Easy Table of Contents vs Sitemap Generator
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| Feature | Easy Table of Contents v2.0.89 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Sitemap Generator v1.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | 3,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | August 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Easy Table of Contents · Easy Table of Contents Pro ($) | Sitemap Generator · Sitemap Generator Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic table of contents from page headings; Shortcode placement and exclusion per post; Works with Yoast SEO schema output and page builders such as Divi and Beaver Builder | Crawl runs on an external service, not on your server; Works with any plugin or theme because it crawls the public pages; Free for sites up to 500 URLs |
| Cons | Advanced design and placement options need the Pro edition; Admin shows regular upgrade prompts; Sticky theme design options are locked in the free edition | Free version stops at 500 URLs; Image and video sitemaps need the paid token; Sends the site address to an external service to crawl it |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | No |
| XML sitemaps | — | Yes |
| Redirects | — | No |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | No |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Automatic table of contents from headings, Shortcode to place the table of contents, Sticky table of contents widget shortcode, Sitemap listing shortcodes, Shortcodes to hide the table of contents on a post, TinyMCE editor button, Site navigation schema output | Sitemap built by an external crawler, Sitemap generator admin page, Crawl settings such as fetchers and embedded content, Remove query parameters from URLs, Image sitemaps ($), Video sitemaps for HTML5 and YouTube ($), Pro token for larger sites and media sitemaps ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Divi, Beaver Builder | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | magazine3.company | api.marcobeierer.com |
| Shortcodes | 13 | — |