Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO vs Smart SEO (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO and Smart SEO share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO starts cheaper, at $3.99 a month against $14.99 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO grades higher on value for money. Smart SEO grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO
Shopify app for custom sitemaps, noindex tags and an llms.txt file
Smart SEO
Shopify SEO app for AI meta tags, image optimization and JSON-LD
Which one is for you
Pick Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO if
- Fits if your Shopify store has duplicate or thin pages that shouldn't be in Google
- Works for stores that want an HTML sitemap page and an llms.txt file for a few dollars a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as it only installs from the Shopify App Store
- Tight if you stay free, since custom sitemaps, bulk noindex and automatic llms.txt start at Growth
- Pricey if you need unlimited sitemaps, custom llms.txt uploads or the URL indexing engine, which need Scale at $11.99
- Too light for schema, redirects or keyword research, which the listing doesn't cover
Pick Smart SEO if
- Fits if you want meta tags and alt text written in bulk across a Shopify store
- Works for small stores wanting JSON-LD and IndexNow from $14.99 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 20 AI generations, 50 images and 100 pages checked
- Watch out: the 7-day trial keeps the free plan's quotas, and full quotas start only once billing does
- Pricey if you go past your quota, as Pro bills 10¢ per AI generation and 1¢ per image or page
- Watch out: bulk AI tags, file names and other languages need Business; automatic broken-link fixes need Premium
- Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as it runs nowhere else
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASitemap NoIndex Pro SEOFair | 2.4GPASmart SEOFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AGrowth is $3.99 every 30 days, or $39.99 a year, under the $4.95 that marks the low end of this category. That buys 1,000 scans and alt text updates a month, 3 custom sitemaps and bulk noindex. Scale is $11.99. | CPro is $14.99 a month, above this category's $10.99 middle, or $149.90 a year. Use beyond the quota is billed on top: on Pro, 10¢ an AI generation and 1¢ an image or page. |
| Free plan and trial | CStarter is free with the default XML and HTML sitemaps, title and meta editing, and 30 scans and 30 alt text updates a month. The custom sitemaps and bulk noindex tools the app is for all start at Growth. | CMeta and alt tags and sitemap and noindex controls, with 20 AI generations, 50 images, 100 link-checked pages and a 20-page audit. Caps you'll reach quickly. |
| Features | CSitemaps, noindex and nofollow controls, llms.txt and agents.md, keyword and readability scores, and automatic alt text. It does indexing control fully, but that's a smaller job, with no schema, redirects or keyword research on the listing. | BAI meta, alt text and descriptions, image compression, JSON-LD, speed options, sitemap and noindex controls, IndexNow, broken-link checks with 404 logs, backlinks, llms.txt and MCP. It covers the whole job across four plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. The default sitemaps work on install, but picking pages to keep out of Google and building custom sitemaps is the real work here. | CNo rating on record. It installs from the Shopify App Store, but every plan is a set of quotas to keep an eye on, and bulk AI writing waits on Business. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb, inside the Shopify admin. Google Search Console is the one real connection; ChatGPT and Gemini appear only as the AI systems its llms.txt file is aimed at. No phone or desktop app. | BWeb only, inside Shopify. It connects to Search Console, Shopify Sidekick, ChatGPT, Claude and IndexNow, and works with Judge.me and Loox. |
| Best for | Shopify sitemaps, noindex tags and llms.txt | AI meta tags and alt text for Shopify |
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: Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO and Smart SEO. How we grade
Price against what you get
Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO starts at $3.99 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Smart SEO starts at $14.99 a month and scores 2.7.
Smart SEO scores higher, and starts $11 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other SEO plugins and apps on the chart, 7 score higher than Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO for less, and 1 scores higher than Smart SEO 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
- Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO also covers content optimization.
- Smart SEO also covers backlink analysis, schema markup and page speed.
At a glance
| Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO | Smart SEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $3.99 per month, billed every 30 days | $14.99 per month, billed every 30 days |
| Free plan | Starter plan: 30 SEO scans and 30 image alt text updates a month, the default XML sitemap, a standard HTML sitemap, live keyword and readability scores, and title and meta editing. | Meta and alt tag optimization, sitemap and noindex controls, 20 AI generations, 50 images optimized, 100 pages link-checked and a 20-page SEO audit. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Growth and Scale | 7-day free trial of paid plans, limited to the free plan's quotas until billing starts |
| Web | ||
| Made by | DJP Digital Ltd | Sherpas Design |
| Price read from | apps.shopify.com | apps.shopify.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO
- Works only on Shopify stores; it is installed from the Shopify App Store.
