AMP for WP vs Site Kit by Google
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| Feature | AMP for WP v1.1.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Site Kit by Google v1.190.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 5M+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Accelerated Mobile Pages · AMP Pro Extension Manager ($) | Site Kit by Google |
| Pros | Generates AMP pages under an AMP endpoint; Design customiser and page builder for AMP layouts; Common analytics and GDPR options in the free core | Single dashboard for Google services; Search Console, Analytics 4 and PageSpeed Insights in wp-admin; Free and maintained by Google |
| Cons | Large options screen with many settings to learn; Ads, forms and other extras need paid extensions; AMP output needs validation after theme or plugin changes | Needs a Google account and access to each connected service; Telemetry is off until the user opts in; Several modules add scripts and requests to Google services on the site |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | AMP version of posts and pages, AMP design customiser, AMP page builder layouts, Related posts block on AMP pages, GDPR consent notice on AMP pages, Google Tag Manager option, Social icons on AMP pages, Upgrade to Pro and extension manager screens | Analytics 4 reports and setup, Search Console data in the dashboard, PageSpeed Insights results, AdSense module, Tag Manager setup, Site verification with Google, Email reports to site users, Google consent mode support |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | magazine3.company subscribe API | Google AdSense, Google Ads |
| Analytics | Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics | Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Polylang | — |
| Other | OpenSea API | Google Search Console |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.opensea.io, reduxframework.com, www.googleapis.com, cdn.ampproject.org, magazine3.company | mandrillapp.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, www.googleapis.com, www.gstatic.com, cloud.google.com, iamcredentials.googleapis.com, iamcredentials.universe, cloudresourcemanager.universe, sitekit-static.withgoogle.com, storage.googleapis.com, sitekit.withgoogle.com, site-kit-dev.appspot.com, site-kit-local.appspot.com, wordpress.org, newsite.com |
| Blocks | — | 3 |
| Shortcodes | 11 | 1 |