The The SEO Framework Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about The SEO Framework 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.
The SEO Framework
The Insider’s Guide
WordPress SEO plugin that fills in meta tags and schema automatically
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SEO plugins and apps, read from The SEO Framework’s own pages.
Made by CyberWire B.V. · 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 The SEO Framework’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on The SEO Framework’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
3.0
GPA, above 67 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade
The SEO Framework is a WordPress SEO plugin that writes titles, descriptions, robots directives, social tags, structured data and a sitemap automatically, and lets each value be edited by hand. Color-coded SEO Bar hints on post and term lists show what to fix. Paid plans unlock premium extensions for focus keywords, article and local business schema, Google News sitemaps, analytics tags and comment spam blocking.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about The SEO Framework, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No rating on record, but once it's on it fills in every tag from your content, and the SEO Bar flags problems on the post list.
- 1
Best for WordPress SEO that fills itself in
The SEO Framework writes your titles, descriptions, social tags, schema and sitemap from your content, and the free plugin has no caps.
- 2
Paid plans start at $7 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $7 per month for 2 sites, billed yearly.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free plugin on WordPress.org with unlimited use: generated and editable meta tags, Open Graph and Twitter Cards, a Schema.org graph, a sitemap, 301 redirects and AI crawler blocking.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Generated meta tags
Fills in titles, descriptions, robots directives, canonical URLs, Open Graph, Twitter Card and Fediverse tags from the site's content, all editable, including in bulk.
- 6
SEO Bar
Color-coded hints on post, term and user list screens flag problems such as unbranded titles or blocked indexing, with a pixel counter for titles and descriptions.
- 7
Structured data and sitemap
Outputs a Schema.org graph with breadcrumbs, logo, contact and sitelinks search box. Paid plans add article and local business schema and a Google News sitemap.
- 8
A 3.0 GPA, above 67 of 78
That is against the other SEO plugins and apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of The SEO Framework you could make: schema markup. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
The SEO Framework at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $7 per month for 2 sites, billed yearly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- CyberWire B.V.
- Category
- SEO Plugins & Apps
- Our grade
- 3.0 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for WordPress SEO that fills itself in
The SEO Framework writes your titles, descriptions, social tags, schema and sitemap from your content, and the free plugin has no caps. But redirects are one post at a time, with no 404 log or link suggestions, focus keyword checks need a paid plan, and the cheapest plan covers 2 sites, with no single-site option.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Pro is $7 a month billed yearly, $84 a year, for 2 sites, inside this category's cheaper quarter ($8.25). There's no single-site licence; Business is $17 a month for 20 sites and Agency $27 for 200. |
| Free plan and trial | A | The free plugin has no caps: generated meta tags, Open Graph and X cards, a schema graph, a sitemap, 301 redirects post by post and AI crawler blocking. Focus keyword checks and article and local business schema wait for Pro. |
| Features | C | Automatic meta tags, SEO Bar hints, a schema graph, a sitemap and crawler controls, with focus keywords, local schema and a News sitemap on paid plans. The gaps: redirects go one post at a time, and there's no 404 log or link suggestions. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record, but once it's on it fills in every tag from your content, and the SEO Bar flags problems on the post list. There's nothing to connect before it starts. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, inside WordPress. It works with Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, WooCommerce, Elementor, WPML, Polylang, Jetpack and Bricks Builder. |
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 The SEO Framework is for
- Fits if you want SEO tags written for you with few settings to touch
- Works for developers running a live and a staging copy of each site
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you need a redirect manager, a 404 log or link suggestions, as none are on record
- Tight if you want focus keyword checks, as they and article and local business schema need a paid plan
- Not for you if you have one site and want to pay for one, as the cheapest plan covers 2
- Watch out: API-backed services are capped each month and shared across all your sites
- Watch out: it runs only inside WordPress, and refunds cover the last payment within 30 days
Good to know
Good for
- WordPress owners who want sensible SEO defaults with little setup
- Sites that want an SEO plugin without ads in the WordPress dashboard
- Developers running several sites, including staging copies
Worth knowing
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no standalone app.
- There is no single-site licence: the cheapest paid plan covers 2 sites, which the vendor says is for a live and a staging site.
- Focus keyword checks, article and local business schema, Google Analytics and Meta Pixel need a paid plan.
- API-backed services are capped per month and shared across sites; refunds cover the last payment within 30 days of purchase or renewal.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$7
A month to start. There is a free plan too
The SEO Framework has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7 per month for 2 sites, billed yearly.
Focus keyword checks and article and local business schema wait for Pro.
Free
$0
The full core plugin, free extensions such as Transport and AMP, and public support.
Pro
$7
per month for 2 sites, billed yearly
All premium extensions on 2 sites, 5,000 API requests a month and private billing and installation support.
Business
$17
per month for 20 sites, billed yearly
All premium extensions on 20 sites, 50,000 API requests a month and private developer support.
Agency
$27
per month for 200 sites, billed yearly
All premium extensions on 200 sites, 500,000 API requests a month and priority developer support.
The free plan
Free plugin on WordPress.org with unlimited use: generated and editable meta tags, Open Graph and Twitter Cards, a Schema.org graph, a sitemap, 301 redirects and AI crawler blocking.
Read from theseoframework.com on Oct 23, 2026.
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 that fills in meta tags and schema automatically. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: content optimization, schema markup.
It works with Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, WooCommerce, Elementor, WPML, Polylang, Jetpack and Bricks Builder.
- Generated meta tags
- Fills in titles, descriptions, robots directives, canonical URLs, Open Graph, Twitter Card and Fediverse tags from the site's content, all editable, including in bulk.
- SEO Bar
- Color-coded hints on post, term and user list screens flag problems such as unbranded titles or blocked indexing, with a pixel counter for titles and descriptions.
- Structured data and sitemap
- Outputs a Schema.org graph with breadcrumbs, logo, contact and sitelinks search box. Paid plans add article and local business schema and a Google News sitemap.
- Crawler controls and redirects
- Every plan can block AI and SEO crawlers, protect against duplicate content and redirect any post to another URL with a 301.
- Focus extension
- On paid plans, checks content against focus keywords, with inflections in eight languages including English, Spanish, German and Hindi, and English synonyms.
- Other premium extensions
- Local adds local business data, Cord connects Google Analytics and Meta Pixel, Honeypot blocks comment spam and Monitor tracks the site's SEO.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- WooCommerce
- Elementor
- WPML
- Polylang
- Google Search Console
- Bing Webmaster Tools
- Jetpack
- Bricks Builder
The SEO Framework is made by CyberWire B.V.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
67/78
Other SEO plugins and apps it is graded above
The SEO Framework's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 67 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 63 of 78) and worst on features (C, above 9).
Its paid plans start at $7 a month, against a middle price of $9.99 for the category: 12 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. The SEO Framework’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 43 of 78
- AFree plan and trialAbove 63 of 78
- CFeaturesAbove 9 of 78
- BEase of useAbove 60 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. The SEO Framework 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 The SEO Framework you could make: schema markup. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 67 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade. It costs $84 a year.
What you could make
- Schema markup: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover.
- It plugs into other products, WooCommerce, Elementor and WPML among them.
What this rests on. The SEO Framework’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 Rank Math
The 5 tools The SEO Framework 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.
- Yoast SEO also covers AI search visibility 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.
- All in One SEO (AIOSEO) also covers rank tracking, site audit and internal linking.
- 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, site audit, backlink analysis and internal linking.
- 3.4GPA
Slim SEO
Free plan · from $59/yr
WordPress SEO plugin that sets meta tags and schema with no setup.
- Slim SEO also covers internal linking.
- 3.0GPA
Rank Math
Free plan · from €8.99/mo
WordPress SEO plugin for meta tags, schema, sitemaps and rank tracking.
- The SEO Framework also covers content optimization and schema markup.
- Rank Math also covers reports and rank tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
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 The SEO Framework free?
The SEO Framework has a free plan. Free plugin on WordPress.org with unlimited use: generated and editable meta tags, Open Graph and Twitter Cards, a Schema.org graph, a sitemap, 301 redirects and AI crawler blocking.
How much does The SEO Framework cost?
The SEO Framework lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does The SEO Framework work on?
The SEO Framework is available on Web.
Does The SEO Framework have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. The SEO Framework is listed for Web.
Does The SEO Framework have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. The SEO Framework is listed for Web.
Is The SEO Framework open source?
The SEO Framework is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does The SEO Framework integrate with?
The SEO Framework's listing names WooCommerce, Elementor, WPML, Polylang, Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Jetpack and Bricks Builder.
Who makes The SEO Framework?
The SEO Framework is made by CyberWire B.V.
What are the alternatives to The SEO Framework?
The closest alternatives to The SEO Framework in our directory are Yoast SEO, All in One SEO (AIOSEO), SEOPress, Slim SEO and Rank Math.
How does The SEO Framework compare with other SEO plugins and apps?
The SEO Framework's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 67 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade, and level with 8.
Is The SEO Framework good value for money?
ToolGPA grades The SEO Framework B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $7 a month, against a middle price of $9.99 for the category: 12 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of The SEO Framework?
The plain part of The SEO Framework you could make: schema markup. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from The SEO Framework’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 The SEO Framework'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 CyberWire B.V. Prices change, so check theseoframework.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
- The SEO Framework, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/the-seo-framework
- 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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- SmartCrawl Insider's GuideWordPress SEO plugin from WPMU DEV with audits, schema and autolinks3.2 GPA
- XML Sitemap Generator for Google Insider's GuideFree WordPress plugin that builds and updates XML and HTML sitemaps3.2 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what The SEO Framework’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. The SEO Framework is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by CyberWire B.V. Prices and plans change: check theseoframework.com before you buy.