eRank Free vs TEOM Free: How Far Each Gets You Without Paying
Free plans are where you find out if a tool deserves your money. The question is how much real work each free plan lets you do.
eRank Free gives you 5 keyword lookups and 5 listing audits a day, 1 connected shop, up to 50 active listings, 1 AI Listing Helper use a day and the top 5 sellers, with no competitor tracking. TEOM Free gives you 10 searches a day that you can spend in any research, SEO or AI tool: market research, category and shop analysis, top shops, niche finder, keyword research, Listing SEO, AI listing and Photo to listing. Daily tracking starts on the $5 plan.
Here's how far each goes in a real week.
What's in each free plan
| eRank Free | TEOM Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily allowance | 5 keyword lookups + 5 audits | 10 searches, any tool |
| Market snapshot of a search | Keyword metrics | Yes |
| Estimated sales per listing | Chrome extension | Yes |
| Top shops | Top 5 sellers | Top shops for any search |
| Competitor tracking | — (from Basic) | — (daily tracking from Starter) |
| AI listing drafts | 1 a day | Counts as a search |
| Niche finder | Trend Buzz | What should I sell?, 3 drafts per research |
| Time limit | None | None |
eRank figures come from its pricing and plans pages, checked October 15, 2026. TEOM is free during early access; the Free plan stays free when paid plans launch.
Do this today: write the five research jobs you'd do this week. Then check which free plan covers all five.
A free week in eRank
Five lookups a day is 35 a week. That's enough to:
- Check the main keyword for 5 products a day
- Audit 5 of your own listings a day
- Draft one listing a day with the AI helper
It's a solid routine for polishing an existing shop. What you can't do is track competitors, and the free view is capped at 50 active listings in your connected shop.
A free week in TEOM
Ten searches a day is 70 a week, spent wherever you want. A realistic week:
- Monday: 3 Find products searches on product ideas, note demand, competition and median price.
- Tuesday: "What should I sell?" across your 3 niches, get 3 listing drafts.
- Wednesday: Top shops on your best niche; Analyze a shop on the leader.
- Thursday: Keyword research, then Listing SEO on your draft.
- Friday: re-run your best niche and compare it with Monday's numbers.
In TEOM: Analyze a shop flags short titles, listings under 13 tags, thin descriptions, stale listings and zero-favorite listings across any public shop, and lists its best-selling tags with an estimated monthly figure for each.
Where each free plan runs out
- eRank Free runs out when you want competitor tracking, more than 50 listings analysed, or more than 5 lookups in a day.
- TEOM Free runs out at 10 searches a day, and daily tracking of shops and listings starts on Starter. The research, SEO and AI tools themselves are the same on every plan; Pro also raises "What should I sell?" drafts from 3 to 10.
When you do outgrow free:
| eRank | TEOM (planned) | |
|---|---|---|
| First paid plan | $5.99/month | $5/month, 100 searches/day |
| Next | $9.99/month | $9/month, 250 searches/day |
In TEOM: on Starter, a tracked shop gets a snapshot every day at 03:17 UTC, so the history keeps building while you're away. That's usually the moment free stops being enough.
Use both free plans together
There's no rule that says pick one. A zero-cost stack:
- eRank Free for 5 keyword volume checks a day.
- TEOM Free for market research, competitors and drafts.
Run that for a month. Whichever tool you open more is the one worth paying for.
Do this today: sign up for both free plans and put a calendar reminder 30 days out titled "Which one did I use?"
FAQ
Is eRank free forever?
eRank's free plan has no time limit. It includes 5 keyword lookups and 5 listing audits a day and 1 connected shop.
What do you get with TEOM for free?
10 searches a day in any research, SEO or AI tool, including market research, shop analysis, niche finder, keyword research, Listing SEO and AI listing drafts. Daily tracking starts on the $5 plan.
Which free Etsy tool is best for beginners?
If you haven't chosen products yet, start with market research (TEOM Free). If your products are set and you need tags, start with keyword data (eRank Free). Both is fine.
Sources
- eRank plans and pricing (checked October 15, 2026)
- eRank plans and features
- TEOM pricing