AIOSEO pricing runs from $0 (free) to $599 per year at renewal, with four paid tiers: Basic, Plus, Pro, and Elite. Every paid plan uses promotional pricing for year one, then exactly doubles at renewal. Here is the complete breakdown with first-year costs, renewal costs, per-site math, and which tier unlocks which feature. Prices below were checked on the official AIOSEO pricing page as of August 2026 and can change at any time.
AIOSEO Pricing at a Glance
AIOSEO offers five tiers: Free, Basic, Plus, Pro, and Elite. All paid plans are billed annually with no monthly option. The first-year prices below are promotional rates listed on aioseo.com. Renewal prices are the “normally” prices shown on the same page, and AIOSEO explicitly states: “Special introductory pricing, all renewals are at full price.” All paid plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee.
| Plan | First Year | Renewal | Sites | AI Credits | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 1 | 0 | Solo bloggers, small sites |
| Basic | $49.50/yr | $99.00/yr | 1 | 10,000 | Single site needing redirects, IndexNow |
| Plus | $99.50/yr | $199.00/yr | 3 | 25,000 | Local businesses, multi-site owners |
| Pro | $199.50/yr | $399.00/yr | 10 | 50,000 | Freelancers, small agencies |
| Elite | $299.50/yr | $599.00/yr | 100 | 200,000 | Agencies managing client portfolios |
Prices are in USD and exclusive of taxes, which vary by region. The first-year discount is 50% off the renewal rate on every tier. AIOSEO bills the subscription automatically each year to your credit card or PayPal account. You can cancel anytime to stop automatic renewal, and your license remains active until the end of the current billing period. After that, the plugin reverts to the free version. You do not lose your content or settings, but paid features stop working.
One footnote on the pricing page: the AI Writing Assistant requires a separate paid SEOBoost subscription. The AI Credits listed in each tier (10,000 to 200,000) are for AIOSEO’s built-in AI tools, not the AI Writing Assistant. Factor that in if AI content generation is part of your reason for upgrading.
What Each Tier Actually Unlocks
AIOSEO Free is not a trial. It is a permanently free plugin from WordPress.org that covers the SEO fundamentals: TruSEO on-page analysis, XML sitemaps, dynamic schema markup, breadcrumbs, headline analyzer, Semrush keyword suggestions, social media previews, and basic webmaster tools integration. The free version also includes “Essential WooCommerce SEO,” which covers product-level meta tags but not the full WooCommerce SEO module.
Each paid tier includes everything from the tier below it, plus additional features. Here is the feature matrix showing what unlocks where, so you can find the cheapest tier that covers your specific need.
| Feature | Free | Basic | Plus | Pro | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 100 |
| AI Credits | 0 | 10K | 25K | 50K | 200K |
| TruSEO Analysis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XML Sitemaps | Basic | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced |
| Schema Markup | Dynamic (basic) | Smart Schema | Smart Schema | Smart Schema | Smart Schema |
| WooCommerce SEO | Essential | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Redirection Manager | No | Basic | Core + HTTP headers | Full suite | Full suite |
| IndexNow | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video Sitemap | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Local SEO (LocalBusiness schema, maps, hours) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Author SEO (E-E-A-T) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SEO Revisions | 0 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Link Assistant | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Rank Tracking / Search Statistics | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Client Management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Support | Basic | Standard | Standard | Priority | Priority |
A note on the Redirection Manager: it has three levels. Basic includes core redirect creation and automatic redirects. Plus adds HTTP header controls. Pro and Elite add the full suite, including redirect logs and advanced 404 error settings. If you only need simple 301 redirects, Basic covers it. If you need to audit redirect chains or log 404 traffic, you need Pro.
The Renewal Price Increase Nobody Mentions
Every AIOSEO paid tier exactly doubles at renewal. The pricing page displays this as a “normally $X” price with the promotional price in large text, but the renewal math is the detail most buyers miss. You pay $49.50 for Basic in year one. You pay $99.00 in year two. Same plugin, same features, double the cost. This is not hidden, but it is not prominent, and the 50% off framing makes it easy to anchor on the lower number when budgeting.
| Plan | Year 1 | Year 2+ | Increase | 3-Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $49.50 | $99.00 | +100% | $247.50 |
| Plus | $99.50 | $199.00 | +100% | $497.50 |
| Pro | $199.50 | $399.00 | +100% | $997.50 |
| Elite | $299.50 | $599.00 | +100% | $1,497.50 |
To put that in perspective: an Elite subscriber pays $299.50 the first year and $599.00 every year after. Over three years, that is $1,497.50. Over five years, $2,696.50. The promotional price is real for year one only. AIOSEO’s documentation confirms: “If we’re running a sale or promotion then that price will apply to the first year only.”
This is not unique to AIOSEO. Rank Math also uses promotional first-year pricing that increases at renewal, though the percentage increase is smaller (roughly 12-18% versus AIOSEO’s 100%). For a side-by-side comparison of how the two plugins stack up on price and features, see our Rank Math pricing breakdown. Yoast SEO, by contrast, charges a flat $99/year per site with no promotional discount and no renewal increase, but scales linearly with no multi-site licensing.
You can cancel before renewal to avoid the price increase. Your license stays active until the end of the current billing period, then the plugin reverts to the free version. No content is lost. The paid features simply stop functioning. If you want to keep the paid features without paying the doubled rate, the only option is to cancel and re-subscribe, though AIOSEO may not offer the promotional price again for returning customers.
Cost Per Site: How the License Count Works
AIOSEO licenses by site count, and the per-site cost drops dramatically as you move up tiers. But the jumps between tiers are large: 1 site, then 3, then 10, then 100. If you need a feature that requires Plus but only have 1 site, you still pay for 3 sites. Here is the per-site math at both first-year and renewal pricing.
| Plan | Sites | Year 1 Total | Year 1 Per Site | Renewal Total | Renewal Per Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Basic | 1 | $49.50 | $49.50 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Plus | 3 | $99.50 | $33.17 | $199.00 | $66.33 |
| Pro | 10 | $199.50 | $19.95 | $399.00 | $39.90 |
| Elite | 100 | $299.50 | $3.00 | $599.00 | $5.99 |
The per-site numbers tell a clear story. Elite at renewal costs $5.99 per site per year for 100 sites. Basic at renewal costs $99.00 per site for 1 site. That is a 16x difference per site. The value proposition scales heavily toward multi-site operators.
But here is the catch: the site counts are fixed. You cannot buy Plus for 2 sites at a lower price. You cannot buy Pro for 5 sites. If you have 4 sites and need Link Assistant (a Pro feature), you pay for 10 sites at $199.50/year, even though 6 of those licenses sit unused. If you have 11 sites, Elite at $299.50/year for 100 sites is actually cheaper than Pro at $199.50/year for 10 sites, and you get rank tracking and client management on top.
For agencies managing large portfolios, the Elite tier at $5.99 per site per year (renewal) is competitive. For a deeper comparison of how to standardize your SEO stack across many client sites without burning out, see our guide to running 20+ WordPress client sites.
Paid Add-Ons and Which Tier You Need
The features below are not separate purchases. They are built into AIOSEO Pro and unlock at specific tiers. You buy the tier that includes the feature you need. Here is the minimum tier for each feature the brief asks about, along with what that tier costs in year one and at renewal.
| Feature | Minimum Tier | Year 1 Cost | Renewal Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redirection Manager | Basic | $49.50/yr | $99.00/yr | Basic redirects and automatic redirects. Full suite (logs, advanced 404) requires Pro. |
| IndexNow | Basic | $49.50/yr | $99.00/yr | Auto-notifies Bing and Yandex of content changes. Google does not support IndexNow. |
| WooCommerce SEO (full) | Basic | $49.50/yr | $99.00/yr | Free includes “Essential” WooCommerce SEO. Full version adds product schema and advanced e-commerce optimization. |
| Video Sitemap | Basic | $49.50/yr | $99.00/yr | Generates a video-specific XML sitemap for sites with embedded video. |
| Local SEO | Plus | $99.50/yr | $199.00/yr | LocalBusiness schema, multiple locations, opening hours, Google Maps integration. |
| Author SEO (E-E-A-T) | Plus | $99.50/yr | $199.00/yr | Adds author schema and E-E-A-T signals to content. |
| Link Assistant | Pro | $199.50/yr | $399.00/yr | Internal linking suggestions, link reporting, orphaned content detection. |
| Rank Tracking / Search Statistics | Elite | $299.50/yr | $599.00/yr | Keyword position tracking and search performance analytics inside WordPress. |
The jump from Plus to Pro is significant: $100 more in year one ($99.50 to $199.50) and $200 more at renewal ($199 to $399). What you get for that jump is Link Assistant, the full redirect suite (logs and advanced 404), and priority support. If Link Assistant is the only Pro feature you need, the cost is steep for a single site. You would pay $199.50 in year one and $399 per year after that for 10 site licenses, even if you only use 1.
