# SEOPress Alternative: 22 Criteria Compared (2026) URL: https://hacktheseo.com/seopress-alternative/ Date: 2026-07-08 Last modified: 2026-07-08 Author: Hacktheeric --- - SEOPRESS ALTERNATIVE · 2026 # SEOPress optimizes your tags. Hack The SEO builds your entire semantic cocoon. SEOPress is an excellent French WordPress SEO plugin: serious, unbeatable on price, and now “AI-ready” (native llms.txt + Agent Readiness). If you are looking for a **SEOPress alternative** that goes beyond tags and audits, one that builds the editorial architecture, writes the long-form articles and applies the internal linking automatically, here is what [Hack The SEO](https://hacktheseo.com/wordpress-seo-plugin/) does on top. SEOPress settings imported in 1 click, migrated in 5 minutes. [Install the free version](/download) 30 plugin clients · 1,200+ SaaS users · Dunod-published book · Made in France Factual comparison · June 2026 5 key criteria Internal link suggestions (TF-IDF) SEOPress→HTS Entire cocoon: pillar/children/satellites + push Pay-per-use AI: credits or your own key SEOPress→HTS AI included, flat price AI Assistant /write (credit-based) SEOPress→HTS 30 long-form articles/month aligned with the cocoon, included Displays GSC (no learning) SEOPress→HTS Actions ranked by D+7/D+30 impact MCP via Abilities API (tags/content) SEOPress→HTS Claude MCP: deep SEO diagnosis SEOPress settings migrated in **5 minutes**, zero data loss. 1-click import Made in France 89 modules WHERE HACK THE SEO GOES FURTHER · 2026 ## SEOPress covers the basics (well). Beyond that, five pieces are missing. SEOPress is a respected French WordPress SEO plugin: 350,000+ sites since 2017, unbeatable pricing (PRO from $49/year), privacy-first and white-label. On the fundamentals (tags, schemas, sitemaps, redirects, GSC) and even on AI (an AI Assistant that writes, llms.txt + Agent Readiness, MCP via the Abilities API, v10), it is solid. What Hack The SEO adds on top comes down to five points: the architecture that _builds_ authority, not just the one that signals it. Here is what SEOPress users come looking for in a demo when they want to go further. 01 ### Link suggestions, not an architected cocoon SEOPress PRO ships an **Internal Linking Suggestions** module (TF-IDF analysis) that suggests relevant contextual links per article. Useful to fill occasional gaps. But no notion of **pillar, child, satellite or orphan page**, and no site-wide editorial architecture. Internal linking stays hand-crafted, page by page. Hack The SEO builds **the entire cocoon** with TF-IDF combined with OpenAI vector embeddings: it detects the pillar, the children, the satellites and the orphans, then weaves the internal links according to those roles. Hack The SEO is **the only WordPress plugin in the world** that does it in one click. 02 ### Pay-per-use AI: credits or your own key SEOPress 10 generates titles, meta descriptions, Open Graph, X cards and alt texts through OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Mistral or DeepSeek. The good news: you can use **SEOPress AI credits** (bought on seopress.org) or your own API key. Either way, it is billed **per use**: the more you generate, the more you top up. Hack The SEO Pro at 99 €/month includes **AI hosting**. No OpenAI key to provide, no separate API bill, no credit system. Everything is in the subscription. 03 ### An assistant that helps you write vs a system that produces the volume New in v10: SEOPress's **AI Assistant** writes full articles in the editor (/write command) and chats with you. A real step forward. But it is an assistant you drive **article by article**, by hand, billed per use (credits), with no link to a cocoon architecture or an editorial plan that decides what to write. Hack The SEO Ultra produces **30 long-form articles/month aligned with your cocoon** (each page's role, NLP entities, links woven in), published automatically, **included in the subscription** (no credits to top up). The system does not just write: it decides what to write based on your architecture and your GSC. 04 ### Displays Search Console, does not learn from it SEOPress PRO shows your GSC data in the post lists (clicks, impressions, CTR, position) and offers GSC-backed recommendations in the Site Audit. Very useful. But no module **measures the real impact** of an action you took: you change a title, you never know whether it