Redirection vs Yoast SEO: Local
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| Feature | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Yoast SEO: Local v15.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | — |
| Last updated | September 19, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Redirection | Yoast SEO: Local ($) |
| Pros | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks | Adds LocalBusiness schema for each location; Store locator, map and opening hours blocks and shortcodes; Geo sitemap and WooCommerce store support |
| Cons | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs | Needs Yoast SEO installed and active; Google Maps features need a Google API key; Paid add-on, sold separately from the free Yoast SEO |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | No | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | No | Yes |
| Redirects | Yes | No |
| Local SEO | No | Yes |
| WooCommerce | No | Yes |
| AI content | No | No |
| Free version | Yes | No |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Redirect manager with groups, Regular expression and conditional matches, 404 error logging, Automatic redirect on permalink change, Import and export of redirects, Apache and Nginx file modules | Location pages and multiple business locations ($), Store locator with map and search ($), Opening hours block and shortcode ($), Geo sitemap and KML location export ($), Google Maps API key settings ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects | Yoast SEO |
| Other | WP CLI | Google Maps |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 4 |
| Shortcodes | — | 6 |
| Custom tables | 4 | — |