Permalink Manager vs SEOPress (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SEOPress grades higher than Permalink Manager: 3.0 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
SEOPress grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, 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.
Permalink Manager
WordPress plugin for editing full URLs and permalink formats
SEOPress
WordPress SEO plugin with a free edition and site licences from $49
Which one is for you
Pick Permalink Manager if
- Fits if your custom post types need their own URL structure
- Works for migrations from another CMS that must keep their old paths
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as there's no standalone app
- Too light for SEO on its own, since it changes URLs only and titles, sitemaps and schema need another plugin
- Tight if you stay on Lite, as category, custom taxonomy and custom field URLs and extra redirects need Pro
- Watch out: prices are in euros and exclude VAT, and there's no trial, only a 14-day money-back guarantee
- Watch out: the €49 license includes a year of updates, then renewal is €35, or lifetime updates cost €119
Pick SEOPress if
- Fits if you run a WordPress site and want schema and redirects for $49 a year
- Works for agencies wanting one unlimited-site licence at $149 a year
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as schema, redirects, local SEO and the site audit are all PRO
- Watch out: rank and backlink tracking need SEOPress Insights, a separate plugin at $99 a year per site
- Pricey if you lean on AI metadata, as credits are a separate plan from $19 a month
- Watch out: prices exclude tax, refunds last 14 days, and a cancelled PRO keeps working without updates
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as there's no standalone app
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAPermalink ManagerGood | 3.0GPASEOPressVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APro is €49 once for 2 domains with a year of updates, under a year of this category's $10.99 middle, and it keeps working after updates stop. Lifetime updates are €119 for 2 domains, €199 for 5 and €399 for unlimited. | APRO is $49 a year for one site before tax, about $4.08 a month, and renews at the same price. That's under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. Five sites are $59 a year and unlimited sites $149. |
| Free plan and trial | BLite is free on WordPress.org: edit post, page and custom post type URLs one by one or by format, with automatic redirects and WPML and Polylang URLs. Many sites could stop there; taxonomy and custom field URLs are Pro. | BSEOPress Free covers titles, meta, canonicals, robots tags, XML and HTML sitemaps, social tags and content checks for any number of keywords. One site could live on it, but schema and redirects are PRO only. |
| Features | CFull URL editing one by one or in bulk, formats per post type, automatic redirects, shorter WooCommerce URLs and a REST API on Pro. It does URLs fully, but that's a smaller job: no titles, sitemaps or schema. | BMeta and sitemaps, content analysis, schema with conditions, local and WooCommerce SEO, redirects with 404 logs, link suggestions, a site audit and AI metadata. It covers the whole job; rank and backlink tracking sit in a separate plugin. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Editing one URL is simple, but formats per post type, taxonomy slugs and trailing slash rules take some reading before you change a live site. | CNo rating on record. It runs inside WordPress, but titles and meta are set site-wide or page by page, and AI metadata needs an AI provider hooked up or a separate credit plan. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, inside WordPress, with WooCommerce, WPML, Polylang, Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, Advanced Custom Fields and Pods listed, and a REST API on Pro. | BWeb only, inside WordPress. It connects to Search Console, Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Matomo, and works with WooCommerce, Elementor, WPML and Polylang. |
| Best for | custom URLs for any WordPress post or product | WordPress SEO on a flat yearly licence |
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: Permalink Manager and SEOPress. How we grade
Where they differ
- Permalink Manager is open source, according to its own site.
- Permalink Manager can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- SEOPress also covers rank tracking, site audit, backlink analysis, content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
At a glance
| Permalink Manager | SEOPress | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €49 one-time for 2 domains, with 1 year of updates | $49 per year for 1 site, ex VAT |
| Free plan | Permalink Manager Lite on WordPress.org: edit post, page and custom post type URLs one by one or by format, automatic redirects, and WPML and Polylang URLs. | SEOPress Free on WordPress.org: titles and meta, canonicals, robots tags, XML and HTML sitemaps, social tags, content analysis with unlimited keywords and Analytics or Matomo tracking. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Maciej Bis | SEOPress |
| Price read from | permalinkmanager.pro | seopress.org |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Permalink Manager
- It runs only inside WordPress, and it changes URLs only; titles, sitemaps and schema need an SEO plugin.
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT.
- Category and custom taxonomy URLs, custom fields in URLs and extra redirects need Pro.
- There is no trial, but Pro has a 14-day money-back guarantee; it keeps working after its update period ends.
