Find competitor keywords

See every keyword your competitors rank for.
Then own the gaps.

WriteGap pulls up to 700 ranked keywords for each competitor, finds the ones you don't rank for, and delivers a brief + article draft every week. No exports, no spreadsheets, no manual research.

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Automated weekly · up to 700 ranked keywords per competitor · 8 languages

How competitor keyword research works in WriteGap

Your competitors are already doing the hard work. WriteGap reads the results.

Every keyword a competitor ranks for on page 1 is a validated demand signal. Someone searched that query, Google decided your competitor's page was the best answer, and people clicked. That's a proven audience for content you haven't written yet.

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Competitors detected automatically

Add your domain and describe your product. WriteGap identifies the tools competing for the same searches — specifically products with the same primary job, not aggregators or review sites. You can edit the list before the first brief.

auto-detected · editable in settings
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Up to 700 ranked keywords per competitor

Every week, WriteGap pulls up to 700 of each competitor's organic keywords via DataForSEO — narrowed to the ones they actually rank in the top 20 for, within a difficulty range your site can win. The filtering happens before the data is billed, so the whole budget buys keywords worth looking at instead of head terms you'd discard.

DataForSEO · weekly refresh
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Gaps filtered to the winnable ones

Keywords are cross-referenced against your rankings. Gaps are filtered by volume, difficulty and intent — the floor and ceiling both scale to your domain strength. What lands in your brief: 4–16 pre-validated opportunities, ranked by value.

filtered · no raw data dumps
What you get

A brief. Not a spreadsheet.

WriteGap ran competitor research on itself — comparing against Semrush and Ahrefs. Here's what the output looks like.

WriteGap — Competitor Keyword GapsMon · This week
Competitors analyzed: semrush.com, ahrefs.com
Keywords checked: 600 · Gaps found: 47 · Filtered to: 3 best
3 competitor gapsLow difficulty

Semrush alternative for indie SaaS founders — what actually works

semrush alternative indie founders

Ahrefs ranks #3 with a generic comparison page listing 12 tools. It says nothing about automated briefs or article drafts. 3,200 searches/month from exactly our audience. Their page doesn't answer the question. Ours will.

🔍 3,200/mo📊 Difficulty: LowCompetitor gap✦ Generate draft

How to find competitor keywords — without Semrush

find competitor keywords without semrush

Semrush isn't writing that article. Ahrefs isn't either. 2,700 searches/month from founders who want the insight but won't pay €119/mo for it. Nobody ranks for it yet.

🔍 2,700/mo📊 Difficulty: Very LowUnclaimed keyword✦ Generate draft
Questions

Honest answers.

How do I find the keywords my competitors rank for?

WriteGap uses DataForSEO to pull up to 700 ranked organic keywords for each of your competitors, filtered server-side to the ones they rank in the top 20 for. It then cross-references that list against your own site's rankings to identify the gaps — keywords your competitors appear for on page 1 that you don't rank for at all. The entire process runs automatically every week. You don't need to open a tool, export a CSV, or run a report.

How are my competitors identified?

When you add your site, WriteGap uses Claude to identify your competitors from your product description. It specifically looks for products with the same primary job — not review aggregators, generic directories, or large suites where your category is a minor feature. You can review and override the auto-detected list in Settings before the first brief runs.

What if my competitors have thousands of keywords?

WriteGap pulls up to 700 ranked keywords per competitor, already narrowed to their top-20 positions, then filters further. The list that lands in your brief isn't hundreds of keywords — it's 4–16 of the highest-value, most winnable gaps after filtering by volume, difficulty and commercial or task intent — both thresholds scaled to your domain strength. You see the opportunities worth acting on, not the full raw dataset.

Can I add my own competitors manually?

Yes. In Settings you can add or remove any competitor domain. Your next weekly brief will include keywords from your updated list. You're not locked into the auto-detected set.

Does this work for non-English competitors?

Yes. WriteGap runs competitor keyword research per language. If you're targeting French speakers, it finds French-language competitors and French keywords. Each language has its own volume floor — English uses 200/month minimum, French 70/month, Dutch 40/month, etc., scaled to the size of each search market.

Competitor keyword research

Your competitors rank for hundreds of keywords.
WriteGap tells you which ones to steal.

From €14.99/month. First competitor analysis runs within 7 days of signup.

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