# AuthorScout

AuthorScout is a book and niche discovery tool with history, categories and tracking for independent books, with a free plan.

- Canonical page: https://kdp123.com/t/authorscout/
- Official site: https://authorscout.com
- Categories: Book & Niche Research, Sales & Rank Tracking
- Price: Free tier, paid from $9.99/mo (Publisher Pro $15.99/mo. Prices from the vendor's own comparison page.)
- Platforms: web
- Outputs KDP-ready files: No
- Touches your KDP account: No
- Official Amazon product: No
- Last checked: 2026-11-09

## Summary

AuthorScout starts from the question of which books and niches deserve a closer look. It is built around independent-book discovery, history, categories and tracking. It has a free plan, a Pro plan at $9.99 a month and a Publisher Pro plan at $15.99 a month. Pricing is as published by the vendor in its own comparison page.

## Alternatives

- [BookBeam](https://kdp123.com/t/bookbeam/)
- [Publisher Rocket](https://kdp123.com/t/publisher-rocket/)
- [KDSPY](https://kdp123.com/t/kdspy/)

## Sources

- https://authorscout.com/blog/kdp-research-tools-compared