Google XML Sitemaps vs SEO Squirrly
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| Feature | Google XML Sitemaps v4.1.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 1M+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | September 18, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | XML Sitemap Generator for Google | GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO · Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack · Squirrly SEO PRO plan ($) |
| Pros | Builds XML sitemaps for content and WooCommerce product taxonomies; Submits new URLs to IndexNow; Status page shows the last sitemap build and ping results | 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 | Does not add schema markup, redirects or local SEO | 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | No | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | Yes | Yes |
| Redirects | No | Yes |
| Local SEO | No | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes |
| AI content | No | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | 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 | — | Polylang |
| Other | IndexNow, Auctollo beta notice service | IndexNow, Squirrly cloud API |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | wordpress.org, api.auctollo.com, api.indexnow.org | storage.googleapis.com, cloud.squirrly.co, api.squirrly.co, api.indexnow.org, www.bing.com |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |