301 Redirects - Redirect Manager vs Yoast SEO (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager grades higher than Yoast SEO: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
301 Redirects - Redirect Manager grades higher on value for money. Yoast SEO grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
301 Redirects - Redirect Manager
WordPress plugin for 301, 302 and 307 redirects with a 404 error log
Yoast SEO
WordPress SEO plugin with content analysis, schema and sitemaps
Which one is for you
Pick 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager if
- Fits if you've moved or renamed pages and need the old links sent to the new ones
- Works for agencies wanting one PRO license for up to 100 client sites, paid once
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress or still uses the default permalink structure
- Tight if you stay free, as wildcard, folder and regex redirects, typo fixing and full logs need PRO
- Watch out: the free 404 log keeps only the last 50 errors unless a filter raises the limit
- Not for you if old .html or .php files still sit on the server, as it can't redirect them
- Watch out: PRO has a 7-day money-back guarantee but no free trial
Pick Yoast SEO if
- Fits if your site runs on WordPress and you want SEO checks shown while you write
- Works for writers who want readability notes next to the SEO ones
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as Yoast for Shopify and the Google Docs add-on are separate products
- Tight if you stay free, since redirects, link suggestions and AI drafts all need Premium
- Pricey if you run several sites, as each needs its own $118.80 a year and bulk discounts start at 5
- Watch out: AI Brand Insights on AI+ checks 5 questions once a week, and another brand means another $358.80
How we grade them
| 2.8GPA301 Redirects - Redirect ManagerGood | 2.6GPAYoast SEOGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AThe free plugin covers exact redirects, a 404 log and CSV import and export. PRO is $49 once for 1 site, $59 for 5 or $99 for 100, each under a year of this category's $10.99 middle. Paying monthly is $9.99. | CPremium is $118.80 a year for one site before VAT, about $9.90 a month, a bit above this category's cheaper quarter ($8.25). WooCommerce SEO is $178.80 and AI+ is $358.80, each for one site or brand. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree from WordPress.org with 301, 302 and 307 redirects to any page or URL, hit counts and CSV import and export. One site could live on that, but the 404 log keeps only the last 50 errors. | BThe free plugin writes meta tags, canonicals, sitemaps, schema, breadcrumbs and llms.txt, and checks one keyphrase per post. One site could run on it, but redirects, link suggestions and AI drafts aren't in it at all. |
| Features | CRedirects picked from a dropdown, query strings carried over, a 404 log, hit counts and CSV import and export; PRO adds wildcards, regex, typo fixing and a link scanner. It does redirects fully, but that's a smaller job. | BContent and readability checks, meta tags, schema, sitemaps, redirects, internal link suggestions, Local, Video and News SEO, and an AI crawler blocker. It covers the whole job, with redirects and links on Premium only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Picking a destination from a dropdown is quick, but you still build each redirect yourself, and the site must use a permalink structure other than WordPress's default. | CNo rating on record. It sits in the WordPress admin, but each post needs a keyphrase set before the checks tell you much, and there are site-wide settings to go through first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, inside WordPress, listed with Weglot, TranslatePress, GTranslate and Loco Translate. PRO adds an online dashboard for licenses, sites and logs. No standalone app. | BWeb only, inside WordPress, with no app of its own. It works with Semrush, Wincher, Elementor, Site Kit, WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields, Algolia and Jetpack. The Shopify version is a separate product. |
| Best for | simple redirects and a 404 log in WordPress | SEO checks inside the WordPress editor |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager and Yoast SEO. How we grade
Price against what you get
301 Redirects - Redirect Manager starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Yoast SEO starts at $9.90 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
Yoast SEO scores higher and starts $0.09 a month lower. Of the other SEO plugins and apps on the chart, 11 score higher than 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager for less, and 1 scores higher than Yoast SEO for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager is open source, according to its own site.
- 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager also covers reports.
- Yoast SEO also covers AI search visibility, content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
At a glance
| 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager | Yoast SEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month, or $49 one-time for a 1-site lifetime license | $118.80 per year for 1 site, ex VAT |
| Free plan | Free plugin on WordPress.org: 301, 302 and 307 redirects to posts, pages, archives or any URL, a 404 log of the last 50 errors, hit counts and CSV import and export. | Free plugin from WordPress.org: SEO and readability analysis for one keyphrase, meta tags, canonicals, XML sitemaps, schema, breadcrumbs, llms.txt and a bulk metadata editor. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | WebFactory Ltd | Yoast BV |
| Price read from | wp301redirects.com | yoast.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
301 Redirects - Redirect Manager
- It runs only inside WordPress, and the site must use a permalink structure other than the default.
- Wildcard, folder and regex redirects, typo fixing and full logs need PRO; the free 404 log keeps only the last 50 errors.
- It cannot redirect old .html or .php files that still exist on the server; they must be deleted or handled in .htaccess.
