{
 "retrievedOn": "2026-10-05",
 "page": "/guides/exploding-topics-tiktok/",
 "note": "Exploding Topics facts read from its own pricing, feature, homepage and blog pages and Semrush's knowledge base on 5 October 2026 (WebFetch). We did not buy a plan or the TikTok add-on, so nothing here is a hands-on test. TokConnect and Creator Search Insights facts included for the comparison table.",
 "tools": [
  {
   "tool": "Exploding Topics",
   "checked": "2026-10-05",
   "sources": [
    "https://explodingtopics.com/pricing",
    "https://explodingtopics.com/feature/tiktok-add-on",
    "https://explodingtopics.com/blog/exploding-topics-tiktok-addon",
    "https://explodingtopics.com/blog/google-trends-vs-et",
    "https://explodingtopics.com/",
    "https://de.semrush.com/kb/1490-exploding-topics"
   ],
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Entrepreneur",
     "priceMonthly": 39,
     "currency": "USD",
     "limits": "100 tracked trends, 10 trend analyses"
    },
    {
     "name": "Investor",
     "priceMonthly": 99,
     "currency": "USD",
     "limits": "500 tracked trends, 100 trend analyses, trend forecasting, CSV export"
    },
    {
     "name": "Business",
     "priceMonthly": 249,
     "currency": "USD",
     "limits": "2,000 tracked trends, 500 trend analyses, trend reports"
    }
   ],
   "trial": "7-day free trial on all plans",
   "tiktokAddOn": {
    "price": "$59/month",
    "availableTo": "any Exploding Topics Pro plan",
    "shows": "total posts, views, likes, post trend, hashtags, top viewed videos",
    "metricsListedInLaunchPost": [
     "TikTok Views: View trend over 12 months",
     "Total Views: Video views related to the product",
     "TikTok Posts: Growth or decline in posts about the product on TikTok",
     "Total Posts: Total number of posts in the selected timeframe"
    ],
    "categories": "18+ categories (Beauty, Fitness, Home, Pets, Fashion, Health, Kitchen, Technology and more)",
    "launchPostDate": "2026-02-09"
   },
   "measures": "Average Google search volume and growth per topic, with a channel breakdown across platforms including TikTok; the TikTok add-on adds views and posts for trending products. No TikTok search counts.",
   "homepageExamples": {
    "checked": "2026-10-05",
    "headline": "Discover Trends 12+ Months Before Everyone Else",
    "items": [
     {
      "topic": "Remineralizing gum",
      "growth": "+5100%"
     },
     {
      "topic": "Lash Clusters",
      "volume": "246K",
      "growth": "+250%"
     },
     {
      "topic": "Padel racket",
      "volume": "301K",
      "growth": "+146%"
     },
     {
      "topic": "Loop earplugs",
      "volume": "673K",
      "growth": "+82%"
     },
     {
      "topic": "Bamboo pajamas",
      "volume": "18.1K",
      "growth": "+33%"
     }
    ],
    "note": "Shown as examples on the homepage; the page does not say which period the growth covers."
   },
   "semrush": "Semrush's knowledge base lists Exploding Topics as an app in the Semrush App Center, with the same three plans and \"TikTok trending product insights for $59 each per month\".",
   "claims": {
    "homepageHeadline": "Discover Trends 12+ Months Before Everyone Else",
    "dataSourceForTikTok": "\"we get the data directly from TikTok\" (TikTok add-on launch post, 9 Feb 2026)",
    "channelBreakdown": "\"Breakdown by channel across popular platforms (reddit, linkedin, TikTok, pinterest, etc.)\" (Google Trends vs Exploding Topics post, 4 Sep 2026)",
    "searchMetric": "\"Average Google search volume\" (same post)"
   }
  },
  {
   "tool": "TikTok Creator Search Insights",
   "checked": "2026-10-05",
   "sources": [
    "https://support.tiktok.com/en/using-tiktok/growing-your-audience/creator-search-insights",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/csi"
   ],
   "price": "Free",
   "where": "TikTok app and tiktok.com/csi on desktop, TikTok login required",
   "measures": "Search popularity (searches in the last 7 days) per topic, 7 to 180-day chart, country filter, content-gap flag",
   "limits": "One topic at a time; no export, no API, no history beyond the windows shown"
  },
  {
   "tool": "TokConnect",
   "checked": "2026-10-05",
   "sources": [
    "https://tokconnect.com/"
   ],
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Free",
     "priceMonthly": 0,
     "credits": 50
    },
    {
     "name": "Starter",
     "priceMonthly": 49,
     "credits": 500,
     "currency": "USD"
    },
    {
     "name": "Growth",
     "priceMonthly": 99,
     "credits": 2000,
     "currency": "USD"
    },
    {
     "name": "Pro",
     "priceMonthly": 199,
     "credits": 8000,
     "currency": "USD"
    }
   ],
   "measures": "TikTok search demand from Creator Search Insights (7-day searches, 7 to 180-day curves, content gaps, audience) plus public videos, creators, hashtags, sounds and comments, answered in chat or through an MCP server in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other agents",
   "limits": "No dashboard or alerts, no TikTok Shop sales or GMV, no ad spend, no private analytics; history only as far back as TikTok's 180-day curve"
  }
 ],
 "pageFigures": {
  "cheapestTikTokAccessPerMonth": {
   "value": 98,
   "calc": "Entrepreneur $39 + TikTok add-on $59"
  }
 }
}