SEOKEY vs SEOPress (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, SEOPress grades higher than SEOKEY: 3.0 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
SEOPress grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SEOKEY
WordPress SEO plugin with a site-wide audit and auto fixes
SEOPress
WordPress SEO plugin with a free edition and site licences from $49
Which one is for you
Pick SEOKEY if
- Fits if you run WordPress and want technical fixes applied for you
- Works for owners of several sites, with 5 sites at $99 a year
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if your site is not on WordPress, since it only runs there
- Tight if you stay free: Search Console, 404 monitoring and traffic advice need a paid licence
- Watch out: prices are ex-VAT and per year
- Watch out: the WordPress.org page says the free plugin was not tested with the last three major WordPress releases
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
| 2.6GPASEOKEYGood | 3.0GPASEOPressVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$49 a year for one site (about $4.08 a month, ex-VAT), under 60% of the cheapest quarter of WordPress SEO plugins ($7.99). Five sites are $99 a year. | 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 | BA free edition on WordPress.org with the audit, automatic fixes, redirections and the alt text editor, which one site can use. | 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 | CAudit, automatic fixes, content advice, redirects and 404s, schema and a Search Console link. The Search Console link, 404 monitoring and traffic advice need a paid licence. | 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 store rating on record. It applies fixes by itself, but you still install, audit and connect Search Console. | 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 | CWordPress only, with Search Console, WooCommerce and Yoast named. | 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 | automatic technical SEO fixes on WordPress | 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: SEOKEY and SEOPress. How we grade
Price against what you get
SEOKEY starts at $4.08 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SEOPress starts at $4.08 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
SEOPress scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other SEO plugins and apps on the chart, 7 score higher than SEOKEY for less, and none scores higher than SEOPress 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
- SEOKEY also covers keyword research.
- SEOPress also covers rank tracking, backlink analysis and content optimization.
At a glance
| SEOKEY | SEOPress | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49 per year for 1 website, ex-VAT | $49 per year for 1 site, ex VAT |
| Free plan | Free edition on WordPress.org with the audit, automatic optimizations, redirections and image ALT editor; Search Console and traffic-based advice need Pro. | 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 | SeoMix | SEOPress |
| Price read from | seo-key.com | seopress.org |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SEOKEY
- Runs only inside WordPress.
- Prices are listed ex-VAT and per year.
- Search Console connection, 404 monitoring and priority support need a paid license.
- The WordPress.org listing warns the free plugin was not tested with the latest three major WordPress releases.
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
SEOKEY
- Global SEO audit
- Scores a site's content and technical setup, groups issues by URL or by problem, and prioritizes the actions to take.
- Automatic technical optimizations
- Applies fixes such as sitemap, canonical and robots meta changes, RSS and date-archive clean-up, and category prefix removal.
- Content advice by keyword
- A targeted keyword can be set per page, and the editor gives recommendations for that keyword and for internal links.
- Redirections and 404s
- Manage 301 redirects and, on Pro, view the 404 errors Google has hit and redirect them in one click.
- Schema.org markup
- Adds person, local business or organization markup and breadcrumb markup, and removes hentry markup containing errors.
- Search Console connection
- Pro connects to Google Search Console, submits sitemaps automatically and shows clicks, impressions and position per page.
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
SEOKEY
Free$0
Site audit, automatic technical optimizations, schema markup, redirections, ALT editor and WordPress.org forum support.
Single$49
per year for 1 website, ex-VAT
Pro features for one site: Search Console connection, 404 monitoring, traffic-based advice and priority support.
Advanced$99
per year for 5 websites, ex-VAT
The same Pro features licensed for up to five websites.
Infinite$199
per year for unlimited websites, ex-VAT
The same Pro features licensed for an unlimited number of websites.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SEOKEY or SEOPress?
As of Nov 12, 2026, they start at the same price. SEOKEY starts at $49 per year for 1 website, ex-VAT, and SEOPress starts at $49 per year for 1 site, ex VAT.
Which has a free plan, SEOKEY or SEOPress?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both SEOKEY 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.