SEO Pro vs The SEO Framework (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, The SEO Framework grades higher than SEO Pro: 3.0 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
SEO Pro grades higher on value for money and features. The SEO Framework grades higher 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.
SEO Pro
Statamic's own SEO addon for meta tags, site reports and redirects
Free trial · from $75 one-time
The SEO Framework
WordPress SEO plugin that fills in meta tags and schema automatically
Free plan · from $7/mo
Which one is for you
Pick SEO Pro if
- Fits if you build sites on Statamic and want SEO from Statamic itself
- Works for agencies that want editors to see search previews before publishing
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site isn't on Statamic; the listing shows compatibility with Statamic 6
- Pricey if you run many sites, since each production site needs its own $75 license
- Watch out: multi-site and GraphQL use need Statamic Pro, Statamic's paid edition
Pick The SEO Framework if
- Fits if you want SEO tags written for you with few settings to touch
- Works for developers running a live and a staging copy of each site
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a redirect manager, a 404 log or link suggestions, as none are on record
- Tight if you want focus keyword checks, as they and article and local business schema need a paid plan
- Not for you if you have one site and want to pay for one, as the cheapest plan covers 2
- Watch out: API-backed services are capped each month and shared across all your sites
- Watch out: it runs only inside WordPress, and refunds cover the last payment within 30 days
How we grade them
| 2.6GPASEO ProGood | 3.0GPAThe SEO FrameworkVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$75 once per site with no yearly renewal, under seven months of this category's $10.99 middle subscription. | BPro is $7 a month billed yearly, $84 a year, for 2 sites, inside this category's cheaper quarter ($8.25). There's no single-site licence; Business is $17 a month for 20 sites and Agency $27 for 200. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but you can try it locally first; a license is needed before the site goes to production. | AThe free plugin has no caps: generated meta tags, Open Graph and X cards, a schema graph, a sitemap, 301 redirects post by post and AI crawler blocking. Focus keyword checks and article and local business schema wait for Pro. |
| Features | BGraded site reports with fix lists, cascading meta and robots defaults, JSON-LD with custom types, Google, X and Facebook previews, a redirects manager with wildcards, automatic slug redirects, a 404 log and a sitemap. It covers the whole job. | CAutomatic meta tags, SEO Bar hints, a schema graph, a sitemap and crawler controls, with focus keywords, local schema and a News sitemap on paid plans. The gaps: redirects go one post at a time, and there's no 404 log or link suggestions. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's an addon for a Statamic site you run yourself, and the field mapping and defaults need setting up before the reports mean much. | BNo rating on record, but once it's on it fills in every tag from your content, and the SEO Bar flags problems on the post list. There's nothing to connect before it starts. |
| Platforms and integrations | CRuns only inside Statamic, with Statamic itself the one connection listed. It exposes SEO output through GraphQL, but that needs Statamic Pro. No phone or desktop app. | BWeb only, inside WordPress. It works with Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, WooCommerce, Elementor, WPML, Polylang, Jetpack and Bricks Builder. |
| Best for | Statamic's own SEO addon, paid once per site | WordPress SEO that fills itself in |
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: SEO Pro and The SEO Framework. How we grade
Where they differ
- SEO Pro also covers site audit.
In commonWebContent optimizationSchema markup
At a glance
| SEO Pro | The SEO Framework | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $75 one-time per site, with no annual renewal | $7 per month for 2 sites, billed yearly |
| Free plan | None | Free plugin on WordPress.org with unlimited use: generated and editable meta tags, Open Graph and Twitter Cards, a Schema.org graph, a sitemap, 301 redirects and AI crawler blocking. |
| Free trial | Free to try locally; a license is needed before the site goes to production | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Statamic | CyberWire B.V. |
| Price read from | statamic.com | theseoframework.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SEO Pro
- Runs only on Statamic; the listing shows compatibility with Statamic 6.
- Each production site needs its own $75 license.
- Multi-site and GraphQL use depend on Statamic Pro, since Statamic reserves those features for its paid edition.
The SEO Framework
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no standalone app.
- There is no single-site licence: the cheapest paid plan covers 2 sites, which the vendor says is for a live and a staging site.
- Focus keyword checks, article and local business schema, Google Analytics and Meta Pixel need a paid plan.
- API-backed services are capped per month and shared across sites; refunds cover the last payment within 30 days of purchase or renewal.
Key features
SEO Pro
- Graded site reports
- Gives every page a letter grade and a fix list, checking title uniqueness, title and description lengths, missing meta, broken links, canonicals and URL depth.
- Cascading meta defaults
- Site defaults flow down to collections, taxonomies and entries for titles, descriptions, canonical URLs with pagination, robots directives and verification codes.
- JSON-LD structured data
- Emits Organization or Person schema and breadcrumbs on every page, with per-section schemas and custom types such as Recipe, Article, Event or Product.
- Search and social previews
- Each entry's SEO tab previews how the page will look in Google results, on X and on Facebook before it is published.
- Redirects and 404 tracking
- A redirects manager with wildcards, automatic redirects when a slug changes, and a 404 log with one-click redirect creation.
- Sitemap and GraphQL
- Generates and caches sitemap.xml with per-collection settings and hooks, and exposes the SEO output through Statamic's GraphQL API for headless sites.
The SEO Framework
- Generated meta tags
- Fills in titles, descriptions, robots directives, canonical URLs, Open Graph, Twitter Card and Fediverse tags from the site's content, all editable, including in bulk.
- SEO Bar
- Color-coded hints on post, term and user list screens flag problems such as unbranded titles or blocked indexing, with a pixel counter for titles and descriptions.
- Structured data and sitemap
- Outputs a Schema.org graph with breadcrumbs, logo, contact and sitelinks search box. Paid plans add article and local business schema and a Google News sitemap.
- Crawler controls and redirects
- Every plan can block AI and SEO crawlers, protect against duplicate content and redirect any post to another URL with a 301.
- Focus extension
- On paid plans, checks content against focus keywords, with inflections in eight languages including English, Spanish, German and Hindi, and English synonyms.
- Other premium extensions
- Local adds local business data, Cord connects Google Analytics and Meta Pixel, Honeypot blocks comment spam and Monitor tracks the site's SEO.
Plans
SEO Pro
Single-site license$75
one-time per site, with no annual renewal
Every feature for one production site: reports, meta and social tags, JSON-LD, sitemap, redirects and 404 tracking.
The SEO Framework
Free$0
The full core plugin, free extensions such as Transport and AMP, and public support.
Pro$7
per month for 2 sites, billed yearly
All premium extensions on 2 sites, 5,000 API requests a month and private billing and installation support.
Business$17
per month for 20 sites, billed yearly
All premium extensions on 20 sites, 50,000 API requests a month and private developer support.
Agency$27
per month for 200 sites, billed yearly
All premium extensions on 200 sites, 500,000 API requests a month and priority developer support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SEO Pro or The SEO Framework?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SEO Pro starts at $75 one-time per site, with no annual renewal, and The SEO Framework starts at $7 per month for 2 sites, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, SEO Pro or The SEO Framework?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only The SEO Framework has a free plan. SEO Pro does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.