- PRO has a 7-day money-back guarantee but no free trial.
Yoast SEO
- It runs only inside WordPress; Yoast SEO for Shopify and the Google Docs add-on are separate products.
- Each paid subscription covers one site, billed yearly before VAT; bulk discounts start at 5 subscriptions bought together.
- Redirects, internal linking suggestions and AI drafting need Premium; the free plugin has none of them.
- AI Brand Insights runs one weekly analysis of 5 questions per brand, with no extra runs; another brand needs another subscription.
Key features
301 Redirects - Redirect Manager
- Redirect manager
- Pick a post, page, custom post type or archive from a dropdown as the destination, or type any URL, and choose a 301, 302 or 307 redirect.
- Query strings kept
- Query strings on the old URL are carried over to the destination, so tracking and affiliate codes survive. Finer control over them is a PRO feature.
- 404 error log
- Logs the time, URL and user agent of the last 50 404 errors, without visitor IPs, with a dashboard widget. A filter raises the limit.
- Import, export and hit counts
- Bulk import and export of redirect rules, and a simple count of how often each redirect is used.
- Wildcards, regex and typo fixing
- WP 301 Redirects PRO matches URLs with wildcards and regular expressions and redirects mistyped URLs to the page that was meant.
- Link scanner and central dashboard
- PRO checks outgoing links for broken or bad sites and manages licenses, sites and logs from one online dashboard.
Yoast SEO
- Content and readability analysis
- Red, orange and green ratings in the editor for SEO and readability. The free plugin checks one keyphrase; Premium checks up to five, with word forms in 20+ languages.
- Technical SEO and schema
- Writes meta tags, canonical URLs, XML sitemaps, breadcrumbs and Schema.org data automatically. Premium outputs more schema types and joins them into one graph.
- AI metadata drafts
- Premium drafts SEO titles and meta descriptions page by page or in bulk, and nothing saves until it is approved. There is no separate AI subscription or credit pack.
- Redirects and internal links
- Premium prompts for a redirect when a page is moved or deleted, imports redirects by CSV, suggests internal links while writing and finds orphaned posts.
- AI crawler controls
- Manages an llms.txt file on every plan; Premium adds a bot blocker for AI training crawlers such as GPTBot, CCBot and Google-Extended.
- AI Brand Insights
- On the AI+ plan, a weekly report on whether 5 set questions in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity mention the brand, with sentiment, citations and competitor ranking.
Plans
301 Redirects - Redirect Manager
Free$0
The WordPress.org plugin: exact-match redirects, a 404 log and dashboard widget, redirect hit counts and bulk import and export.
Personal monthly$9.99
per month, offered under the 1-site Personal plan
WP 301 Redirects PRO paid by the month instead of once. The page lists no separate limits for it.
Personal$49
one-time, lifetime license for 1 site
PRO on 1 site with 30 site scans, the license and site manager and priority support. Shown reduced from $79.
Team$59
one-time, lifetime license for 5 sites
Adds remote site stats and logs and white-label mode, with 70 site scans. Shown reduced from $159.
Agency$99
one-time, lifetime license for 100 sites
Adds full rebranding and branded PDF reports, with 200 site scans. Shown reduced from $299.
Yoast SEO
Yoast SEO$0
The free WordPress.org plugin: content and readability analysis, meta tags, sitemaps, schema, breadcrumbs and llms.txt.
Yoast SEO Premium$118.80
per year for 1 site, ex VAT
AI titles and descriptions, 5 keyphrases per page, redirect manager, internal linking, Local, Video and News SEO plugins and 24/7 support.
Yoast WooCommerce SEO$178.80
per year for 1 site, ex VAT
Everything in Premium plus product schema, product content checks, store sitemaps, canonicals and AI metadata for products.
Yoast SEO AI+$358.80
per year for 1 brand, ex VAT
WooCommerce SEO plus AI Brand Insights: a weekly check of 5 brand questions in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity, with sentiment and citations.
Ways to pay less
301 Redirects - Redirect Manager
- Lifetime license
Lifetime PRO license from $49
WP 301 Redirects PRO is sold as a one-time lifetime license: $49 for 1 site, $59 for 5 or $99 for 100, shown reduced from $79, $159 and $299.
Yoast SEO
- Other savings
Bulk discount from 5 subscriptions
Yoast takes 5% off 5 or more subscriptions of the same product bought in one order, rising to 40% off 75 or more; 100 or more is quoted.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager or Yoast SEO?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Yoast SEO is cheaper to start with: $9.90 a month when paid by the year, against $9.99 a month for 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager. 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager starts at $9.99 per month, or $49 one-time for a 1-site lifetime license, and Yoast SEO starts at $118.80 per year for 1 site, ex VAT.
Which has a free plan, 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager or Yoast SEO?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager and Yoast SEO have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.