The SureRank SEO Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about SureRank SEO 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.
SureRank SEO
The Insider’s Guide
Lightweight WordPress SEO plugin with site checks and built-in AI
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SEO plugins and apps, read from SureRank SEO’s own pages.
Made by Brainstorm Force · 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 SureRank SEO’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on SureRank SEO’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
2.6
GPA, above 49 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade
SureRank is a WordPress SEO plugin from Brainstorm Force that keeps its settings short. The free plugin handles meta and social tags, an XML sitemap, schema, robots.txt, and site and page checks with Search Console data. Paid Pro and Business licenses add redirects, a link manager, instant indexing, more sitemap types and a schema builder, plus AI tools that need no API key of your own.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about SureRank SEO, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Its settings are kept short, but you connect Search Console and set templates for each post type before the checks tell you much.
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Best for a WordPress SEO plugin with short settings
SureRank's free WordPress plugin handles meta and social tags, a sitemap, schema, robots.txt and site checks with Search Console data.
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Paid plans start at $12.42 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $149 per year for 10 sites at renewal, after a first year at $99.
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There is a free plan
Free plugin on WordPress.org: meta titles and descriptions, Open Graph and X cards, an XML sitemap, JSON-LD schema, a robots.txt editor, Search Console data, and site and page SEO checks.
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It runs on Web
Web.
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Meta and social tags
Set titles, descriptions, robots tags and canonical URLs per post, with templates for whole post types, and Open Graph and X card tags for sharing.
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Site and page SEO checks
A site check covers meta tags, Open Graph, sitemap, schema, robots.txt, canonicals, HTTPS and www redirects; page checks also look for broken links.
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Schema and sitemaps
Outputs JSON-LD, breadcrumbs included, accepts custom JSON-LD and builds an XML sitemap. Paid plans add a schema builder and HTML, news and video sitemaps.
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A 2.6 GPA, above 49 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 SureRank SEO you could make: schema markup and internal linking. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
SureRank SEO at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $149 per year for 10 sites at renewal, after a first year at $99
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Brainstorm Force
- Category
- SEO Plugins & Apps
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for a WordPress SEO plugin with short settings
SureRank's free WordPress plugin handles meta and social tags, a sitemap, schema, robots.txt and site checks with Search Console data. Redirects, the link manager, instant indexing and the AI tools are paid, the $99 first year of Pro renews at $149, and there's no trial, only a 14-day refund. Nothing runs outside WordPress.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro renews at $149 a year, about $12.42 a month, a little above this category's $10.99 middle, though it covers 10 sites. The first year is $99, and a lifetime license for 10 sites is $399 once. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The free plugin writes meta and social tags, an XML sitemap and JSON-LD schema, edits robots.txt, runs site and page checks and shows Search Console data. One site could run on it, but redirects and the AI tools aren't in it. |
| Features | B | Meta and social tags, site and page checks, schema with a builder, XML, HTML, news and video sitemaps, redirects, a link manager, instant indexing and AI fixes. It covers the whole job, with redirects, links and AI on paid plans only. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. Its settings are kept short, but you connect Search Console and set templates for each post type before the checks tell you much. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, inside WordPress, with Google Search Console, WooCommerce, Elementor, WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress, Astra and Bricks listed. 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 SureRank SEO is for
- Fits if the larger WordPress SEO plugins feel crowded and you want fewer settings
- Works for agencies covering up to 500 client sites on one Business license
Who it is not for
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as there's no standalone app
- Tight if you stay free, since redirects, the link manager, instant indexing, the schema builder and the AI tools are paid
- Watch out: $99 and $179 are first-year prices, and Pro renews at $149 and Business at $249 a year
- Watch out: there's no trial, only a 14-day money-back guarantee, and an expired license loses updates and support
Good to know
Good for
- WordPress owners who find the larger SEO plugins crowded
- Sites built with Astra, Elementor, Bricks or Divi
- Agencies covering many client sites under one 500-site license
Worth knowing
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no standalone app.
- Annual prices are first-year rates: Pro renews at $149 and Business at $249 a year.
- Redirects, the link manager, instant indexing, the schema builder, news and video sitemaps and the AI tools need a paid plan.
- Paid plans carry a 14-day money-back guarantee; an expired license keeps working but loses updates and support.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$12.42
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
SureRank SEO has a free plan. Paid plans start at $149 per year for 10 sites at renewal, after a first year at $99.
One site could run on it, but redirects and the AI tools aren't in it.
Free
$0
The WordPress.org plugin with meta and social tags, sitemap, schema, robots.txt editor, SEO checks and Search Console reports.
Pro
$149
per year for 10 sites at renewal, after a first year at $99
Redirects, link manager, instant indexing, schema builder, news and video sitemaps and the AI tools on 10 sites. First year $99.
Business
$249
per year for 500 sites at renewal, after a first year at $179
The same Pro features on up to 500 sites. The first year is $179, shown reduced from $249.
Pro Lifetime
$399
one-time, lifetime license for 10 sites
Lifetime updates and support on 10 sites, shown reduced from $599. Can be split into 3 payments of $139 at checkout.
Business Lifetime
$799
one-time, lifetime license for 500 sites
Lifetime updates and support on 500 sites, shown reduced from $999. Can be split into 9 payments of $94 at checkout.