helped. SEOPress shows the data; it does not learn from your site. Hack The SEO **measures impact at D+7 and D+30** for every action on your GSC data. The decision engine then ranks the next actions by proven impact on your site, not by generic rule. 05 ### Metadata MCP vs deep-diagnosis MCP SEOPress 10 supports the **WordPress Abilities API (MCP)** to connect your AI app: the agent can read and generate _metadata_. A smart move. The difference is the **scope**: the AI acts on tags, not on the deep strategy (cocoon, impact-based prioritization). Hack The SEO's MCP is **purpose-built for SEO**: from claude.ai, Claude reads your cocoon, your GSC impact and your audit, then delivers a _diagnosis + a prioritized action plan_. The analysis covers the deep strategy, not just the metadata. 3 DIFFERENTIATORS · 2026 ## Three things SEOPress does not do. Three things [Hack The SEO](https://hacktheseo.com/wordpress-seo-plugin/) does natively. Validated on 30+ WordPress sites in production, and used daily by 1,200+ SaaS users. WHAT IS A SEMANTIC COCOON? ### A pyramid architecture, not just a keyword cluster. The semantic cocoon is a **three-level editorial structure** where every page knows its role. Hack The SEO detects it automatically through TF-IDF analysis combined with OpenAI vector embeddings. **●**  **Pillar**: exhaustive content, targets the main query - **●**  **Children**: detailed subtopics, link back to the pillar - **●**  **Satellites**: long-tail variants, feed the children - **●**  **Orphans**: disconnected pages diluting authority (auto-detected) **SEOPress** suggests contextual internal links through TF-IDF. **Hack The SEO** builds the entire editorial architecture, assigns a role to every page, detects the orphans, and weaves the linking according to the levels. That is the difference between suggesting links and building the web. 01 Differentiator 1 ### An AI semantic cocoon, not a mere link suggestion Hack The SEO scans your article catalog, computes embedding vectors with OpenAI text-embedding-3-small, detects the pillars through multi-criteria scoring, and builds the **pillar → children → satellites** tree. **Ultra** weaves the AI internal linking on top, and updates itself when a piece of content changes. Orphan pages are identified and flagged in the Inbox. **On the SEOPress side:** an Internal Linking Suggestions module (TF-IDF) that suggests contextual links per article. No pillar/children/satellites architecture, no orphan-page detection, no automatic cross-cocoon link push. Cocoon generated in < 60 sec 02 Differentiator 2 ### A system that learns from your Search Console Every time an SEO action is applied, Hack The SEO measures its real impact on your GSC data at **D+7 and D+30**. The actions that work on your site move up the priorities. The ones that do nothing get downgraded. It is a Thompson Sampling bandit algorithm combined with pattern mining, the same type of model e-commerce uses to optimize product recommendations. **On the SEOPress side:** GSC data is displayed in the post lists and feeds the Site Audit recommendations. But no causal D+7/D+30 impact measurement per action, and no learning from your site over time. Impact measured at D+7 and D+30 03 Differentiator 3 ### Claude MCP: your deep SEO diagnosis SEOPress 10 has an AI Assistant (chat + /write) and connects to AI apps through the WordPress Abilities API (MCP). Hack The SEO plays on a different field: a **purpose-built** MCP where, from claude.ai, Claude reads your cocoon, your GSC impact and your audit, then delivers a **reasoned diagnosis + a prioritized action plan**. It is your SEO consultant plugged straight into your site, at any hour, with no SEO credits to top up. **On the SEOPress side:** a conversational AI Assistant + MCP via the Abilities API (v10), excellent, but billed in **credits** (or your key) and focused on metadata and content. No MCP that reads the cocoon architecture or the GSC impact prioritization. MCP: deep diagnosis · no SEO credits 89 MODULES · 1 SINGLE SUBSCRIPTION ## 89 modules in 1 subscription. AI hosting included, no API key to provide. Hack The SEO bundles 89 modules: AI semantic cocoon, audit, scoring, long-form writing, internal linking, schema, MCP, AI tracking. All under a single Pro or Ultra subscription. Here are the 12 most visible ones, the ones that make the difference in a demo. The “SEOPress” column