There are many tools to research YouTube keywords and data. Below are the best free and paid keyword research tools and autocomplete keyword scrapers suggested by Youtubers and professional marketers:
1. TubeBuddy
TubeBuddy is a Chrome browser extension that shows you estimated global search volume, competition, and overall keyword score. However, it doesn’t provide YouTube traffic volume accurately. It provides useful related searches but is limited to three results for free users.
2. VidIQ
VidIQ is also a Chrome extension that shows you traffic, competition, keyword score, related queries, keyword stats, and YouTube tags from top-ranking videos. The free version gives limited features and functionalities.
3. Ahrefs
Ahrefs Keywords Explorer is a paid keyword tool that finds YouTube keywords and metrics, such as local and global search volume, clicks, click percentage, etc. It is a complete keyword tool to research any search terms and phrases besides YouTube keywords.
4. Keywords Everywhere
Keywords Everywhere is also a Chrome browser extension to identify popular YouTube keywords relevant to your niche. It shows CPC, search volume, and competition of each keyword found. The free version displays limited results. You can upgrade their paid subscription if you enjoy it.
5. Google Trends
Google Trends shows rising and declining search trends of a particular query. How do you find trending keywords on YouTube? Search for your seed keyword, set your country, select ‘YouTube Search’, and set a time range. See also the related queries section to view more topics for your videos. However, it doesn’t provide keyword data that helps you decide your target keywords as Ahrefs and Rank Tracker do.
KeywordTool.io is a keyword checker or finder for many platforms such as Google, YouTube, Amazon, eBay, etc. However, the free version doesn’t provide the traffic volume of the keywords found. You need to subscribe to it.
7. Keyword Keg
Keyword Keg is a YouTube keyword suggestion tool that finds keyword ideas, traffic volume, AdWords CPC, overall keyword power, etc. If you want a full analysis from this YouTube keyword tool, you have to subscribe to a monthly plan.