The free plan
Free plugin on WordPress.org: meta titles and descriptions, Open Graph and X cards, an XML sitemap, JSON-LD schema, a robots.txt editor, Search Console data, and site and page SEO checks.
Read from surerank.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Other savings
Reduced first year on annual plans
SureRank's pricing page lists the first year of Pro at $99 and Business at $179, as introductory prices; renewals are at the full $149 and $249.
Stated on surerank.comLifetime license
Lifetime licenses from $399
A single payment of $399 covers 10 sites and $799 covers 500, with lifetime updates and support, shown reduced from $599 and $999.
Stated on surerank.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
Lightweight WordPress SEO plugin with site checks and built-in AI. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: one-time purchase, AI features, site audit, content optimization, schema markup, internal linking.
It covers the whole job, with redirects, links and AI on paid plans only.
- Meta and social tags
- Set titles, descriptions, robots tags and canonical URLs per post, with templates for whole post types, and Open Graph and X card tags for sharing.
- Site and page SEO checks
- A site check covers meta tags, Open Graph, sitemap, schema, robots.txt, canonicals, HTTPS and www redirects; page checks also look for broken links.
- Schema and sitemaps
- Outputs JSON-LD, breadcrumbs included, accepts custom JSON-LD and builds an XML sitemap. Paid plans add a schema builder and HTML, news and video sitemaps.
- Search Console in WordPress
- Connect Google Search Console to see clicks, impressions, top queries and visibility trends on the WordPress dashboard.
- Built-in AI on paid plans
- Fixes flagged issues, suggests internal links, writes meta tags in bulk, adds image alt text and makes social preview images, with no API key needed.
- Redirects, links and indexing
- Paid plans add a redirection manager, a site-wide internal link manager, instant indexing requests and a role manager for SEO settings.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Search Console
- WooCommerce
- Elementor
- WPML
- Polylang
- TranslatePress
- Astra
- Bricks
SureRank SEO is made by Brainstorm Force.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
49/78
Other SEO plugins and apps it is graded above
SureRank SEO's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 49 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on features (B, above 53 of 78) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12.42 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $9.99 for the category: 32 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 79 SEO plugins and apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. SureRank SEO’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 15 of 78
- BFree plan and trialAbove 47 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. SureRank SEO 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 SureRank SEO you could make: schema markup and internal linking. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $149 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.
- It plugs into other products, Google Search Console, WooCommerce and Elementor among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. SureRank SEO’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, Rank Math, SEOPress, All in One SEO (AIOSEO) and Slim SEO
The 5 tools SureRank SEO 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.
- SureRank SEO can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- SureRank SEO also covers site audit.
- Yoast SEO also covers AI search visibility.
- 3.0GPA
Rank Math
Free plan · from €8.99/mo
WordPress SEO plugin for meta tags, schema, sitemaps and rank tracking.
- SureRank SEO can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- SureRank SEO also covers site audit, content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
- Rank Math also covers reports and rank tracking.
- 3.0GPA
SEOPress
Free plan · from $49/yr
WordPress SEO plugin with a free edition and site licences from $49.
- SureRank SEO can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- SEOPress also covers rank tracking and backlink analysis.
- 2.8GPA
All in One SEO (AIOSEO)
Free plan · from $99/yr
WordPress SEO plugin with schema, redirects, link suggestions and AI.
- SureRank SEO can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- All in One SEO (AIOSEO) also covers rank tracking.
- 3.4GPA
Slim SEO
Free plan · from $59/yr
WordPress SEO plugin that sets meta tags and schema with no setup.
- SureRank SEO can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- SureRank SEO also covers site audit.
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 SureRank SEO free?
SureRank SEO has a free plan. Free plugin on WordPress.org: meta titles and descriptions, Open Graph and X cards, an XML sitemap, JSON-LD schema, a robots.txt editor, Search Console data, and site and page SEO checks.
How much does SureRank SEO cost?
SureRank SEO lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does SureRank SEO work on?
SureRank SEO is available on Web.
Does SureRank SEO offer any discounts?
SureRank SEO publicly lists the following: Reduced first year on annual plans; Lifetime licenses from $399.
Does SureRank SEO have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SureRank SEO is listed for Web.
Does SureRank SEO have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SureRank SEO is listed for Web.
Is SureRank SEO open source?
SureRank SEO is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does SureRank SEO integrate with?
SureRank SEO's listing names Google Search Console, WooCommerce, Elementor, WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress, Astra and Bricks.
Who makes SureRank SEO?
SureRank SEO is made by Brainstorm Force.
What are the alternatives to SureRank SEO?
The closest alternatives to SureRank SEO in our directory are Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, All in One SEO (AIOSEO) and Slim SEO.
How does SureRank SEO compare with other SEO plugins and apps?
SureRank SEO's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 49 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade, and level with 10.
Is SureRank SEO good value for money?
ToolGPA grades SureRank SEO C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $12.42 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $9.99 for the category: 32 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of SureRank SEO?
The plain part of SureRank SEO you could make: schema markup and internal linking.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from SureRank SEO’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 Brainstorm Force's own pages and the plugin's WordPress.org page 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 Brainstorm Force. Prices change, so check surerank.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.
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categories
426
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- SureRank SEO, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/surerank-seo
- 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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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what SureRank SEO’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. SureRank SEO is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Brainstorm Force. Prices and plans change: check surerank.com before you buy.