states honestly what it does on each line. Included Pro + Ultra Ultra only 01 ### AI semantic cocoon Pillar/child/satellite architecture + applied linking. SEOPress: Internal Linking Suggestions (TF-IDF), per-article suggestions. No cocoon architecture. Pro+Ultra 02 ### AI audit Detects and recommends (Pro) → applies in 1 click via the Inbox (Ultra). SEOPress: React Site Audit + GSC-backed recommendations, without automatic cross-page fixes. Pro+Ultra 03 ### Technical audit Speed, indexing, tags, 404 redirects. SEOPress: 404 Monitor + unlimited redirects (regex, CSV, htaccess). Very complete on this point. Pro+Ultra 04 ### AI internal linking Semantic-graph suggestions (Pro) → automatic application (Ultra). SEOPress: link suggestions (TF-IDF) per article. No automatic cross-cocoon WP push. Pro+Ultra 05 ### Continuous SEO analysis On-page & technical monitoring · 91 checks. SEOPress 10: Site Audit (52 tests) + AI Assistant. HTS: continuous analysis + conversational diagnosis via MCP. Pro+Ultra 06 ### Long-form AI SEO writing 2,000+ word articles · Top 10 SERP · NLP. SEOPress 10: the AI Assistant writes articles (/write), credit-based. HTS: 30/month aligned with the cocoon, included in the subscription. Ultra 07 ### Cannibalization detected Competing URL pairs + a fix plan. SEOPress: no dedicated cannibalization detection. Pro+Ultra 08 ### Advanced JSON-LD schema 24 auto schemas + manual editing. SEOPress: schema editor with live preview, Article / Product / LocalBusiness / FAQ / HowTo / Course / Recipe / Event... Very complete. Pro+Ultra 09 ### Advanced WooCommerce SEO Cocoons connected to products, category-driven SEO articles. SEOPress: WooCommerce SEO in PRO, Product JSON-LD (GTIN/MPN/brand), Enhanced Ecommerce. Covered. Ultra 10 ### llms.txt + GEO Score Per-page AI citability score + cocoon. SEOPress: native llms.txt + Agent Readiness (v9.8, free). HTS adds the per-page GEO Score and wires it into the cocoon. Ultra 11 ### Search Console: measured impact Positions, impressions, CTR + D+7/D+30 impact per action. SEOPress: shows GSC in the post lists + GSC-backed Site Audit. No causal D+7/D+30 impact measurement. Pro+Ultra 12 ### Founder-led support Answers from the founders themselves (EN + FR). SEOPress: FR + EN support (French team, Benjamin Denis). A real strength too. Pro+Ultra ✦ BONUS Everything ships with the plugin and its subscription. **No personal API key to manage**, no add-on to buy, no AI bundle to top up: the AIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) are hosted by Hack The SEO and billed inside your subscription. SEOPress 10 bills AI per use: SEOPress credits to top up, or your own key. DIFFERENTIATOR · SEO DIAGNOSIS MCP Metadata MCP vs deep-strategy MCP ## SEOPress connects AI to your tags. Hack The SEO plugs it into your deep strategy. SEOPress 10 supports the WordPress Abilities API (MCP) and ships an AI Assistant: an agent can read and generate your _metadata and content_. That is solid. Hack The SEO exposes a **purpose-built SEO** MCP: you connect Claude to your site, it reads your Hack The SEO data, your Google Search Console and your pages live, then delivers a **deep diagnosis + a prioritized action plan** (cocoon, linking, order of impact). The AI moves from optimizing tags to strategic advice, in a natural conversation, at any hour. Step 1 · You ### You ask the question “Which pages should I migrate first from SEOPress?” → Step 2 · Claude ### Claude reads and analyzes Reads your site, your GSC and your HTS audit → Step 3 · You ### You get the plan Diagnosis + prioritized action plan A FEW EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ASK › “Compare my current SEOPress configuration with what Hack The SEO would do by default.” › “What are my 5 highest-ROI SEO actions this week, based on measured impact?” › “Which pages cannibalize each other? Give me the prioritized fix plan.” › “Read my Search Console and summarize the trends of the last 30 days.” FACTUAL COMPARISON · JUNE 2026 ## SEOPress alternative: 22 criteria. Verifiable. No superlatives. Cross-checked against official SEOPress sources (wordpress.org/plugins/wp-seopress v10 + seopress.org), June 2026. A green check wherever each plugin actually covers the criterion. **~** = partial. Where SEOPress has the feature, we say so: the goal is accuracy. Criterion SEOPress Hack The SEO Native WordPress plugin Country of origin 🇫🇷 France 🇫🇷 France Installed base 350,000+ sites since 2017 30 plugin clients · 1,200+ SaaS Semantic cocoon · pillar/children/satellites architecture link suggestions (TF-IDF), no architecture embeddings + a role per page Orphan-page detection (architecture) Applied internal linking (WordPress push) ~Internal Linking: suggestions (TF-IDF) Smart Link Swap applied from Pro Cannibalization: URL pair detection Multiple keywords per page unlimited from Free unlimited from Pro Learns from Search Console · D+7 and D+30 impact shows GSC, no causal impact Actions ranked by measured impact (not by opinion) Auto propagation of winning patterns to similar pages Long-form AI writing (a system, at volume) ~AI Assistant /write, by hand + credits 30/month aligned with the cocoon, included AI included at a flat price (no credits to top up) SEOPress credits or key (per use) included in the subscription Conversational AI without SEO credits ~AI Assistant chat, credit-based via Claude MCP, no SEO credits **MCP** (AI agent connected to your site) Abilities API (metadata/content) purpose-built: cocoon, GSC, audit (diagnosis) Advanced JSON-LD schema 15+ types · live preview (PRO) 24 advanced types Advanced WooCommerce SEO included in PRO (GTIN/MPN/brand) included in Ultra Local SEO (LocalBusiness schema) Local Business schema (PRO) native schemas included Native llms.txt (AI-readiness) llms.txt + Agent Readiness (v9.8) llms.txt + per-page GEO Score + cocoon AI visit tracking (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) Agent Readiness (readability), no tracking AI visits/crawls + citations Full-version pricing · 1 equipped site PRO from $49/YR+ AI credits or key · + Insights (optional) 99 €/MONTH Proall included, no add-ons Co-authors of a Dunod SEO book (E-E-A-T) "Le SEO pour booster sa croissance" 22 verifiable criteria Official SEOPress sources (v10) Updated June 2026 THE REAL COST · TOOLS + HUMAN TIME ## What you really pay each month. All included. SEOPress is very affordable (PRO from $49/year). But the real cost adds your AI API key (BYO-LLM) and, above all, **the human time** to build the cocoon and write the articles by hand. Calculated at the senior SEO consultant rate in France (Malt 2025 barometer · 70 €/h). SEOPress equipped PRO + AI credits (+ Insights optional) **+ ~15 h/month** to build the cocoon, drive the editorial and validate (writing now assisted by the AI Assistant) ~ 1,100 € /month ex. tax · real delegated total ~ 40 € tools+credits  +  ~15 h × 70 €/h** = ~ 40 € + 1,050 € = ~ 1,090 € Link suggestions (TF-IDF), not the entire cocoon Credit-based assisted writing (not volume aligned with the cocoon) Shows GSC, no causal D+7/D+30 impact MCP focused on metadata (not cocoon/GSC piloting) Pay-per-use AI: credits or key (no flat price) ★ RECOMMENDED Hack The SEO Pro 1 single subscription, everything integrated + 4 h/month** of 1-click Inbox validation ~ 379 € /month ex. tax · real delegated total 99 € tools  +  4 h × 70 €/h** = 99 € + 280 € = ~ 379 € AI semantic cocoon** · pillar/children/satellites architecture **GSC learning** · D+7 and D+30 impact measured per action **Claude MCP: deep diagnosis** · cocoon, GSC, audit **Continuous SEO analysis** · 91 on-page & technical checks **AI hosting included** · zero API key to provide THE REAL GAP, EVERY MONTH ~ 3× cheaper That is **~ 700 € saved every month**. SEOPress 10 cuts the writing time (AI Assistant), but the cocoon architecture and the GSC impact prioritization stay on your plate: that is where the real cost sits. **Want ~ 2 h/month instead of 4?** **Hack The SEO Ultra at 249 €/month** adds the Workflow Engine, Agent Mode and the AI writing of 30 long-form articles/month. Delegated total: ~ 389 €/month (about 10 € more than Pro for near-zero human management time). Sources: seopress.org (PRO from $49/year, unlimited $149/year; Insights optional) · OpenAI Platform Pricing (API key, active SEO usage) · Malt 2025 barometer (senior SEO consultant day rate, France) REPLACING SEOPRESS · 3-STEP MIGRATION ## You keep 100% of your SEOPress settings. Zero data loss. The native migration assistant reads your SEOPress configuration (titles, meta descriptions, schemas, sitemaps, redirects, focus keywords) and re-injects it into Hack The SEO. Manual validation available at every step. 1 Install Hack The SEO Download the plugin, activate it. No conflict with SEOPress staying