Easy Table of Contents vs SEO Squirrly
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| Feature | Easy Table of Contents v2.0.89 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | SEO Squirrly v14.2.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Easy Table of Contents · Easy Table of Contents Pro ($) | GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO · Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack · Squirrly SEO PRO plan ($) |
| 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 | Schema, sitemaps, redirects and Open Graph in one plugin; Guided assistant for keyword and content work; Free edition with IndexNow and llms.txt output |
| 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 | Cloud tools need a free Squirrly account and an external service; Many features are guided rather than manual settings; Paid PRO plan features are not visible in this code |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | — | Yes |
| Redirects | — | Yes |
| Local SEO | — | Yes |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| AI content | — | Yes |
| 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 | Guided SEO assistant with task workflow, Focus pages built around target keywords, llms.txt file for AI crawlers, IndexNow submission of new and updated URLs, Open Graph and Twitter card meta, Internal link suggestions, SEO and GEO audits, Bulk SEO editing of titles and descriptions, Search engine site verification meta tags |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Search Console |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Divi, Beaver Builder | Polylang |
| Other | — | IndexNow, Squirrly cloud API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | magazine3.company | storage.googleapis.com, cloud.squirrly.co, api.squirrly.co, api.indexnow.org, www.bing.com |
| Shortcodes | 13 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |