AnswerThePublic

Visualises real search questions as a wheel of content ideas

Last updated July 27, 2026

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AnswerThePublic pulls autocomplete suggestions from Google and other search engines and arranges them into a visual wheel: questions, comparisons, prepositions and related searches all branching off your seed keyword. It is less a keyword database than a brainstorming tool, useful at the very start of content planning when you need a wide spread of angles on a topic rather than a ranked list sorted by volume.

The AI Dashboard is the newer addition, and reframes the same idea for the current search landscape: instead of only showing what people type into Google, it shows how AI assistants describe and answer questions about your keyword, alongside the traditional search-listening wheel.

The gap between tiers is unusually steep. Individual sits at a genuinely low price, and Growth jumps to roughly five times that for mostly higher usage caps rather than new capability. Third-party ratings are split in an informative way: Capterra reviewers who use it regularly rate it well, while Trustpilot, which skews toward people who signed up and cancelled, runs meaningfully lower.

AnswerThePublic's core features

Search Listening Wheel

Visualises questions, comparisons and prepositions people actually search around your keyword.

AI Dashboard

Shows how AI assistants describe and answer questions about your keyword, not just traditional search.

CPC & Search Volume

Attaches real demand data to each question so you can prioritise beyond gut feel.

AI Article Drafts

Generates a first-pass article for a subset of your monthly ideas, useful as a starting point.

Where AnswerThePublic wins and loses

Strengths

Visual format surfaces content angles a ranked list would not show as clearly
Strong fit for the brainstorming stage of content planning
AI Dashboard is a genuinely current addition, not a bolted-on gimmick

Limitations

Steep price jump from Starter to Growth for mostly higher usage caps
Not a substitute for a full keyword database with difficulty scoring
Trustpilot and Capterra scores diverge enough to be worth reading both

AnswerThePublic's pricing breakdown

Prices shown are the annual-billed rate. All tiers include CPC and search volume data.

Plan	Monthly	Annual /mo	Includes
Starter	$20	$13.33	1 user · 100 searches/mo · 1,000 monthly prompt suggestions
Growth	$99	$66	Up to 3 users · 200 searches/mo · 2,000 monthly prompt suggestions
Business	$199	$132.66	Up to 10 users · 300 searches/mo · 3,000 monthly prompt suggestions

Verified against the official pricing page on July 27, 2026.

Verdict

Use AnswerThePublic

You want a visual map of questions, comparisons and prepositions to spark content ideas fast.
You are in the brainstorming stage of content planning, not yet building a keyword database.
You want to see how AI assistants describe and answer questions around your topic, not just Google.

Skip AnswerThePublic

You need keyword difficulty scoring alongside search volume, not just question ideas.
Your usage will outgrow the Starter tier; the jump to Growth is a real price increase for mostly higher caps.
You want strong third-party review consensus before buying; Trustpilot and Capterra scores diverge here.