Free Alternatives to the Paid Features
Before you pay for any tier, check whether a free plugin covers the same ground. Several AIOSEO paid features have genuinely good free alternatives, some of which match or exceed what AIOSEO offers. The one exception is AIOSEO’s all-in-one integrated experience: having redirects, schema, local SEO, and link analysis in one dashboard is a real convenience that free alternatives spread across multiple plugins cannot replicate.
| AIOSEO Paid Feature | Minimum Tier | Free Alternative | How It Compares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redirection Manager | Basic ($49.50/yr) | Redirection plugin (free, WordPress.org) | Full 301/302/307 management with regex support. More granular than AIOSEO Basic. Also consider Rank Math Free, which includes a redirect manager at $0. |
| IndexNow | Basic ($49.50/yr) | IndexNow Plugin (free, WordPress.org) | Automated URL submission to Bing, Yandex, and other IndexNow-participating engines. Also included free in Rank Math. |
| WooCommerce SEO (full) | Basic ($49.50/yr) | Rank Math Free | Includes Product schema and WooCommerce product SEO at $0. AIOSEO Free also includes “Essential” WooCommerce SEO covering basic product meta. |
| Video Sitemap | Basic ($49.50/yr) | Manual XML sitemap or Rank Math Free | Rank Math Free includes video schema auto-detection. A standalone video sitemap can be generated manually. |
| Local SEO | Plus ($99.50/yr) | Rank Math Free | Includes LocalBusiness schema with address, hours, and map coordinates at $0. For multiple locations, manual JSON-LD per page works. |
| Author SEO (E-E-A-T) | Plus ($99.50/yr) | Manual JSON-LD or Rank Math Free | Person schema can be added manually via JSON-LD in your theme or a free schema plugin. Rank Math Free includes Person schema. |
| Link Assistant | Pro ($199.50/yr) | RK Smart Internal Linker (free) or Link Whisper Free | RK Smart Internal Linker uses TF-IDF scoring for link suggestions inside Gutenberg. Link Whisper Free offers AI suggestions with a limited feature set. Neither matches AIOSEO’s full link reporting, but both handle the core job: suggesting internal links while you write. |
| Rank Tracking / Search Statistics | Elite ($299.50/yr) | Google Search Console (free) | GSC shows actual queries, impressions, clicks, and average position. Not real-time rank tracking, but it shows what Google actually sends you. Bing Webmaster Tools adds Bing data. For dedicated rank tracking, free tiers of Ubersuggest or SERPs.com cover a handful of keywords. |
The pattern is clear: Rank Math Free is the single best free alternative to most AIOSEO paid features. It includes a redirect manager, IndexNow, LocalBusiness schema, Product schema, and 18+ schema types at $0. If you are deciding between AIOSEO Basic ($49.50/yr) and Rank Math Free ($0), the feature gap is narrower than AIOSEO’s pricing page suggests. For a full feature-by-feature comparison, see our Rank Math vs Yoast SEO comparison, which covers AIOSEO’s positioning in the same landscape.
The one feature with no perfect free equivalent is integrated internal link reporting at scale. Free plugins like RK Smart Internal Linker suggest links in the editor, but they do not provide the full link audit dashboard (orphaned pages, link distribution reports, external link tracking) that AIOSEO’s Link Assistant offers on Pro. If internal linking across a large content library is your primary need, that is the one feature where paying for AIOSEO Pro is harder to replace for free.
Which Tier Is Cheapest for Your Use Case
Here is the decision framework. Match your situation to the cheapest tier that covers it, and check the free alternative column before pulling out a credit card.
