Yes. Google Keyword Planner will show no volume data for keywords that it does not let you run ads on. More on reddit.com

So much terrible advice on this sub. For basic keyword research, yes, keyword planner is absolutely enough, coupled with just googling the keywords you’re targeting to ensure the intent is correct and the SERP isn’t too competitive. All agencies I’ve ever worked for have used this tool, as well as a variety of others. Once you get more familiar with it, more advanced tools will eventually make sense. I heavily prefer SEMrush keyword magic tool - it generates much more encompassing and relevant keywords based off your seed keyword. More on reddit.com

I find it's been getting worse and worse. I used to use it occasionally for keyword ideation but even that's now poor. More on reddit.com

Yes it's free, but also yes you have to spend money to get more accurate results. It's free to generate keyword ideas and get a range for search volume, but the more accurate numbers are given to accounts that are spending with them. For example, I just looked up the same keyword in both our manager account and in my non-spending personal account. The non-spending account told me the average monthly searches for this keyword was "1k - 10k" but in the manager account, it says it's 1,600. It's great for generating keyword ideas - I think much better than the paid tools; more variety and keywords I'd never expect. But if you're only seeing a wide range for search volume, it isn't very helpful in making your final decision on what to target. In the example above, I might pursue that keyword thinking it has potential, not knowing it's actually on the very low end of their range. More on reddit.com