Permalink Manager vs Yoast SEO (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Permalink 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
Permalink 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.
Permalink Manager
WordPress plugin for editing full URLs and permalink formats
Yoast SEO
WordPress SEO plugin with content analysis, schema and sitemaps
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 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
| 2.8GPAPermalink ManagerGood | 2.6GPAYoast SEOGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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. 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 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, 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, 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 | custom URLs for any WordPress post or product | 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: Permalink Manager and Yoast SEO. 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.
- Yoast SEO also covers AI search visibility, content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
At a glance
| Permalink Manager | Yoast SEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €49 one-time for 2 domains, with 1 year of updates | $118.80 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. | 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 | Maciej Bis | Yoast BV |
| Price read from | permalinkmanager.pro | yoast.com |
| 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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, Permalink Manager or Yoast SEO?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Permalink Manager starts at €49 one-time for 2 domains, with 1 year of updates, and Yoast SEO starts at $118.80 per year for 1 site, ex VAT.
Which has a free plan, Permalink Manager or Yoast SEO?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Permalink 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.