AIOSEO - Image SEO vs Google XML Sitemaps
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| Feature | AIOSEO - Image SEO v1.2.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Google XML Sitemaps v4.1.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | AIOSEO - Image SEO ($) | XML Sitemap Generator for Google |
| Pros | Template-based alt text, title, caption and description; Bulk regeneration from the Media Library; Filenames rebuilt from the title on upload | Builds XML sitemaps for content and WooCommerce product taxonomies; Submits new URLs to IndexNow; Status page shows the last sitemap build and ping results |
| Cons | Requires All in One SEO Pro with an active licence; Requires the addon to be included in the licence plan; Templates produce generic text unless edited per site | Does not add schema markup, redirects or local SEO |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | No |
| XML sitemaps | — | Yes |
| Redirects | — | No |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Title and alt text added to images in post content ($), Caption and description generated on upload ($), Upload filenames sanitised and matched to the title ($), Bulk action to autogenerate attributes in the Media Library ($), Title and alt on attachment image output ($) | XML sitemap generation for content and taxonomies, Sitemaps for WooCommerce product categories and tags, Submit URLs to IndexNow, Status of the last sitemap build and pings, Settings page under the admin menu |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | All in One SEO Pro ($), WPML, BuddyPress | — |
| Other | — | IndexNow, Auctollo beta notice service |
| Requires WordPress | — | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | wordpress.org, api.auctollo.com, api.indexnow.org |