Zinn® SEOInstant indexing for free. IndexNow is part of the free Zinn® SEO plugin. SmartCrawl lists instant indexing as a Pro feature.
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A lighter alternative to SmartCrawl
Looking for an alternative to SmartCrawl? Zinn® SEO gives you instant indexing for free and writes no plugin name into your pages.
SmartCrawl or Zinn® SEO?
SmartCrawl is the SEO plugin from WPMU DEV. Zinn® SEO gives you more for free, including instant indexing, and leaves no trace of itself in your pages.
One honest note: Zinn® SEO is not released yet, so today SmartCrawl is the one you can install.
| Zinn® SEO | SmartCrawl | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | $49 a year, and the same every year. Not on sale yet | Pro Basic: $50 a year[1] |
| Sites that plan covers | One site | One site[1] |
| IndexNow | Free | Only in SmartCrawl Pro[1] |
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What SmartCrawl and Zinn® SEO add to your pages
We installed each plugin on the same WordPress site and loaded the same page as a visitor. None of them added a script or a stylesheet. The difference is in what else they leave behind: 4 of the 8 wrote their own name into the page code, and the extra database lookups per page ranged from none to 32.
| Zinn® SEO | SmartCrawl | |
|---|---|---|
| Scripts added | 0 | 0 |
| Stylesheets added | 0 | 0 |
| Comments naming the plugin in your page code | 0 | 2 |
| Extra database lookups per page | 1 | 6 |
| Version tested | 0.7.0 | 3.16.4 |
Our own test, not the plugin makers' figures: WordPress 7.1.3 on PHP 8.5, each plugin's current free version switched on with its default settings, the same post loaded as a visitor and compared with no SEO plugin. Tested on . How we tested
Why people will choose Zinn® SEO over SmartCrawl
No name in your code. In our test SmartCrawl wrote its name into the page code. Zinn® SEO writes nothing about itself.
Ready for AI answers. llms.txt, AI crawler control and a Quick Answer block are free in Zinn® SEO.
When SmartCrawl is the better choice
SmartCrawl is released, and its Pro plans include SEO health audits and reports and white label branding. Zinn® SEO does not have those yet.
When Zinn® SEO is the better choice
Choose Zinn® SEO if you want instant indexing, redirects and AI visibility in the free plugin, and a site that does not advertise its tools.
How to move from SmartCrawl to Zinn® SEO
See what will come over
Open Move from another SEO plugin and Zinn® SEO counts your titles, descriptions and settings in SmartCrawl. Nothing is changed yet.
Copy and compare
Copy everything across, then compare every page: what SmartCrawl shows today next to what Zinn® SEO would show.
Switch over, with an Undo
SmartCrawl is switched off only when the pages say the same. One Undo takes everything back, and nothing of SmartCrawl is deleted.
Questions about Zinn® SEO and SmartCrawl
Can I move from SmartCrawl without losing my SEO?
Yes. Zinn® SEO copies your titles, descriptions and settings from SmartCrawl, compares every page before and after, and only then switches SmartCrawl off. If you change your mind, one Undo puts everything back.
Will Zinn® SEO slow my site down?
No. It adds 0 scripts, 0 stylesheets and no plugin comment to your pages. Your visitors get your content and nothing extra.
Where do the SmartCrawl details on this page come from?
From SmartCrawl's own website, read on the date shown. Each one links to the page it came from, so you can check it yourself.
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We read these details on each company's own website on the date shown, from Germany. Prices are in the currency their page displayed, before tax. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
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