to us; the legal basis is our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), the data stays with us and is not shared with third parties. Conversion events (e.g. registration and purchase): when you register or make a purchase, we send these events server-side to Meta via the Conversions API, transmitting your email address and phone number only in irreversibly hashed (pseudonymized) form. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in measuring advertising effectiveness (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR); no cookies are set and no raw data is shared with Meta. Optional and only with your express consent: the Meta Pixel (Facebook and Instagram) for extended audience and marketing measurement. Without consent, no marketing cookies are set; you can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.
6. Onboarding and marketing emails
After you register, we send you a short series of emails that introduce you to Queris and its features. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in informing our own users about our services (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, § 7 Abs. 3 UWG (German Act Against Unfair Competition)). You can object to this at any time by using the unsubscribe link in each of these emails; you will continue to receive important transactional emails (for example for resetting your password) independently of this.
7. AI connector for Claude and ChatGPT
When you connect Queris to an AI app via our connector, we store the access credentials in encrypted form and process the queries made through it like normal Queris queries. The AI app itself (for example Claude by Anthropic or ChatGPT by OpenAI) is your own tool; what the respective provider does with your inputs is governed by its terms and privacy notices.
8. Referral program
If you take part in the referral program, we process your referral code, the clicks on your link and the purchases resulting from them in order to calculate and pay out your commission. The legal basis is the performance of a contract as well as our legitimate interest in a functioning referral system.
9. Retention period
Account and usage data until the account is deleted, or for as long as legal obligations exist. Verification codes are deleted after 10 minutes, and connector access tokens until they are revoked.
10. Your rights
Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, objection as well as the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Contact: mail@getqueris.com.
Terms and Conditions
§ 1 Provider and scope
The provider is Implevo UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Mühlenstraße 4, 06686 Lützen ("Queris"). These Terms and Conditions apply to the use of the SaaS service Queris.
§ 2 Service
Queris provides search volume, CPC and competition data for keywords. Add-on modules (AI keyword expansion, domain analysis, backlink check) as well as an AI connector for Claude and ChatGPT can be booked optionally. The values are average estimates; no warranty is given for completeness or accuracy.
§ 3 Registration
The free plan requires the one-time verification of a phone number via SMS or WhatsApp (one number = one account). Paid plans are created with an email and password.
§ 4 Plans, modules, quotas and prices
Keyword plans: Free 10 queries/month; Basic 15 €/month, 25 queries; Pro 29 €/month, 100 queries; Business 49 €/month, 250 queries. Add-on modules per month: AI keyword expansion 9 €, domain analysis 29 €, backlink check 19 €, all-in-one suite 59 €. Modules can be booked individually and are billed in a single combined monthly invoice. One query covers up to 1,000 keywords; repeated (cached) queries do not count. All prices are inclusive of the applicable statutory VAT; the tax applicable in the individual case is shown at checkout depending on the country.
§ 5 Term and termination
Paid plans run monthly and can be cancelled at any time with effect from the end of the billing period. No minimum term, no annual commitment.
§ 6 Payment
Billing takes place monthly in advance via the payment service provider Stripe.
§ 7 Referral program
Users can refer other customers via a personal referral link. For a successfully referred, payment-effective subscription, we pay a commission of 25 % of the respective amount paid, recurring for as long as the referred subscription runs. No commission arises for your own purchases (self-referral), for refunded or charged-back payments, or in the case of abusive promotion (such as spam or misleading information). Payout is made manually on request from a minimum amount. The taxation of the commission is the responsibility of the participant. We may change or terminate the program and its terms with reasonable notice.
§ 8 AI connector and interface use
The connector for Claude and ChatGPT is subject to the same quota as the other queries and must be used fairly. Passing on the access credentials to third parties is prohibited. The third-party AI app used is the responsibility of the user.
§ 9 Liability
No liability is assumed for decisions made on the basis of the estimated data provided. In all other respects, the provider is liable in accordance with the statutory provisions, and in the case of slight negligence only for the breach of essential contractual obligations.
§ 10 Final provisions
German law applies. The place of jurisdiction is, to the extent legally permissible, the provider's registered office; the courts with local jurisdiction are the Amtsgericht Weißenfels and the Landgericht Halle (Saale) respectively. Status: June 2026.
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