- The free Starter plan covers only the default sitemaps; custom sitemaps, bulk noindex tools and automatic llms.txt start at Growth.
- Unlimited sitemaps, custom llms.txt uploads and the custom URL indexing engine need Scale at $11.99 a month.
Smart SEO
- Works only on Shopify stores; it is installed from the Shopify App Store.
- The 7-day trial keeps the free plan's quotas (20 AI generations, 50 images, 100 pages); full quotas start once billing begins.
- Use beyond a plan's quota is billed: on Pro, 10¢ per AI generation, 1¢ per page checked and 1¢ per image, with lower rates on higher plans.
- Bulk AI tags, image file names, backlinks and multi-language need Business; automatic broken-link fixes and your own AI key need Premium.
Key features
Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO
- HTML and XML sitemaps
- Manages Shopify's default XML sitemap and a storefront HTML sitemap for free; custom XML sitemaps and HTML categories start at Growth, with translated sitemaps for multilingual stores.
- NoIndex and NoFollow controls
- Keeps duplicate, draft or low-value products, collections, pages and blog posts out of search results, with bulk index and noindex tools from Growth.
- llms.txt and agents.md
- Generates llms.txt and agents.md files aimed at AI systems such as ChatGPT and Gemini; automatic llms.txt starts at Growth and custom uploads at Scale.
- Live SEO scores
- Scores products, collections, pages and articles for keywords and readability with tips to fix them: 30 scans a month free, 1,000 on Growth, unlimited on Scale.
- Automatic image alt text
- Updates image alt text automatically: 30 images a month on the free plan, 1,000 on Growth and unlimited on Scale.
Smart SEO
- AI meta tags, alt text and descriptions
- Writes titles, meta descriptions, alt text and product descriptions with AI: 20 generations free, then 200, 500 or 1,200 by plan. Bulk AI writing starts at Business.
- Image optimization
- Compresses images, 50 on the free plan and 1,000 to 5,000 on paid plans, with bulk optimization from Pro and SEO-friendly file names from Business.
- JSON-LD and page speed
- From Pro, adds JSON-LD structured data for Google and AI tools and page speed options; it can also strip a theme's old microdata.
- Indexing controls
- Sitemap and noindex tag controls on every plan, with IndexNow submissions from Pro to tell search engines about new and changed pages.
- Broken links and backlinks
- Checks pages for broken links, logs 404 hits from Pro, adds a backlinks report from Business and fixes broken links automatically on Premium.
- LLM catalog and MCP
- Pro publishes llms.txt and Agents.md catalogs of a store's products, and connects Google Search Console data to AI agents over MCP and Shopify Sidekick.
Plans
Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO
Starter$0
30 SEO scans and 30 alt text updates a month, default XML and HTML sitemaps, keyword and readability scores, and title and meta editing.
Growth$3.99
per month, billed every 30 days
1,000 scans and 1,000 alt text updates a month, up to 3 custom XML sitemaps and 3 HTML categories, automatic llms.txt and bulk noindex tools.
Scale$11.99
per month, billed every 30 days
Unlimited scans, alt text updates, XML sitemaps and HTML categories, custom llms.txt uploads, advanced rules and a custom URL indexing engine.
Smart SEO
Free$0
Meta and alt tags, sitemap, noindex tags, 20 AI generations, 50 images, 100 pages link-checked and a 20-page automatic audit.
Pro$14.99
per month, billed every 30 days
200 AI generations, 1,000 images and 1,000 link-check pages, JSON-LD, IndexNow, page speed, llms.txt, bulk editing and Search Console with MCP.
Business$24.99
per month, billed every 30 days
500 AI generations, 3,000 images, 2,500 pages, AI bulk meta and alt tags, image file names, backlinks, multiple languages and 500-page audits.
Premium$49.99
per month, billed every 30 days
1,200 AI generations, 5,000 images, 6,000 pages, unlimited audits, automatic broken-link fixes, a choice of AI model or your own key, premium support.
Ways to pay less
Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% with yearly billing
The listing offers Growth at $39.99 a year (16% off) and Scale at $119.99 a year (17% off) against paying every 30 days.
Smart SEO
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The listing offers Pro at $149.90 a year, Business at $249.90 and Premium at $499.90, which it says saves 17% against monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO or Smart SEO?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO is cheaper to start with: $3.99 a month, against $14.99 a month for Smart SEO. Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO starts at $3.99 per month, billed every 30 days, and Smart SEO starts at $14.99 per month, billed every 30 days.
Which has a free plan, Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO or Smart SEO?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Sitemap NoIndex Pro SEO and Smart 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.