AIOSEO - IndexNow vs Google XML Sitemaps
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| Feature | AIOSEO - IndexNow v1.0.13 · 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 - IndexNow ($) | XML Sitemap Generator for Google |
| Pros | Pings IndexNow automatically on post and term changes; Key verification file served by the plugin; Uses the official IndexNow endpoint | Builds XML sitemaps for content and WooCommerce product taxonomies; Submits new URLs to IndexNow; Status page shows the last sitemap build and ping results |
| Cons | Requires All in One SEO Pro with an active licence; Useful only for search engines that accept IndexNow; Addon must be included in the licence plan | Does not add schema markup, redirects or local SEO |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | No |
| XML sitemaps | — | Yes |
| Redirects | — | No |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Pings IndexNow when posts are saved, trashed or deleted ($), Pings IndexNow when terms are created, edited or deleted ($), Serves the IndexNow key verification file ($), Generates and returns the IndexNow API key over REST ($), Settings export, import and reset ($) | 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 |
| Plugins | All in One SEO Pro ($) | — |
| Other | IndexNow | 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 | api.indexnow.org, aioseo.com | wordpress.org, api.auctollo.com, api.indexnow.org |