Site Kit by Google vs WPSSO CORE
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| Feature | Site Kit by Google v1.190.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | WPSSO CORE v22.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | Site Kit by Google | WPSSO Core · WPSSO Core Premium ($) |
| Pros | Single dashboard for Google services; Search Console, Analytics 4 and PageSpeed Insights in wp-admin; Free and maintained by Google | Open Graph, X card, Pinterest and JSON-LD markup from one settings screen; WooCommerce product schema and offers; Free core covers most common social and schema needs |
| Cons | Needs a Google account and access to each connected service; Telemetry is off until the user opts in; Several modules add scripts and requests to Google services on the site | Many advanced features and add-ons require the paid Premium edition; Large settings surface can take time to configure; Short URL services contacted only when a shortener is chosen |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | — | No |
| Redirects | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Analytics 4 reports and setup, Search Console data in the dashboard, PageSpeed Insights results, AdSense module, Tag Manager setup, Site verification with Google, Email reports to site users, Google consent mode support | Open Graph meta tags for social sharing, X (Twitter) card meta tags, Pinterest rich pin markup, JSON-LD schema graph, WooCommerce product schema with offers, oEmbed support for social embeds, Short URL services (TinyURL, YOURLS), Robots meta tag control per page, Premium edition and add-on packages ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | Google AdSense, Google Ads | — |
| Analytics | Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager | — |
| Social | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Other | Google Search Console | TinyURL |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4.33 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| 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 | tinyurl.com |
| Blocks | 3 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |