Site Kit by Google vs Google XML Sitemaps
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| Feature | Site Kit by Google v1.190.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 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 | 5M+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Site Kit by Google | XML Sitemap Generator for Google |
| Pros | Single dashboard for Google services; Search Console, Analytics 4 and PageSpeed Insights in wp-admin; Free and maintained by Google | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | ||
| Marketing | Google AdSense, Google Ads | — |
| Analytics | Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Other | Google Search Console | IndexNow, Auctollo beta notice service |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | 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 | wordpress.org, api.auctollo.com, api.indexnow.org |
| Blocks | 3 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |