XML-Sitemaps.com review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Free online XML sitemap generator for sites up to 500 pages
XML-Sitemaps.com report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for a one-off sitemap for a small site
XML-Sitemaps.com builds XML, HTML and text sitemaps for sites up to 500 pages, free and with no sign-up. That free sitemap never updates itself, though, and you upload the files yourself. Automatic updates mean Pro Sitemaps, a separate site run by CMJ Marketing Ltd.
Who XML-Sitemaps.com is for
- Fits if your site is under 500 pages and you need a sitemap once
- Works for sites too big for a plugin that want sitemaps hosted and kept up to date
Who XML-Sitemaps.com is not for
- Tight if you stay free, at 500 pages and no automatic updates
- Pricey if your site is huge, as Pro Sitemaps runs to $719.99 a month for 5 million URLs
- Watch out: Pro Sitemaps is a separate site, pro-sitemaps.com, run by CMJ Marketing Ltd
- Watch out: the PHP script's licence is for personal use only, and installing it is $20 extra
Why XML-Sitemaps.com gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyPro Sitemaps is $2.44 a month billed yearly for 500 URLs ($3.49 monthly), and $8.39 at 10,000 URLs, both under 60% of this category's cheapest quarter. The PHP script is $49.99 once.
- BFree plan and trialThe online generator is free for up to 500 pages with no registration, which covers a small site. It won't update the sitemap for you: you download the files and upload them yourself.
- CFeaturesSitemaps in XML, HTML and text, with dates and priorities set for you, plus a validator, a bot simulator and a headers viewer. It does that job fully, but it's a smaller job than a site audit.
- BEase of useNo rating on record. Enter an address, wait for the crawl and download the files, with no account.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no API or integrations on record. The self-hosted script needs a PHP server of your own.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from XML-Sitemaps.com's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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XML-Sitemaps.com's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 54 of 83) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $2.44 a month, against a middle price of $22.41 for the category: 0 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 84 technical SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. XML-Sitemaps.com’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 54 of 83, level with 29
- BFree plan and trialAbove 51 of 83, level with 10
- CFeaturesAbove 10 of 83, level with 66
- BEase of useAbove 62 of 83, level with 21
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 83, level with 23
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 73 technical SEO tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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 XML-Sitemaps.com, or make your own?
Your call
XML-Sitemaps.com sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $29.28 a year it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it.
What you could make
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
What this rests on. XML-Sitemaps.com’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 XML-Sitemaps.com?
XML-Sitemaps.com crawls a website and builds an XML sitemap, plus HTML and text versions, for sites of up to 500 pages, with no registration. Larger sites can use Pro Sitemaps, the same team's hosted service that keeps sitemaps updated automatically, or a PHP generator script bought once and run on your own server. The site also offers a sitemap validator and a search engine bot simulator.
Worth knowing
- The free generator stops at 500 pages and does not update the sitemap; automatic updates need Pro Sitemaps.
- Pro Sitemaps is priced by URLs per site, from $3.49 a month for 500 URLs to $719.99 a month for 5 million, billed monthly.
- The generator script's licence is for personal use and may not be resold as a service; installation is a $20 extra.
- Pro Sitemaps runs on its own site, pro-sitemaps.com, operated by CMJ Marketing Ltd.
Key features
- Online sitemap generator
- Enter a URL and it crawls up to 500 pages, then gives you XML, HTML and plain-text sitemaps to download.
- Automatic priorities and dates
- Sets each page's last-modified date from the server's response and lowers its priority the further it sits from the homepage.
- Hosted sitemaps with Pro Sitemaps
- Pro Sitemaps builds and hosts the sitemap on its own servers on a schedule, for sites from a few hundred pages to millions.
- Self-hosted generator script
- A PHP script for your own server that splits large sitemaps into files of 50,000 URLs with a sitemap index, and reports broken links.
- Free checking tools
- A sitemap validator, a search engine bot simulator and an HTTP headers viewer are free on the site.
XML-Sitemaps.com pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, XML-Sitemaps.com has a free plan, and paid plans start at $2.44 per month for 500 URLs, billed yearly ($3.49 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $2.44 per month for 500 URLs, billed yearly ($3.49 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free online generator: XML, HTML and text sitemaps for up to 500 pages, no registration. You download the files and upload them to your site yourself.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free generator | $0 | Sitemaps for up to 500 pages, built on demand with no sign-up, with last-modified dates and priorities set automatically. |
| Pro Sitemaps | $2.44per month for 500 URLs, billed yearly ($3.49 billed monthly) | Hosted service with automatic updates, image, video and news sitemaps and SEO health reports. $8.39 a month at 10,000 URLs, billed yearly. |
| Sitemap Generator Script | $49.99one-time | PHP script for your own server with no page limit, broken-link reports and cron scheduling. Image, video, news and RSS add-ons cost $20 each. |
Read from pro-sitemaps.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with XML-Sitemaps.com before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 30% on Pro Sitemaps with yearly billing
Pro Sitemaps' pricing page marks yearly billing at 30% off: 500 URLs cost $29.32 a year ($2.44 a month) instead of $3.49 a month.
Stated on pro-sitemaps.com
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Common questions
Does XML-Sitemaps.com have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. XML-Sitemaps.com is listed for Web.
Does XML-Sitemaps.com have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. XML-Sitemaps.com is listed for Web.
Is XML-Sitemaps.com open source?
XML-Sitemaps.com is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.