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SerpApi Google Trends alternative: extract Google Trends data per keyword, not per month

The Kwerix Google Trends API is a SerpApi Google Trends alternative for teams that pay per keyword instead of per month. SerpApi's plans run from $25 for 1,000 searches to $275 for 30,000; the Google Trends API costs $1.50 per 1,000 keywords, returns related queries and regions in the same row and ranks any number of keywords on one scale.

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Fact sheet: SerpApi Google Trends alternative

Alternative to
SerpApi Google Trends alternative
Also known as
alternative to SerpApi Google Trends, SerpApi Google Trends API alternative
Alternative to
SerpApi Google Trends API
Type
Paid API
Status
Active, monthly subscription
Website
serpapi.com/google-trends-api

SerpApi’s Google Trends API is one engine of SerpApi, a paid API company that returns search engine results as JSON. The engine google_trends returns interest over time, compared breakdown by region, interest by region, related topics and related queries, according to SerpApi’s documentation.

SerpApi has 3 limits for Google Trends work, according to its documentation and pricing page in September 2026.

  1. Monthly plans. The plans cost $25 for 1,000 searches, $75 for 5,000, $150 for 15,000 and $275 for 30,000 searches a month, and the free plan includes 250 searches a month.
  2. 5 queries per search, sometimes 1. A search holds up to 5 queries for interest over time and compared breakdown by region; related topics, related queries and interest by region accept 1 query per search.
  3. One scale per search. Each search is scaled to its own maximum, so ranking more than 5 keywords needs manual rescaling.

The Kwerix Google Trends API and SerpApi differ in 6 criteria for Google Trends data.

CriterionSerpApiKwerix Google Trends API
Pricing modelMonthly subscriptionPay per result, no subscription
Price$25–$275 a month for 1,000–30,000 searches$1.50 per 1,000 keywords
Free tier250 searches a monthApify’s $5 monthly credit, about 3,300 keywords
Data per callOne data type per searchTimeline summary, related queries and regions in one row per keyword
Keywords on one scaleUp to 5 per searchAny number, with a shared anchor
Related topicsYesNo (Google returns them empty through its API)

What do 30,000 keywords cost?

30,000 keywords cost $45 with the Kwerix Google Trends API, charged only when they run. SerpApi’s Big Data plan costs $275 a month for 30,000 searches; a search can hold up to 5 queries for interest over time, so the same plan covers up to 150,000 query slots, about $1.83 per 1,000, when every search is full and every data type fits in it. Related queries and interest by region take 1 search per keyword on SerpApi, while the Google Trends API returns them in the same row.

There are 4 steps to switch a SerpApi Google Trends integration to the Google Trends API.

  1. Map the query: SerpApi’s q becomes the keywords list, with no 5-query limit.
  2. Map the filters: geo stays geo, date becomes timeRange, cat becomes category and gprop becomes property.
  3. Replace data_type with switches: includeInterestByRegion, includeRelatedQueries and includeInterestOverTime.
  4. Call kwerix/google-trends-api from the Apify API and read one row per keyword.

The SerpApi Google Trends alternative leads to the Google Trends API page, with the full field list, pricing and code for Python, JavaScript, cURL and MCP.

Does SerpApi provide Google Trends data?

Yes. SerpApi's Google Trends API returns interest over time, compared breakdown by region, interest by region, related topics and related queries, in JSON, HTML or Markdown.

Is there a free SerpApi alternative for Google Trends?

Yes, with limits. Apify's free plan includes $5 of usage every month, about 3,300 keywords with the Kwerix Google Trends API, and pytrends is free but archived since April 17, 2025.

Does the Kwerix Google Trends API return related topics?

No. Google currently returns related topics empty through its API, so the Kwerix Google Trends API returns related queries and no related topics.

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