The XML-Sitemaps.com Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about XML-Sitemaps.com 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.
XML-Sitemaps.com
The Insider’s Guide
Free online XML sitemap generator for sites up to 500 pages
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among technical SEO tools, read from XML-Sitemaps.com’s own pages.
Made by XML Sitemaps · 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 XML-Sitemaps.com’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on XML-Sitemaps.com’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
2.8
GPA, above 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about XML-Sitemaps.com, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Automatic updates mean Pro Sitemaps, a separate site run by CMJ Marketing Ltd.
- 1
Best for a one-off sitemap for a small site
That free sitemap never updates itself, though, and you upload the files yourself.
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Paid plans start at $2.44 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $2.44 per month for 500 URLs, billed yearly ($3.49 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a 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.
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It runs on Web
Web.
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Online sitemap generator
Enter a URL and it crawls up to 500 pages, then gives you XML, HTML and plain-text sitemaps to download.
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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.
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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.
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A 2.8 GPA, above 64 of 83
That is against the other technical SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Your call
XML-Sitemaps.com sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
XML-Sitemaps.com at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $2.44 per month for 500 URLs, billed yearly ($3.49 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- XML Sitemaps, since 2005
- Category
- Technical SEO & Site Audits
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Pro 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The 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. |
| Features | C | Sitemaps 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. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record. Enter an address, wait for the crawl and download the files, with no account. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with no API or integrations on record. The self-hosted script needs a PHP server of your own. |
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 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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Owners of small sites who need a sitemap once, without signing up
- Sites too large for a plugin that want sitemaps hosted and updated for them
- Developers who would rather run a sitemap script on their own server
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.44
A month to start. There is a free plan too
XML-Sitemaps.com has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.44 per month for 500 URLs, billed yearly ($3.49 billed monthly).
It won't update the sitemap for you: you download the files and upload them yourself.
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
$2.44
per 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
$49.99
one-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.
The 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.
Read from pro-sitemaps.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 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
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
Free online XML sitemap generator for sites up to 500 pages. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: one-time purchase, site audit.
Sitemaps in XML, HTML and text, with dates and priorities set for you, plus a validator, a bot simulator and a headers viewer.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
XML-Sitemaps.com is made by XML Sitemaps, and has been around since 2005.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
64/83
Other technical SEO tools it is graded above
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
- BFree plan and trialAbove 51 of 83
- CFeaturesAbove 10 of 83
- BEase of useAbove 62 of 83
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 83
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 73 technical SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. XML-Sitemaps.com 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.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Beam Us Up, Integrity, Visual SEO Studio and Siteliner
The 5 tools XML-Sitemaps.com is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Free plan · from $279/yr
Desktop website crawler for technical SEO audits.
- Only XML-Sitemaps.com lists a web app.
- Only Screaming Frog SEO Spider lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- XML-Sitemaps.com can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 3.0GPA
Beam Us Up
Free
Free desktop SEO crawler for Windows, Mac and Linux.
- Only XML-Sitemaps.com lists a web app.
- Only Beam Us Up lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- XML-Sitemaps.com can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.6GPA
Integrity
Free plan · from $20 one-time
Mac link checker, free for personal use, with paid SEO editions.
- Only XML-Sitemaps.com lists a web app.
- Only Integrity lists a macOS app.
- 2.4GPA
Visual SEO Studio
Free plan · from €149/yr
Desktop SEO crawler for Windows and Mac with XML sitemap tools.
- Only XML-Sitemaps.com lists a web app.
- Only Visual SEO Studio lists Windows and macOS apps.
- XML-Sitemaps.com can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.4GPA
Siteliner
Free plan
Free site scan for internal duplicate content and broken links.
- XML-Sitemaps.com can be bought with a one-time purchase.
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 XML-Sitemaps.com free?
XML-Sitemaps.com has a free plan. Free online generator: XML, HTML and text sitemaps for up to 500 pages, no registration.
How much does XML-Sitemaps.com cost?
XML-Sitemaps.com lists 3 plans. Free generator: $0.
What platforms does XML-Sitemaps.com work on?
XML-Sitemaps.com is available on Web.
Does XML-Sitemaps.com offer any discounts?
XML-Sitemaps.com publicly lists the following: Save 30% on Pro Sitemaps with yearly billing.
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.
Who makes XML-Sitemaps.com?
XML-Sitemaps.com is made by XML Sitemaps. It dates from 2005.
What are the alternatives to XML-Sitemaps.com?
The closest alternatives to XML-Sitemaps.com in our directory are Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Beam Us Up, Integrity, Visual SEO Studio and Siteliner.
How does XML-Sitemaps.com compare with other technical SEO tools?
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.
Is XML-Sitemaps.com good value for money?
ToolGPA grades XML-Sitemaps.com A for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of XML-Sitemaps.com?
XML-Sitemaps.com sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from XML-Sitemaps.com’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 XML-Sitemaps.com'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 XML Sitemaps. Prices change, so check xml-sitemaps.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
- XML-Sitemaps.com, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/xml-sitemaps-com
- 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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