Google Search Console vs IndexCheckr (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick Google Search Console: it is first in our ranking of technical SEO tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Google Search Console grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Google Search Console
Free Google reports on a site's search traffic, indexing and issues
Free
IndexCheckr
Bulk Google index checker for pages and backlinks, paid per check
Free trial · from $15 one-time
Which one is for you
Pick Google Search Console if
- Fits if you own a site and want to know which Google searches bring visitors
- Works for finding out why pages are missing from Google's index
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing, Yandex, Baidu or Naver data, as it covers Google Search only
- Not for you if you can't prove you own or manage the site, as nothing shows until you do
- Tight if you pull a lot through the API, which stops at 50,000 rows a day per search type and 25,000 per request
- Watch out: the BigQuery export needs a Google Cloud project with billing, and use beyond the free level is charged
- Too light for big teams on one property, which allows at most 100 non-owner users
Pick IndexCheckr if
- Fits if you buy links and want to know whether the pages carrying them are indexed
- Works for checking a batch of new pages now and then without a monthly bill
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: every check spends a credit, scheduled rechecks too, and checking stops when credits run out
- Not for you if you need quick answers on big projects, as checks through proxies take time and can briefly show pages as not indexed
- Tight if you send pages to indexing services, which need their own credits bought from each service
- Skip it if you want a real trial first, as the free start is 50 checks
- Watch out: Quick Check results made outside a project are kept for only 30 days
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAGoogle Search ConsoleVery good | 2.2GPAIndexCheckrFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, from Google, with every report, URL Inspection, email alerts, the API and up to 100 non-owner users per property. There is no paid plan. | BCredit packs that never expire: $15 for 2,000 checks, down to $0.0013 a check on the biggest pack. Checking 500 pages once a week uses about 2,000 credits a month, so about $15 a month on the smallest pack, inside this category's cheaper quarter. |
| Free plan and trial | AEverything is free once you verify the site. The caps are on the API, 50,000 rows a day per search type, which most sites won't reach. | DNo free plan. New accounts get 50 free credits, one check each, so you can try it on 50 URLs once before buying a pack. |
| Features | CPerformance by query and page, indexing and URL Inspection, Core Web Vitals, rich result and links reports, alerts and a BigQuery export. The gap: it's Google's view only, with no crawl you run yourself, and Bing, Yandex, Baidu and Naver need their own tools. | CBulk checks from pasted lists, CSV files or sitemaps, scheduled rechecks with alerts, backlink page checks, sending pages to indexing services, history and exports. It does index checking fully, but that's a smaller job, and results come through proxies. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You prove you own or manage the site before seeing anything, and the indexing and performance reports take some learning. | CNo rating on record. A Quick Check is pasting URLs, but projects, schedules and credit budgets take planning, since checking stops when credits run out. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with the Search Console API, a scheduled daily BigQuery export and Site Kit by Google. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with a REST API, Google Sheets, Zapier and six indexing services. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | Google search traffic and indexing data | pay-as-you-go Google index checks |
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: Google Search Console and IndexCheckr. How we grade
Where they differ
- Google Search Console also covers schema markup and page speed.
- IndexCheckr also covers backlink analysis.
In commonWebPublic APISite audit
At a glance
| Google Search Console | IndexCheckr | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free trial |
| Starts at | Free | $15 one-time for 2,000 credits (1 credit = 1 check) |
| Free plan | Free with a Google account for any site whose ownership you verify: every report and tool, email alerts, the API and up to 100 non-owner users per property. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 50 free credits for every new account, one credit per URL checked |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | LinkStorm | |
| Price read from | support.google.com | indexcheckr.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Google Search Console
- Covers Google Search only; Bing, Yandex, Baidu and Naver each run their own webmaster tools.
- You must prove you own or manage the site before you see any data, and a property allows at most 100 non-owner users.
- The API exposes at most 50,000 rows a day per search type, at up to 25,000 rows per request.
- The BigQuery export needs a Google Cloud project with billing; storage and queries beyond the free usage level are charged.
IndexCheckr
- It detects indexing by querying Google through proxies, so big projects take time and a page can briefly show as not indexed.
- Every check uses a credit, scheduled rechecks included, and checking stops when credits run out.
- Submitting pages to an indexing service needs separate credits bought from that service.
- Results of a Quick Check, made outside a project, are kept for only 30 days.
Key features
Google Search Console
- Performance report
- Clicks, impressions, click-through rate and average position, by query, page, country, device, search appearance and date, for web, image, video and news results.
- Indexing and URL Inspection
- Review which pages Google has indexed, submit sitemaps and single URLs, and inspect a URL for its crawl, index and serving details straight from the Google index.
- Issue alerts
- Email alerts when Google finds indexing, spam or other problems, with the affected URLs and a way to tell Google once they are fixed.
- Experience and enhancement reports
- Core Web Vitals on mobile and desktop, plus reports on rich results from structured data such as recipes and jobs, and on AMP pages.
- Links report
- Shows which other sites link to yours, as part of the same set of reports as search traffic and indexing.
- API and BigQuery export
- The Search Console API queries search data, lists sites and manages sitemaps; a scheduled daily export sends all performance data, except anonymized queries, to BigQuery.
IndexCheckr
- Bulk index checks
- Paste URLs, import a CSV file or an XML sitemap, or run a Quick Check of up to 1,000 URLs; each URL is checked twice to cut false negatives.
- Recurring checks and alerts
- Schedule daily or weekly rechecks with email notices when a page is indexed or drops out, and stop checking pages once they are indexed.
- Backlink index checks
- Check whether the pages that link to you are indexed, or check a page before placing a link on it.
- Indexer submission
- Send one page or every non-indexed page in a project to indexing services such as IndexMeNow, Omega Indexer or Rapid URL Indexer.
- History, exports and usage
- Time-stamped check history shows how long indexing took, with CSV exports and a usage report of credits spent by project and frequency.
- Team, API and extension
- Unlimited team members share the account's credits; a REST API and a Chrome extension use the same credits.
Plans
Google Search Console
Free$0
Performance, indexing, Core Web Vitals and rich result reports, URL Inspection, sitemaps, alerts and the API.
IndexCheckr
tiny$15
one-time pack of 2,000 credits, used as you go
$0.0075 per check. Credits never expire; 1 credit checks one URL once.
small$40
one-time pack of 10,000 credits, used as you go
$0.0040 per check.
medium$125
one-time pack of 50,000 credits, used as you go
$0.0025 per check.
large$300
one-time pack of 200,000 credits, used as you go
$0.0015 per check.
xl$700
one-time pack of 500,000 credits, used as you go
$0.0014 per check.
xxl$1300
one-time pack of 1,000,000 credits, used as you go
$0.0013 per check. Larger custom packs are quoted by support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Google Search Console or IndexCheckr?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Google Search Console is free, and IndexCheckr starts at $15 one-time for 2,000 credits (1 credit = 1 check).
Which has a free plan, Google Search Console or IndexCheckr?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Google Search Console has a free plan. IndexCheckr does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Google Search Console and IndexCheckr run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only IndexCheckr lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.