Baidu Search Resource Platform vs Yandex Webmaster (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Baidu Search Resource Platform and Yandex Webmaster share a 3.0 GPA, both are free, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Baidu Search Resource Platform
Baidu's webmaster tools for indexing, crawling and keyword data
Yandex Webmaster
Free Yandex reports on a site's indexing, errors and search queries
Which one is for you
Pick Baidu Search Resource Platform if
- Fits if you want search traffic from mainland China
- Works for getting new pages crawled sooner by Baidu and dead links dropped
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't read Chinese, as no English version of the platform or its help pages was found
- Watch out: fast crawling isn't open to every site, and sitelinks are a trial for sites Baidu rates highly
- Not for you if you planned to verify through Baidu Tongji, as only a file or HTML tag works now
- Watch out: Baidu's pages show no prices, but none of them says outright that the platform is free
Pick Yandex Webmaster if
- Fits if your site gets traffic from Yandex search
- Works for online stores that want their products shown in Yandex results
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your visitors don't search on Yandex, as that's all it covers
- Not for you if you can't verify your rights to the site, since no report appears until you do
- Watch out: query monitoring is still a beta feature
- Watch out: the API needs an authorized Yandex account, and versions 3.2 and earlier are no longer supported
How we grade them
| 3.0GPABaidu Search Resource PlatformVery good | 3.0GPAYandex WebmasterVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ANo price anywhere on Baidu's pages and nothing to buy: add and verify a site with a Baidu account and the tools open. None of the pages actually says it's free, though. | AFree with no fees or surcharges: every tool opens once a site is added and verified, and one account can hold several sites and share access. |
| Free plan and trial | AEvery webmaster tool is open once a site is verified, with no paid tier on record. Fast crawling and sitelinks are granted only to sites Baidu deems eligible. | AFree outright, with every tool included and no caps on record. |
| Features | CURL submission, index volume, keywords, crawl diagnostics, robots.txt, dead links, mobile matching and site migration tools. The gaps: it's Baidu's view only, and fast crawling isn't open to every site. | CTechnical checks on about 40 parameters, indexing figures, sitemaps, robots.txt and IndexNow, query monitoring, recommendations, site quality, reviews and store listings. The gap: it's Yandex's view only, and query monitoring is still marked beta. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. The platform and its help pages are in Chinese, and you verify the site by file or HTML tag with a Baidu account before anything shows. | CNo rating on record. You add the site and verify your rights to it before any report appears. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only. Baidu says it offers API access, and new links can be pushed to it in real time; no other integrations are on record. | BWeb only, with an API for hosting panels and other tools, and links to Yandex Metrica, Yandex Business, Yandex ID and IndexNow. |
| Best for | getting pages found in Baidu search | sites that get traffic from Yandex search |
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: Baidu Search Resource Platform and Yandex Webmaster. How we grade
Price against what you get
Baidu Search Resource Platform has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Yandex Webmaster has no paid plan and scores 2.3.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other technical SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than Baidu Search Resource Platform for less, and none scores higher than Yandex Webmaster 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
At a glance
| Baidu Search Resource Platform | Yandex Webmaster | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Add and verify a site with a Baidu account to use the webmaster tools; no prices are shown. Fast crawling and sitelinks are granted only to eligible sites. | Every tool and feature is free once you add a site and verify your rights to it; one account can hold several sites and share access with others. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Baidu | Yandex |
| Price read from | ziyuan.baidu.com | webmaster.yandex.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Baidu Search Resource Platform
- The platform and its help pages are in Chinese; no English version was found.
- Fast crawling is not open to every site, and sitelinks are offered on a trial basis to sites Baidu rates highly.
- Sites are verified by file or HTML tag only; the Baidu Tongji import method has been withdrawn.
- Baidu's pages show no prices, but none of those read states outright that the platform is free.
Yandex Webmaster
- Reports cover Yandex search only; Google, Bing and other engines need their own tools.
- You must add the site and verify your rights to it before any report is available.
- Query monitoring is still marked as a beta feature.
- The API needs an authorized Yandex account; versions 3.2 and earlier are no longer supported.
Key features
Baidu Search Resource Platform
- URL submission
- Push new links to Baidu in real time to shorten the time before its crawler finds them; Baidu says submission speeds crawling but does not guarantee indexing.
- Traffic and keywords
- Impressions and clicks for a site's popular keywords in Baidu results, plus a list of custom keywords to watch.
- Index volume
- How many of a site's pages are in Baidu's index, with the option to follow chosen directories separately.
- Crawl diagnostics and crawl errors
- See a page as Baidu's spider fetches it to check it matches what you expect, alongside crawl frequency, crawl error and robots.txt tools.
- Dead links, mobile matching and migrations
- Submit dead links to be dropped from search, map PC pages to their mobile versions, and submit old-to-new URL rules after a domain or directory change.
- AI traffic analysis
- The menu includes an AI traffic analysis report (AI流量分析), whose contents are shown only after a site has been added.
Yandex Webmaster
- Technical error checks
- Pages are checked automatically for about 40 parameters, such as missing meta tags and 4XX or 5XX responses, with advice on each fix.
- Indexing monitoring
- The main indexing figures in one place, a check of which version of a page is in search, and support for sitemaps, robots.txt and IndexNow.
- Query monitoring (beta)
- Shows which searches a site appears for and compares impressions with demand, to tell seasonal swings from ranking changes.
- Recommendations list
- Suggestions arrive as a to-do list, from choosing queries to improving how the site shows in results.
- Site quality and reviews
- See the site quality index, compare it with competitors, watch user ratings and reply to reviews of your site.
- Store listings and site sections
- Online stores can add products and offers to a dedicated block in Yandex search, and pages can be grouped into virtual sections.
Plans
Baidu Search Resource Platform
Free$0
URL submission, index volume, traffic and keyword data, crawl diagnostics, dead link submission, mobile matching and site migration.
Yandex Webmaster
Free$0
Indexing reports, technical checks, query monitoring, recommendations, site quality and reviews, store listings and the API.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Baidu Search Resource Platform or Yandex Webmaster?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Baidu Search Resource Platform and Yandex Webmaster are free to use.
Which has a free plan, Baidu Search Resource Platform or Yandex Webmaster?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Baidu Search Resource Platform and Yandex Webmaster 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.