Better Robots.txt review (2026): is the free plan enough?
WordPress plugin that builds robots.txt and llms.txt rules
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Better Robots.txt report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for robots.txt and AI crawler rules on WordPress
Better Robots.txt is a WordPress plugin that writes your robots.txt through a setup wizard with presets and crawler controls. The free edition covers the basics, and the AI crawler rules and llms.txt need Pro at $89 a year for one site.
Who Better Robots.txt is for
- Fits if you run WordPress and want to say which AI crawlers may visit
- Works for site owners who want a wizard instead of editing robots.txt
Who Better Robots.txt is not for
- Not for you if your site is not on WordPress, since it only runs there
- Tight if you stay free: AI crawler rules, llms.txt and the AI-First preset need Pro at $89 a year
- Watch out: licences are per site, and paid features and updates stop when a licence ends
- Watch out: the free trial for Pro and Premium has no stated length, and Premium is $149 for one site
Why Better Robots.txt gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$89 a year for one site, about $7.42 a month, inside the cheapest quarter of this category's WordPress plugins ($7.99).
- BFree plan and trialA free edition on WordPress.org with the wizard, Essential preset and search engine controls, which one site can live on.
- CFeaturesWizard, four presets, crawler controls, llms.txt and a free audit. AI rules and llms.txt are paid features.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It is a WordPress plugin with a wizard, and you review your settings before saving.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWordPress and WooCommerce only. There is no standalone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Better Robots.txt's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Better Robots.txt's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 34 of the 81 other SEO plugins and apps we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 48 of 81) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $7.42 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $9.99 for the category: 14 of the 61 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 82 SEO plugins and apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Better Robots.txt’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 44 of 81, level with 10
- BFree plan and trialAbove 48 of 81, level with 17
- CFeaturesAbove 9 of 81, level with 46
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 81, level with 62
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 81, level with 33
Price against what you get
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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
Keep Better Robots.txt, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Better Robots.txt does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 2 things listed below take a company.
It costs $89 a year.
What you could not
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
What this rests on. Better Robots.txt’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Better Robots.txt?
Better Robots.txt is a WordPress plugin that replaces hand-editing of robots.txt with a guided setup. It sets rules separately for search engines, AI crawlers, SEO tools and bad bots, and can publish an optional llms.txt file. A review step shows the generated file before it goes live.
Worth knowing
- Runs only inside WordPress; the plugin has no standalone app.
- AI-specific crawler rules, llms.txt and the AI-First preset need a paid edition, from $89 per year for 1 site.
- Licenses are per site, and paid-only features and updates stop when a license expires.
- The pricing page shows no amounts; the prices here come from the Freemius checkout it links to.
Key features
- Guided setup wizard
- A step-by-step wizard with plain-language explanations replaces editing the robots.txt file by hand.
- Four presets
- Essential, AI-First, Fortress and Custom give a starting policy, and each rule can still be changed afterward.
- Separate crawler families
- Search engines, AI and LLM crawlers, SEO tools, archive bots and bad bots are configured apart from each other.
- llms.txt and AI usage signals
- Pro and Premium can publish an optional llms.txt file and AI usage preferences alongside robots.txt.
- Review before saving
- A final step previews the generated robots.txt so the rules can be checked before they are published.
- Free crawl audit
- A web-based checker scans robots.txt, llms.txt and AI crawler coverage without a sign-up.
Better Robots.txt pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Better Robots.txt has a free plan, and paid plans start at $89 per year for 1 site.
- Starts at
- $89 per year for 1 site
- Free plan
- Free edition on WordPress.org with the setup wizard, Essential preset, search engine controls and basic bad bot blocking.
- Free trial
- Free trial offered on Pro and Premium; length not stated
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Setup wizard, review-and-save step, Essential preset, search engine controls and basic bad bot blocking. |
| Pro | $89per year for 1 site | Adds the AI-First and Custom presets, per-crawler AI rules, llms.txt and SEO tool controls. $139 for 3 sites, $179 for 5. |
| Premium | $149per year for 1 site | Adds the Fortress preset, archive and anti-scraping controls and wider bad bot coverage. $219 for 3 sites, $289 for 5. |
Better Robots.txt’s own pricing page could not be read, so these figures come from checkout.freemius.com, checked Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Better Robots.txt before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Better Robots.txt have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Better Robots.txt is listed for Web.
Does Better Robots.txt have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Better Robots.txt is listed for Web.
Is Better Robots.txt open source?
Better Robots.txt is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
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