Firecrux compared with other WordPress SEO plugins
One free plugin instead of several. And when you pay, you pay for finished work, not for more tools.
Free here, paid elsewhere
What Firecrux gives you for free, next to Yoast SEO, Rank Math and All in One SEO, free and paid.
| Feature | Firecrux, free | Yoast SEO | Rank Math | All in One SEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEO | ||||
| Titles, descriptions, canonical and the sitemap | ||||
| Moves your settings from other SEO plugins | ||||
| Redirects and a 404 log | Paid | Paid | ||
| llms.txt and switches for AI bots | ||||
| New pages sent to Bing and others when you publish (IndexNow) | Paid | Paid | ||
| Index and data | ||||
| Google index check, with the reasons | free account | PaidElite | ||
| AI bots and fake Googlebots in your logs | free account | |||
| Security and privacy | ||||
| HTTPS with certificate alerts | ||||
| Security headers and HSTS | ||||
| Login protection and hardening | ||||
| Cookie banner with Google Consent Mode v2 | ||||
| Speed and upkeep | ||||
| Lighter YouTube and Vimeo videos | ||||
| Database cleanup | ||||
| Price for one site | $0 | free, or Premium $118.80 a year | free, or PRO €95.88 a year, then €107.88 | free, or Pro $179.55 a year, then $399 |
Vendor prices as listed on 22 October 2026, excluding tax, for one site. Prices change; check the vendor pages before you decide.
Everything in our column is free: switch it on and do it yourself. Rather not? That is what our team is for. See our plans →
One free plugin instead of several
| What you need | In Firecrux | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Redirects and a 404 log | free | Redirection or Rank Math, free |
| HTTPS in one click | free | Really Simple Security, free |
| Certificate expiry alerts | free | a separate monitoring service |
| Old http:// images and scripts loaded over https:// | free | Really Simple Security or SSL Insecure Content Fixer, free |
| Hardening: XML-RPC, login names, the file editor | free | Really Simple Security, free |
| HSTS security header | free | Really Simple Security Pro, $69 a year ($49 the first year) |
| Database cleanup: revisions, spam, trash, expired data | free | WP-Optimize, free |
| Firecrux SEO basics: titles, descriptions, sitemap, structured data | free | Yoast SEO or Rank Math, free |
| Your own code snippets that turn themselves off when they break the site | free | Code Snippets or WPCode, free |
| Search and AI bots on your site, fake Googlebots | free, with a free account | none of the plugins listed here |
Vendor prices as listed on 22 October 2026, excluding tax, for one site. Prices change; check the vendor pages before you decide.
Tools or work
| Premium SEO plugin | Firecrux plan | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Data and suggestions: internal linking in Yoast SEO Premium ($118.80), 500 tracked keywords in Rank Math PRO (€95.88), Search Console statistics and rank tracking in All in One SEO Elite ($599, $239.60 the first year) | 1–12 finished pieces of work a month, measured after they go live |
| Who does the work | you | our team; you approve |
| Price | about $100–$600 a year | from $49 a month |
Vendor prices as listed on 22 October 2026, excluding tax, for one site. Prices change; check the vendor pages before you decide.
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