SEOPress
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no standalone app.
- Rank and backlink tracking need SEOPress Insights, a separate plugin at $99 a year per site.
- AI credit plans are a separate monthly subscription, from $19 a month for 400,000 credits (about 250 meta titles, by SEOPress's estimate).
- Prices exclude tax; refunds are offered for 14 days, and a cancelled PRO keeps working without updates or support.
Key features
Permalink Manager
- Full URL editor
- Edit the whole permalink of a post, page or product, not just its slug, one at a time or in bulk from a single admin screen.
- Permalink formats per content type
- Set a URL format for each custom post type, with taxonomy slugs, .html suffixes or trailing slash rules, for new items or existing ones too.
- Automatic redirects
- Old URLs redirect to the new ones when a permalink changes. Pro adds extra redirects and external URL redirects for any post or term.
- WooCommerce URLs
- Lite removes /product/ from product URLs. Pro also removes /product-category/ and /product-tag/, adds SKUs to URLs and makes coupon links.
- Custom fields and taxonomies
- Pro edits category and custom taxonomy URLs and puts custom field values in permalinks, with ACF, Pods, Meta Box and Toolset Types.
- Multilingual URLs and REST API
- Different URL formats per language with WPML and Polylang on both editions; Pro reads and updates permalinks and redirects through the REST API.
SEOPress
- Titles, meta and sitemaps
- Sets titles, meta descriptions, canonicals and robots tags globally or per page, and builds XML, HTML, image and author sitemaps on the free edition.
- Content analysis
- Checks each post against any number of target keywords in the editor, including in Elementor, Divi, Oxygen and other page builders, on the free edition.
- Schema and local SEO
- PRO adds automatic and manual schema with conditions, breadcrumbs, local business data, Google News and video sitemaps, and WooCommerce product identifiers.
- Redirects and links
- PRO manages 301, 302, 307, 410 and 451 redirects with regex, logs 404s, prompts when a URL changes, suggests internal links and finds broken links.
- AI metadata
- PRO can use OpenAI, DeepSeek, Gemini, Claude or Mistral to write SEO titles, descriptions and image alt text.
- Rankings and backlinks
- The Insights plugin checks Google rankings daily in 51 locations, shows who holds first place, tracks backlinks and exports to CSV, PDF or Excel.
Plans
Permalink Manager
Lite€0
The free WordPress.org edition for posts, pages and custom post types, with automatic redirects and multilingual URLs.
2 Domains, 1 year of updates€49
one-time for 2 domains; optional renewal of updates at €35
Every Pro feature as a perpetual license, with a year of updates and support. Prices exclude VAT.
2 Domains, lifetime updates€119
one-time for 2 domains, with lifetime updates
The same Pro license with all future updates and no renewal fee.
5 Domains, lifetime updates€199
one-time for 5 domains, with lifetime updates
Pro on 5 domains with all future updates. With 1 year of updates it is €79, renewing at €59 if you choose.
Unlimited Domains, lifetime€399
one-time for unlimited domains, with lifetime updates
Pro on any number of domains with all future updates. With 1 year of updates it is €159, renewing at €99 if you choose.
SEOPress
SEOPress Free$0
Core on-page settings, sitemaps, social tags, image SEO, IndexNow and content analysis with unlimited target keywords.
SEOPress PRO, 1 site$49
per year for 1 site, ex VAT, renews at the same price
Site audit, schema, local and WooCommerce SEO, redirects and 404 monitoring, Search Console data, AI metadata and white label.
SEOPress PRO, 5 sites$59
per year for 5 sites, ex VAT, renews at the same price
The same PRO features on up to 5 sites.
SEOPress PRO, unlimited$149
per year for unlimited sites, ex VAT, renews at the same price
The same PRO features on any number of sites.
SEOPress Insights$99
per year for 1 site, ex VAT
A separate plugin for daily Google rank tracking in 51 locations, competitor positions, a backlink tracker and emailed reports.
Ways to pay less
Permalink Manager
- Lifetime license
Lifetime updates from €119
Each Pro tier can be bought with lifetime updates for one payment: €119 for 2 domains, €199 for 5 and €399 for unlimited domains.
SEOPress
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Permalink Manager or SEOPress?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Permalink Manager starts at €49 one-time for 2 domains, with 1 year of updates, and SEOPress starts at $49 per year for 1 site, ex VAT.
Which has a free plan, Permalink Manager or SEOPress?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Permalink Manager and SEOPress 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.