The Better Robots.txt Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Better Robots.txt in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Better Robots.txt
The Insider’s Guide
WordPress plugin that builds robots.txt and llms.txt rules
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SEO plugins and apps, read from Better Robots.txt’s own pages.
Made by Pagup · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Better Robots.txt’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Better Robots.txt’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 34 of the 81 other SEO plugins and apps we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Better Robots.txt, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It is a WordPress plugin with a wizard, and you review your settings before saving.
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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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $7.42 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $89 per year for 1 site.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free edition on WordPress.org with the setup wizard, Essential preset, search engine controls and basic bad bot blocking.
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It runs on Web
Web.
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Guided setup wizard
A step-by-step wizard with plain-language explanations replaces editing the robots.txt file by hand.
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Four presets
Essential, AI-First, Fortress and Custom give a starting policy, and each rule can still be changed afterward.
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Separate crawler families
Search engines, AI and LLM crawlers, SEO tools, archive bots and bad bots are configured apart from each other.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 34 of 81
That is against the other SEO plugins and apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
Nothing Better Robots.txt does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 2 things listed below take a company.
Better Robots.txt at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $89 per year for 1 site
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Free trial offered on Pro and Premium; length not stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Pagup
- Category
- SEO Plugins & Apps
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | $89 a year for one site, about $7.42 a month, inside the cheapest quarter of this category's WordPress plugins ($7.99). |
| Free plan and trial | B | A free edition on WordPress.org with the wizard, Essential preset and search engine controls, which one site can live on. |
| Features | C | Wizard, four presets, crawler controls, llms.txt and a free audit. AI rules and llms.txt are paid features. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. It is a WordPress plugin with a wizard, and you review your settings before saving. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | WordPress and WooCommerce only. There is no standalone app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- WordPress site owners who want to manage AI crawlers without editing files
- Agencies managing robots.txt policy across client sites
- Publishers who want training bots blocked but search bots allowed
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$7.42
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Better Robots.txt has a free plan. Paid plans start at $89 per year for 1 site.
A free edition on WordPress.org with the wizard, Essential preset and search engine controls, which one site can live on.
Free
$0
Setup wizard, review-and-save step, Essential preset, search engine controls and basic bad bot blocking.
Pro
$89
per 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
$149
per 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.
The free plan
Free edition on WordPress.org with the setup wizard, Essential preset, search engine controls and basic bad bot blocking.
Trying it first
Free trial offered on Pro and Premium; length not stated
Read from checkout.freemius.com on Nov 12, 2026, where its own pages could not be read.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
WordPress plugin that builds robots.txt and llms.txt rules. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: site audit, AI search visibility.
Wizard, four presets, crawler controls, llms.txt and a free audit.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
Better Robots.txt is made by Pagup.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
34/81
Other SEO plugins and apps it is graded above
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
- BFree plan and trialAbove 48 of 81
- CFeaturesAbove 9 of 81
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 81
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 81
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 73 SEO plugins and apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Better Robots.txt is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Yoast SEO, All in One SEO (AIOSEO), SEOPress, Slim SEO and SiteSEO
The 5 tools Better Robots.txt is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Yoast SEO
Free plan · from $118.80/yr
WordPress SEO plugin with content analysis, schema and sitemaps.
- Better Robots.txt also covers site audit.
- Yoast SEO also covers content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
- 2.8GPA
All in One SEO (AIOSEO)
Free plan · from $99/yr
WordPress SEO plugin with schema, redirects, link suggestions and AI.
- Better Robots.txt also covers AI search visibility.
- All in One SEO (AIOSEO) also covers rank tracking, content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
- 3.0GPA
SEOPress
Free plan · from $49/yr
WordPress SEO plugin with a free edition and site licences from $49.
- Better Robots.txt also covers AI search visibility.
- SEOPress also covers rank tracking, backlink analysis, content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
- 3.4GPA
Slim SEO
Free plan · from $59/yr
WordPress SEO plugin that sets meta tags and schema with no setup.
- Better Robots.txt also covers site audit and AI search visibility.
- Slim SEO also covers content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
- 3.0GPA
SiteSEO
Free plan · from $49/yr
WordPress SEO plugin from Softaculous with a yearly Pro license.
- Better Robots.txt also covers site audit and AI search visibility.
- SiteSEO also covers content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Better Robots.txt free?
Better Robots.txt has a free plan. Free edition on WordPress.org with the setup wizard, Essential preset, search engine controls and basic bad bot blocking.
How much does Better Robots.txt cost?
Better Robots.txt lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Better Robots.txt work on?
Better Robots.txt is available on Web.
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.
What does Better Robots.txt integrate with?
Better Robots.txt's listing names WordPress and WooCommerce. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Better Robots.txt have a free trial?
Yes. Free trial offered on Pro and Premium; length not stated.
Who makes Better Robots.txt?
Better Robots.txt is made by Pagup.
What are the alternatives to Better Robots.txt?
The closest alternatives to Better Robots.txt in our directory are Yoast SEO, All in One SEO (AIOSEO), SEOPress, Slim SEO and SiteSEO.
How does Better Robots.txt compare with other SEO plugins and apps?
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.
Is Better Robots.txt good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Better Robots.txt B for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Better Robots.txt?
Nothing Better Robots.txt does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 2 things listed below take a company.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Better Robots.txt’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Pagup. Prices change, so check better-robots.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Better Robots.txt, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/better-robots-txt
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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