The SmartCrawl Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about SmartCrawl 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.
SmartCrawl
The Insider’s Guide
WordPress SEO plugin from WPMU DEV with audits, schema and autolinks
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SEO plugins and apps, read from SmartCrawl’s own pages.
Made by WPMU DEV · checked Oct 23, 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 SmartCrawl’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on SmartCrawl’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.2
GPA, above 76 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade
SmartCrawl is WPMU DEV's SEO plugin for WordPress. The free version handles titles and meta descriptions, XML sitemaps, Open Graph and Twitter cards, a schema types builder, 301 redirects, breadcrumbs and per-post SEO and readability checks. SmartCrawl Pro, sold as part of WPMU DEV's Pro plugin bundle, adds scheduled SEO audits and site crawls, automatic keyword linking, IndexNow, location-based redirects and white-label reports.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about SmartCrawl, taken from its own pages and our grades.
A setup wizard walks you through it inside WordPress, but there are title formats, sitemap types and schema to choose before it's done.
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Best for WordPress SEO inside WPMU DEV's plugin bundle
SmartCrawl's free plugin covers titles, sitemaps, social tags, a schema builder, 301 redirects and post checks, and Pro adds scheduled audits, auto-linking and IndexNow.
- 2
Paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $50 per year for 1 site.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free plugin on WordPress.org: setup wizard, SEO checkup, titles and meta, XML sitemaps, social tags, schema types builder, 301 redirects, breadcrumbs and content analysis.
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It runs on Web
Web.
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SEO checkup and content analysis
Runs a checkup with fixes to apply, and grades each post for keyword use and readability in the editor, on the free plugin.
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Titles, sitemaps and social tags
Sets title and description formats, builds XML sitemaps with chosen post types and taxonomies, and adds Open Graph, Twitter cards and Pinterest verification.
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Schema types builder
Adds and customizes schema for articles, web pages, reviews, products, local businesses and more; the product page counts 150+ schema types.
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A 3.2 GPA, above 76 of 78
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
The plain part of SmartCrawl you could make: schema markup and internal linking. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
SmartCrawl at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $50 per year for 1 site
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- WPMU DEV
- Category
- SEO Plugins & Apps
- Our grade
- 3.2 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for WordPress SEO inside WPMU DEV's plugin bundle
SmartCrawl's free plugin covers titles, sitemaps, social tags, a schema builder, 301 redirects and post checks, and Pro adds scheduled audits, auto-linking and IndexNow. Pro isn't sold on its own, though: you buy WPMU DEV's whole plugin bundle, from $50 a year for one site.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Pro Basic is $50 a year for one site, about $4.17 a month, and brings WPMU DEV's other Pro plugins along. That's under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. Premium is $9.99 a month for unlimited sites, after 3 months at $4.99. |
| Free plan and trial | A | The WordPress.org plugin has no caps: a setup wizard, SEO checkup, titles and meta, sitemaps, social tags, a schema builder, 301 redirects, breadcrumbs and post checks. Scheduled audits and auto-linking are Pro. |
| Features | B | Keyword and readability checks, sitemaps, social tags, a schema builder the product page puts at 150+ types, redirects, scheduled audits and crawls, auto-linking and IndexNow. It covers the whole job, with the audits on Pro. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. A setup wizard walks you through it inside WordPress, but there are title formats, sitemap types and schema to choose before it's done. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, inside WordPress. It connects to Moz and IndexNow, works with WooCommerce, and ties into WPMU DEV's Hub for managing client sites. |
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 SmartCrawl is for
- Fits if you want a guided setup and a one-click SEO checkup in WordPress
- Works for agencies already running client sites from WPMU DEV's Hub
Who it is not for
- Watch out: Pro isn't sold alone, so every paid plan is WPMU DEV's whole bundle of Pro plugins
- Tight if you stay free, as scheduled audits, auto-linking, IndexNow, regex redirects and white label need Pro
- Watch out: Premium is $4.99 a month for the first 3 months, then $9.99
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as there's no standalone app
Good to know
Good for
- WordPress owners who want a guided setup and a one-click SEO checkup
- Agencies already using WPMU DEV's Hub to manage client sites
- Multisite networks that need SEO settings controlled by a super admin
Worth knowing
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no standalone app.
- Scheduled audits and crawls, automatic linking, IndexNow, advanced redirects and white label need a Pro plan.
- SmartCrawl Pro is not sold alone: every paid plan is WPMU DEV's bundle of Pro plugins, such as Smush Pro and Forminator Pro.
- Premium is $9.99 a month after a first 3 months at $4.99; paid plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$4.17
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
SmartCrawl has a free plan. Paid plans start at $50 per year for 1 site.
Scheduled audits and auto-linking are Pro.
Free
$0
The WordPress.org plugin with on-page settings, sitemaps, schema, 301 redirects and an SEO checkup.
Pro Basic
$50
per year for 1 site
SmartCrawl Pro and the rest of WPMU DEV's Pro plugins on 1 site, with a CDN allowance, backup storage and 24/7 support.
Pro Standard
$75
per year for 3 sites
The same Pro plugin suite on 3 sites.
Pro Plus
$100
per year for 10 sites
The same Pro plugin suite on 10 sites.
