Redirection vs The SEO Framework
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| Feature | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | The SEO Framework v5.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | September 19, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Redirection | The SEO Framework · The SEO Framework paid extensions ($) |
| Pros | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks | Titles, descriptions, sitemaps and schema generated automatically; Lightweight with no ads or tracking; WooCommerce, bbPress and Polylang compatibility |
| Cons | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs | No keyword or content analysis tools; Some advanced features need paid extensions |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | No | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | No | Yes |
| Redirects | Yes | Yes |
| Local SEO | No | — |
| WooCommerce | No | Yes |
| AI content | No | No |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Redirect manager with groups, Regular expression and conditional matches, 404 error logging, Automatic redirect on permalink change, Import and export of redirects, Apache and Nginx file modules | JSON-LD schema output, robots.txt rules, including AI crawlers, Breadcrumb shortcode, Scheduled sitemap rebuild, Link to the Extension Manager and paid extensions ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects | Polylang, bbPress |
| Other | WP CLI | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | 4 | — |