active in parallel during the transition. ~ 2 minutes → 2 Import your SEOPress settings in 1 click The assistant detects SEOPress automatically and imports titles, metas, focus keywords, schemas, sitemaps, redirects, hreflang. Preview before you validate. ~ 3 minutes → 3 Deactivate SEOPress Once the migration is validated, deactivate SEOPress in 1 click. Your data stays in the database for 14 days in case of rollback. Your SEOPress subscription (PRO or Insights) can be canceled separately. ~ 30 seconds Total: **about 5 minutes**. Zero Google positions lost, zero Search Console history lost. One single manual action: resubmit the new sitemap URL in Google Search Console (30 seconds). 5 min [Book a migration demo · 20 min](https://calendly.com/eric-ibanez-hts/20min) AI ANALYTICS · LLM BOT TRACKING ## You know who visits your site from Google. Not from _ChatGPT_. SEOPress prepares your site for the AIs (Agent Readiness, llms.txt) so they _understand_ you, but no module _tracks_ the AI bots passing over your pages. Hack The SEO shows you who visits your site from ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini or Meta AI, how often, on which pages. The AI Analytics module detects these LLM bots and cross-references their visits with Google Search Console in a single dashboard. AI visits detected Real-time count of the visits coming from ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Meta AI. You see which article generated how many AI clicks and which ones the LLM bots ignore. AI crawler activity Tracks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and Google-Extended passing over your site. You spot the pages crawled by the AIs but never cited, and optimize them with the plugin's GEO Score. Google + AI, one unified dashboard The Cockpit dashboard merges Google Search Console and AI traffic into a single view. Google clicks, impressions and average position on the left. AI visits and cited articles on the right. 15-day / 30-day / 90-day / 12-month comparison. “In 2026, ranking on Google is no longer enough. You need to know what the AIs see and read about you, so you can steer it.” Bruno Ibanez & Eric Ibanez, co-authors of "Le SEO pour booster sa croissance" (Dunod, 2025) [See AI Analytics in a demo](https://calendly.com/eric-ibanez-hts/20min) PUBLIC PRICING · NO COMMITMENT ## SEOPress alternative pricing: 99 €/month all included. No API key to provide, no add-ons to stack. Choosing a **SEOPress alternative** is also choosing a readable price. SEOPress is very affordable (PRO from $49/year), but AI is billed per use (SEOPress credits or your own key) and the Insights add-on is billed separately. Hack The SEO is 99 €/month all included, AI at a flat price, in two clear plans. Hack The SEO Pro The SEO brain: everything you need to analyze, understand, recommend. For SMBs, freelancers and single sites that drive their own SEO. **99 €**ex. tax / month vs SEOPress PRO from $49/year + AI credits (or key) billed per use + the human time to build the cocoon. The gap is measured in time saved, not in license price. [Hack The SEO Pro demo](https://calendly.com/eric-ibanez-hts/20min) **12 technical SEO modules** + advanced Schema, llms.txt, IndexNow, hreflang, AI redirects **AI semantic cocoons** (embeddings analysis + authority graph) **Claude MCP**: your SEO diagnosis in plain language (no SEO credits) Cannibalization detection, editorial planning, auto reports (5 types) 10 articles/month via the SaaS, AI content plans AI hosting included, priority email support, founder-led support (EN + FR) Recommended · Autonomous Hack The SEO Ultra The system executes for you. Everything Pro recommends, Ultra applies automatically: AI linking, writing, publishing. For sites that want to scale without hiring. **249 €**ex. tax / month vs SEOPress PRO unlimited $149/year + add-ons + AI credits: excellent tooling, but you assemble it yourself. No D+7/D+30 GSC learning, no MCP piloting of the cocoon, no auto propagation of winning patterns. [Hack The SEO Ultra demo](https://calendly.com/eric-ibanez-hts/20min) **Everything in Pro**, plus the whole autonomous layer: **Automatic AI internal linking** (Smart Link Swap that runs on its own) **1-click action Inbox** (the audit no longer reports, it fixes) **Autonomous Agent Mode** + Workflow + Strategy + Decision Engine **AI writing + images** inside the plugin, 30 articles/month, Content Refresh, scheduled publishing **WooCommerce e-commerce agent**: product-driven cocoons + linking, conversion-focused SEO articles Feedback Loop, weekly report, semantic embeddings, personalized onboarding, audit trail Hack The SEO Ultra at **249 €/month** ≈ an SEO agency at **1,500 €/month**. Without the meeting schedule. WHO IT IS FOR · 4 EX-SEOPRESS PROFILES ## Based on how you use SEOPress today, here is the Hack The SEO plan that matches. EX-SEOPRESS FREE · PRO Overwhelmed SMBs & freelancers SEOPress Free already shows the basics (titles, metas, sitemaps, schemas, content analysis, llms.txt). You can see what is wrong, but not where to start. Hack The SEO **Pro** at 99 €/month: the system ranks the actions by measured impact on your site, and through the MCP, Claude reads your site and hands you a plan, no SEO credits needed. EX-SEOPRESS PRO · ULTRA E-commerce sites that publish a lot SEOPress PRO from $49/year + AI credits: great pricing, and v10 even writes articles through the AI Assistant. But it is assisted writing, article by article, billed per use. Hack The SEO **Ultra** delivers 30 long-form articles/month aligned with the cocoon, applies the linking, all included in the subscription (no credits to top up). EX-SEOPRESS PRO · PRO Bloggers who want measured impact SEOPress gives you a full Site Audit and GSC-backed recommendations. But you do not know which ones actually move traffic. Hack The SEO **Pro**: every action is measured on GSC at D+7 and D+30. Recommendations adapt to what works on your site, not to a generic benchmark. EX-SEOPRESS PRO UNLIMITED · ULTRA Agencies & multi-site owners SEOPress PRO unlimited at $149/year: excellent value, but every site is configured by hand, with no learning system sharing the winning patterns across clients. Hack The SEO **Ultra**: the Inbox fixes in 1 click, Agent Mode executes, Claude's MCP diagnoses from claude.ai, and the winning patterns propagate automatically. [That sounds like me · Book 20 min](https://calendly.com/eric-ibanez-hts/20min) FAQ · MIGRATING FROM SEOPRESS ## The 8 questions we hear before people leave SEOPress. Can you migrate from SEOPress without losing your existing SEO settings? Yes. The Hack The SEO migration assistant detects SEOPress (Free or PRO) automatically and imports: SEO titles, meta descriptions, canonical tags, active schemas (Article, Product, LocalBusiness, FAQ, HowTo, Recipe, Event, etc.), 301/302/410 redirects, XML sitemaps, breadcrumbs, hreflang, focus keywords. You validate the import in a preview before activating. Your SEOPress data stays in the database for 14 days in case of rollback. Does Hack The SEO import SEOPress PRO schemas? Yes. Article, FAQPage, HowTo, Product, Recipe, Review, Event, JobPosting, Course, SoftwareApplication, LocalBusiness, Service, VideoObject, Person, Organization, BreadcrumbList, WebSite and the custom schemas configured through SEOPress's Schema editor are imported in native JSON-LD format. FAQ blocks embedded in the Gutenberg content are preserved. What happens to the SEOPress XML sitemaps after the migration? Hack The SEO automatically takes over the same canonical sitemap URL (sitemap_index.xml) once SEOPress is deactivated. Nothing to reconfigure in Google Search Console. The sitemap is regenerated in real time by our module, with IndexNow you can enable in 1 click to push new content to Bing instantly. Does Hack The SEO replace SEOPress's Internal Linking module? Yes, and it goes much further. SEOPress suggests relevant internal links per article through TF-IDF analysis. Solid for filling occasional gaps. Hack The SEO analyzes your full catalog with TF-IDF combined with OpenAI vector embeddings, detects the pillars automatically, assigns a role to every page (pillar, child, satellite, orphan), weaves and applies the linking according to the levels, and reconnects the orphan pages. That is the entire editorial architecture, not just suggestions. SEOPress PRO costs $49/year, Hack The SEO 99 €/month. Why the gap? The sticker price tells only half the story. **Tools side:** SEOPress PRO from $49/year (~ 4 €/month) + AI credits (or key) for an active usage (~ 35 €/month) = ~ 40 €/month. Hack The SEO Pro = 99 €/month (AI included at a flat price, no credits). **Human time side:** driving SEOPress takes ~ 15 h/month (building the cocoon by hand since SEOPress only suggests links, steering the editorial, validating, tracking GSC; writing is now assisted by the AI Assistant). At the senior SEO consultant rate in France (~ 70 €/h, Malt 2025), that adds ~ 1,050 €/month. Hack The SEO Pro takes ~ 4 h/month (1-click Inbox validation), or ~ 280 €/month. **Real delegated total:** SEOPress equipped ~ 1,090 €/month vs Hack The SEO Pro ~ 379 €/month (~ 3× cheaper). With Ultra at 249 €/month, human time drops to ~ 2 h/month because the Workflow Engine executes and writes 30 long-form articles/month (total ~ 389 €/month). Does SEOPress's AI write articles? Yes, since v10: SEOPress's AI Assistant writes full articles in the editor (/write command) and chats with you, through your AI credits or your own key. So the difference with Hack The SEO Ultra is no longer “writes or not” but the “how”: HTS produces 30 long-form articles/month **aligned with your cocoon** (each page's role, links woven in), published automatically and **included in the subscription** (no credits to top up). SEOPress assists the writing article by article; Hack The SEO industrializes a production aligned with the architecture and the GSC. SEOPress has Agent Readiness with MCP support. How is Hack The SEO's MCP different? SEOPress 10 connects to AI apps through the **WordPress Abilities API (MCP)** and ships an AI Assistant: an agent can read and generate your metadata and content. That is solid. The difference with Hack The SEO is the **scope**: **(1)** you talk to Claude from claude.ai or Claude Code; **(2)** Claude reads your Hack The SEO data live (audit, GSC scores, cocoon); **(3)** Claude **analyzes the substance** (cocoon, GSC impact, audit) and delivers a diagnosis + a prioritized action plan, not just tags. Execution then runs through the plugin's 1-click Inbox and Agent Mode. Should you keep SEOPress running in parallel during the transition? No. It is even discouraged: two SEO plugins active at the same time generate canonical tag and schema conflicts (duplicate JSON-LD), which Google does not appreciate. Our advice: install Hack The SEO, run the migration assistant, validate the import, then deactivate SEOPress in the same session. Total: 5 minutes. If you had SEOPress Insights for rank tracking, you can cancel it from your SEOPress account independently. [Another question? Book 20 min with Eric](https://calendly.com/eric-ibanez-hts/20min) SOURCES & REFERENCES ## SEOPress vs Hack The SEO comparison: every data point can be verified. Updated June 2026, based on SEOPress v10. SEOPress pricing and feature scope evolve quickly: when in doubt, the official wordpress.org/plugins/wp-seopress page prevails. - 01.WordPress.org/plugins/wp-seopress · official SEOPress **v10** page by Benjamin Denis, 350,000+ sites since 2017. Includes the AI Assistant (chat + article writing via /write), SEOPress AI credits or your own key, MCP support via the WordPress Abilities API, llms.txt + Agent Readiness, Command Palette, GSC-backed Site Audit. Accessed June 2026. - 02.SEOPress.org/pricing · PRO from $49/year (1 site), unlimited $149/year; Insights (rank tracking) as a separate add-on. Accessed June 2026. - 03.SEOPress · changelog v9.8 → v10 (wordpress.org) · AI Assistant (chat + /write), AI credits, Agent Readiness, MCP via the Abilities API, multilingual llms.txt. - 04.SEOPress · official AI documentation: generation of titles, meta descriptions, OG / X tags and alt texts via OpenAI / Gemini / Claude / Mistral / DeepSeek (user's own API key). - 05.Official Anthropic documentation · Model Context Protocol (MCP). SEOPress connects through the Abilities API (metadata/content); Hack The SEO exposes a purpose-built SEO diagnosis MCP (cocoon, GSC, audit). - 06.OpenAI Platform Pricing · GPT-4o / GPT-4o Mini · per-token billing, $5 minimum initial deposit (reference for an average usage on a SEOPress API key). - 07.Hack The SEO · internal plugin and SaaS data, June 2026: 30 production plugin clients (89 modules), 1,200+ SaaS users. - 08.Bruno Ibanez & Eric Ibanez · "Le SEO pour booster sa croissance", Dunod, 2025 (E-E-A-T). - 09.Malt 2025 barometer · SEO consultant day rate in France (senior median ~ 500 €/day, or ~ 70 €/h). SEE ALSO ## Comparing other WordPress SEO plugins too? Our complete “alternative to” series: 22 criteria per page, each with its real-cost calculation (tools + human time) and a 3-step migration. 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