All in One SEO (AIOSEO) vs WPSSO Core (2026): which should you pick?

Pick All in One SEO (AIOSEO) if

• Fits if you run a WordPress site and want redirects and schema on the lowest paid plan
• Works for agencies covering many client sites, with up to 100 on Elite

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: the prices shown are first-year rates and renewals are about double, so Basic goes from $49.50 to $99
• Tight if you stay on Lite, as redirects, local SEO and link suggestions all need a paid plan
• Pricey if you want local SEO, the Link Assistant or rank tracking: Plus is $199, Pro $399 and Elite $599 a year
• Skip it if you want AI writing in the editor, which needs a separate SEOBoost subscription
• Not for you if your site isn't on self-hosted WordPress, as there's no standalone app

Pick WPSSO Core if

• Fits if you run WooCommerce and want each product variation in your markup
• Works for sites adding schema on top of an SEO plugin they already use

Look elsewhere if

• Too light for your whole SEO setup, as there are no redirects or content checks
• Watch out: Premium is licensed per site address, so a staging site needs its own licence beyond one free dev subdomain
• Tight if you stay free, as YouTube, Vimeo, review-app and short-link data need Premium
• Watch out: licences can't be transferred, and the refund window is 30 days
• Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress 6.0 or newer, as it runs nowhere else

All in One SEO (AIOSEO)

• It needs a self-hosted WordPress site; there is no standalone app.
• The displayed prices are first-year rates; renewals are at full price, about double, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
• Local SEO starts on Plus, the Link Assistant on Pro, and Search Statistics with rank tracking only on Elite.
• The AI Writing Assistant inside the editor needs a separate paid SEOBoost subscription.

WPSSO Core

• Runs only inside WordPress; it needs WordPress 6.0 and PHP 7.4.33 or newer.
• Premium is licensed per WordPress site address, so a staging site needs its own license; one dev. subdomain per license is free.
• Data from YouTube, Vimeo, review services and URL shorteners, and development-version updates, need Premium.
• Licenses cannot be transferred; the license page states a 30-day refund policy.

All in One SEO (AIOSEO)

TruSEO content analysis

Scores each post for on-page SEO and readability in the editor, with a headline analyzer. Paid plans check up to 10 keywords per post.

Schema and sitemaps

Adds schema.org markup for FAQs, products, recipes and dozens more types, and builds XML, RSS, HTML, video and news sitemaps.

Redirection Manager

Creates redirects for changed URLs from Basic up; Pro adds 404 logging, server-level redirects, full-site redirects and domain aliases.

Internal Link Assistant

On Pro and Elite, suggests internal links to add in one click, can link automatically and reports orphaned posts and the domains linked to most.

Search Statistics

Elite only: Google Search Console data inside WordPress, keyword rank tracking, post index status, content decay and the effect of SEO changes.

AI credits and MCP server

Paid plans include 10,000 to 200,000 AI credits for drafting posts, titles, descriptions, FAQs and images, and an MCP server lets AI agents edit SEO data.

WPSSO Core

Schema JSON-LD markup

Writes structured data for more than 500 Schema types and subtypes, aimed at clearing the field errors Google's Rich Results test reports.

Social meta tags

Open Graph for Facebook, X Cards, Pinterest Rich Pins and oEmbed for LinkedIn and Discord, with image sizes cropped for each site.

WooCommerce product markup

Replaces WooCommerce's single-offer markup with every variation as its own offer, adding GTIN, MPN, brand, shipping time and return policy fields.

Free add-ons

Separate add-ons build Google Merchant and Meta catalog feeds, FAQ pages, breadcrumbs, ratings and reviews, sitemaps and REST API output.

Works beside other SEO plugins

Can run with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress, The SEO Framework or WP Meta SEO to add to the structured data they output.

Service data in Premium

Premium pulls video details from YouTube, Vimeo and Wistia, review data from Judge.me and Stamped.io, and short links from Bitly or TinyURL.

All in One SEO (AIOSEO)

• AIOSEO Lite$0

  The free WordPress.org plugin with the core SEO settings, sitemaps and on-page analysis.

• Basic$99

  per year for 1 site at renewal, after a first year at $49.50

  Smart schema, WooCommerce SEO, automatic redirects, 10 TruSEO keywords, unlimited SEO audits and 10,000 AI credits.

• Plus$199

  per year for 3 sites at renewal, after a first year at $99.50

  Basic plus local business SEO, author SEO (E-E-A-T), image SEO, REST API access and 25,000 AI credits.

• Pro$399

  per year for 10 sites at renewal, after a first year at $179.55

  Plus plus the Internal Link Assistant, 404 tracking, full-site redirects, video and news sitemaps and 50,000 AI credits.

• Elite$599

  per year for 100 sites at renewal, after a first year at $239.60

  Pro plus Search Statistics with keyword rank tracking, index status and content decay, client management and 200,000 AI credits.

WPSSO Core

• Standard$0

  The free edition hosted on WordPress.org, with Schema markup, social meta tags and the add-ons.

• Premium, 1 site$49

  one-time, lifetime license for 1 site

  Premium features, updates and support for the life of the registered site, plus data from services such as YouTube and Bitly.

• Premium, 2 sites$80

  one-time, lifetime license for 2 sites

  $40 a site; the vendor suggests it for one production and one staging site.

• Premium, 5 sites$135

  one-time, lifetime license for 5 sites

  $27 a site. A 3-site license is also sold, at $99.

• Premium, 10 sites$220

  one-time, lifetime license for 10 sites

  $22 a site. A 15-site license is also sold, at $285.

• Premium, 25 sites$425

  one-time, lifetime license for 25 sites

  $17 a site, the lowest per-site rate on the license page.

All in One SEO (AIOSEO)

• Other savings

  Half price or less for the first year

  First-year prices: Basic $49.50 then $99, Plus $99.50 then $199, Pro $179.55 then $399, Elite $239.60 then $599 a year. Renewals are at full price.

WPSSO Core

• Lifetime license

  Premium is a one-time lifetime license

  WPSSO sells Premium for a single payment that covers features, updates and support for the life of each registered site, with no yearly renewal.

• Other savings

  Free development-site license with each purchase

  Each Premium license also covers dev. on the same domain under the same Authentication ID, so a developer can build a site before moving it to production.