| Use Case | Cheapest AIOSEO Tier | Year 1 Cost | Renewal Cost | Free Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 site, basic on-page SEO only | Free | $0 | $0 | Already free. No upgrade needed. |
| 1 site, need redirects or IndexNow | Basic | $49.50 | $99.00/yr | Redirection plugin + IndexNow plugin = $0 |
| 1 site, need local SEO | Plus | $99.50 | $199.00/yr | Rank Math Free (LocalBusiness schema) = $0 |
| 1 site, need Link Assistant | Pro | $199.50 | $399.00/yr | RK Smart Internal Linker = $0 (limited reporting) |
| 1 site, need rank tracking | Elite | $299.50 | $599.00/yr | Google Search Console = $0 (no position tracking) |
| 3 sites, need local SEO on each | Plus | $99.50 | $199.00/yr | Rank Math Free on each = $0 |
| 10 sites, need Link Assistant | Pro | $199.50 | $399.00/yr | Free linker plugin on each = $0 |
| 10 client sites, full feature set | Pro | $199.50 | $399.00/yr | Rank Math Business ($299.88/yr, 100 sites) |
| 100 client sites | Elite | $299.50 | $599.00/yr | Rank Math Business ($299.88/yr, 100 sites) |
The decision comes down to three questions. First, do you need features beyond what the free version covers? If not, stay on Free. Second, if you do need paid features, do free plugins cover them adequately? For redirects, IndexNow, local SEO, and WooCommerce SEO, the answer is usually yes. Third, is the integrated all-in-one experience worth the premium? If you value having everything in one dashboard and do not want to maintain multiple plugins, AIOSEO’s paid tiers deliver that. The renewal doubling is the cost of that convenience.
One gap remains regardless of which tier you choose: AIOSEO is an SEO optimization plugin, not a content production system. It analyzes content you have already written. It does not research keywords at scale, draft full articles, manage an editorial calendar, or publish posts on a schedule. The AI Credits included in paid plans are for title and meta generation, not full content production. If your bottleneck is producing enough content to rank, no AIOSEO tier solves that.
That is where ClearPost comes in. ClearPost handles the layer AIOSEO cannot touch: keyword research, full-article drafting, on-page SEO structuring, and scheduled publishing to WordPress. You approve every post before it goes live. No draft publishes without your sign-off. Pair ClearPost with AIOSEO Free, and you have a complete SEO stack: the technical foundation handled by AIOSEO, the content production pipeline handled by ClearPost. Try ClearPost free for 7 days. AI does the heavy lifting, you approve every post before it goes live. No long onboarding, no agency overhead, cancel anytime. See what 30 SEO-optimized posts a month looks like compared to the 4 you are getting now.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the questions we hear most from WordPress site owners evaluating AIOSEO pricing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does AIOSEO cost per year?
AIOSEO costs $0 (Free), $49.50 (Basic, 1 site), $99.50 (Plus, 3 sites), $199.50 (Pro, 10 sites), or $299.50 (Elite, 100 sites) for the first year. At renewal, every paid tier doubles: Basic becomes $99/yr, Plus $199/yr, Pro $399/yr, and Elite $599/yr. Prices were checked August 2026 and can change.
Does AIOSEO double in price at renewal?
Yes. Every paid tier exactly doubles at renewal. The first-year prices are 50% promotional discounts off the standard rate. AIOSEO states on their pricing page: ‘Special introductory pricing, all renewals are at full price.’ The subscription auto-renews each year unless you cancel. You can cancel anytime to stop the renewal, and your license stays active until the end of the current billing period.
What is the difference between AIOSEO Free and Basic?
AIOSEO Free includes TruSEO analysis, XML sitemaps, dynamic schema markup, breadcrumbs, headline analyzer, Semrush keyword suggestions, and essential WooCommerce SEO for 1 site. Basic ($49.50/yr first year) adds the full Redirection Manager, IndexNow integration, smart schema markup, full WooCommerce SEO, video sitemap, 15 SEO revisions, and 10,000 AI credits. Basic also includes advanced sitemaps and standard support.
Which AIOSEO plan do I need for local SEO?
Local SEO requires the Plus plan at minimum, which costs $99.50/year for the first year (3 sites) and $199/year at renewal. Plus includes LocalBusiness schema, multiple locations, opening hours, Google Maps integration, and Author SEO (E-E-A-T). If you only need basic LocalBusiness schema, Rank Math Free includes it at $0.
Which AIOSEO plan includes the Link Assistant?
Link Assistant requires the Pro plan at minimum, which costs $199.50/year for the first year (10 sites) and $399/year at renewal. Pro also includes the full redirect suite (redirect logs and advanced 404 settings) and priority support. Free alternatives for internal linking suggestions include RK Smart Internal Linker and Link Whisper Free, though neither offers the full link audit reporting that AIOSEO’s Link Assistant provides.