Premium
$9.99
per month for unlimited sites
All Pro plugins on unlimited sites, plus hosting discounts, a reseller platform, unlimited seats and CRM. $4.99 a month for the first 3 months.
The free plan
Free plugin on WordPress.org: setup wizard, SEO checkup, titles and meta, XML sitemaps, social tags, schema types builder, 301 redirects, breadcrumbs and content analysis.
Read from wpmudev.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Other savings
Premium at half price for 3 months
WPMU DEV's pricing page shows Premium at $4.99 a month for the first 3 months, then $9.99 a month.
Stated on wpmudev.com
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 SEO plugin from WPMU DEV with audits, schema and autolinks. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: site audit, content optimization, schema markup, internal linking.
It covers the whole job, with the audits on Pro.
- SEO checkup and content analysis
- Runs a checkup with fixes to apply, and grades each post for keyword use and readability in the editor, on the free plugin.
- Titles, sitemaps and social tags
- Sets title and description formats, builds XML sitemaps with chosen post types and taxonomies, and adds Open Graph, Twitter cards and Pinterest verification.
- Schema types builder
- Adds and customizes schema for articles, web pages, reviews, products, local businesses and more; the product page counts 150+ schema types.
- Scheduled audits and crawls
- Pro runs SEO audits and URL crawls on a schedule, finding broken URLs, 404s and redirect chains, with white-label reports for clients.
- Automatic linking
- Pro turns chosen keywords into internal or external links across the site automatically.
- Redirects and indexing
- 301 redirects are free; Pro adds regex and location-based redirects and notifies search engines of changes through IndexNow.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Moz
- WooCommerce
- IndexNow
- WPMU DEV The Hub
SmartCrawl is made by WPMU DEV.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
76/78
Other SEO plugins and apps it is graded above
SmartCrawl's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 76 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 63 of 78) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $9.99 for the category: 5 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 79 SEO plugins and apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. SmartCrawl’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 53 of 78
- AFree plan and trialAbove 63 of 78
- BFeaturesAbove 53 of 78
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 78
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 31 of 78
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 70 SEO plugins and apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. SmartCrawl 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
The plain part of SmartCrawl you could make: schema markup and internal linking. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 76 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade. It costs $50 a year.
What you could make
- Schema markup and internal linking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
- A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. SmartCrawl’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, Rank Math and Squirrly SEO
The 5 tools SmartCrawl 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.
- SmartCrawl also covers site audit.
- Yoast SEO also covers AI search visibility.
- 2.8GPA
All in One SEO (AIOSEO)
Free plan · from $99/yr
WordPress SEO plugin with schema, redirects, link suggestions and AI.
- All in One SEO (AIOSEO) also covers rank tracking.
- 3.0GPA
SEOPress
Free plan · from $49/yr
WordPress SEO plugin with a free edition and site licences from $49.
- SEOPress also covers rank tracking and backlink analysis.
- 3.0GPA
Rank Math
Free plan · from €8.99/mo
WordPress SEO plugin for meta tags, schema, sitemaps and rank tracking.
- SmartCrawl also covers site audit, content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
- Rank Math also covers reports and rank tracking.
- 2.4GPA
Squirrly SEO
Free plan · from $19.99/mo
WordPress SEO plugin with cloud keyword research, audits and AI tasks.
- Squirrly SEO also covers keyword research and rank tracking.
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 SmartCrawl free?
SmartCrawl has a free plan. Free plugin on WordPress.org: setup wizard, SEO checkup, titles and meta, XML sitemaps, social tags, schema types builder, 301 redirects, breadcrumbs and content analysis.
How much does SmartCrawl cost?
SmartCrawl lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does SmartCrawl work on?
SmartCrawl is available on Web.
Does SmartCrawl offer any discounts?
SmartCrawl publicly lists the following: Premium at half price for 3 months.
Does SmartCrawl have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SmartCrawl is listed for Web.
Does SmartCrawl have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SmartCrawl is listed for Web.
Is SmartCrawl open source?
SmartCrawl is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does SmartCrawl integrate with?
SmartCrawl's listing names Moz, WooCommerce, IndexNow and WPMU DEV The Hub.
Who makes SmartCrawl?
SmartCrawl is made by WPMU DEV.
What are the alternatives to SmartCrawl?
The closest alternatives to SmartCrawl in our directory are Yoast SEO, All in One SEO (AIOSEO), SEOPress, Rank Math and Squirrly SEO.
How does SmartCrawl compare with other SEO plugins and apps?
SmartCrawl's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 76 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade, and level with 1.
Is SmartCrawl good value for money?
ToolGPA grades SmartCrawl A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $9.99 for the category: 5 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of SmartCrawl?
The plain part of SmartCrawl you could make: schema markup and internal linking.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from SmartCrawl’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from WPMU DEV's own pages on 23 October 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 WPMU DEV. Prices change, so check wpmudev.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- SmartCrawl, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/smartcrawl
- 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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Prices and grades as they are today
Quoting this guide?
Please name ToolGPA and link to the live page, so readers can check the figures for themselves:
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what SmartCrawl’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. SmartCrawl is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by WPMU DEV. Prices and plans change: check wpmudev.com before you buy.