Redirection vs SEMrush SEO Writing Assistant
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| Feature | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | SEMrush SEO Writing Assistant v1.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 2.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | 9,000+ |
| Last updated | September 19, 2026 | December 22, 2025 |
| Editions | Redirection | Semrush SEO Writing Assistant |
| Pros | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks | Live content recommendations inside the editor; Works on posts, pages and products by default; Free to install with a Semrush account |
| Cons | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs | Needs a Semrush account; keyword budgets depend on the plan; Interface and scoring load from Semrush's servers |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | No | No |
| XML sitemaps | No | No |
| Redirects | Yes | No |
| Local SEO | No | No |
| WooCommerce | No | No |
| AI content | No | — |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Redirect manager with groups, Regular expression and conditional matches, 404 error logging, Automatic redirect on permalink change, Import and export of redirects, Apache and Nginx file modules | Editor meta box on posts, pages and products, Remote writing assistant interface, Per-document id for recommendation sets |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects | — |
| Other | WP CLI | Semrush |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 4.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | www.semrush.com |
| Custom tables | 4 | — |