IndexaIndexa vs getIndexed
Both push URLs into search engines’ submission endpoints; the difference is architecture and billing. getIndexed is a hosted web app billed at 200 euro plus VAT per project per year, with a 7-day free trial and volume discounts from five projects up. Indexa is a macOS app you buy once for $19 that runs on your own machine and submits through your own Google Cloud project and your own IndexNow key. If you manage many sites and want a browser-based dashboard your team can share, getIndexed is the better fit.
Last updated 2026-07-28
What does each one actually cost?
getIndexed publishes a price of 200 euro plus VAT per project per year, with a 5% per-project discount from five projects and 10% from ten, plus a 7-day free trial. Indexa is $19 once for unlimited sites, with a 7-day free trial in the app.
| Indexa | getIndexed | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing | $19 once, no subscription | 200€ + VAT per project, per year |
| Additional sites | Included — unlimited projects | Priced per project (5% off from 5, 10% from 10) |
| Free trial | 7 days, in-app | 7 days |
| Where it runs | Your Mac | Hosted web app |
| Whose API quota | Yours | Not published |
| Team access | Single machine | Browser-based, shareable |
Competitor details checked 28 July 2026. Pricing is quoted from getIndexed’s own published pricing page; anything not published there is marked “not published” rather than guessed.
The structural difference matters more than the headline numbers. A per-project annual fee scales linearly with the number of sites you run, so the comparison changes completely between one site and ten. At one project, a year of getIndexed is roughly ten times Indexa’s one-time price; at ten projects, the ratio is far larger — but you are also getting a shared team dashboard, which Indexa does not offer at any price.
Do they submit to the same places?
Both target Google’s Indexing API, and getIndexed’s own documentation references Google’s 200-submissions-per-day service account limit. Indexa additionally submits over IndexNow, which covers Bing, Yandex, Seznam, Naver and Yep in the same daily pass.
Every tool in this category is constrained by the same upstream limits, and it is worth understanding them before comparing features — see what the Google Indexing API actually covers and what IndexNow is. Neither product can exceed those limits, and neither can make Google index a page.
Where does getIndexed genuinely win?
Three places, and they are real: it works on any operating system including Linux, it gives you a shared browser dashboard, and it runs without your machine being on.
- Platform. getIndexed runs in a browser, so it works from any OS, Linux included. Indexa covers macOS and Windows (64-bit) but not Linux.
- Team and client access. An agency handing a login to a colleague or a client is doing something Indexa simply cannot do — a local app has no sharing story.
- Always-on operation. A hosted service submits on schedule regardless of whether your laptop is open. Indexa submits when your computer is running; if it is closed for a week, it catches up when you open it.
- Nothing to set up locally. No installation, no OS permissions, no local database to back up.
- Established track record. getIndexed has been operating for years, with the reliability signal that carries. Indexa is version 1.
If any two of those describe you — particularly Linux, or handing access to someone else — stop here and use getIndexed. That is the honest recommendation.
Where does Indexa win?
Cost structure over time, engine coverage, and where your credentials live. Indexa is bought once rather than rented annually, covers the five IndexNow engines as well as Google, and never sends your Google credentials anywhere.
- One-time purchase. $19 once, no subscription, unlimited sites. There is no annual renewal and no per-project fee.
- Your own Google Cloud project. You create the OAuth client, you own the quota, you can see every request in your own Cloud console. Nothing is metered or resold to you.
- Credentials never leave your machine. Your OAuth client file and refresh token are stored locally with owner-only file permissions, the token encrypted through your OS's own credential store (Keychain on macOS, Credential Manager on Windows). There is no Indexa server in the submission path — your computer talks directly to Google, to
api.indexnow.org, and to your own sitemaps. Nothing else. - Both engine families in one pass. Google’s Indexing API plus IndexNow for Bing, Yandex, Seznam, Naver and Yep.
- Quota allocation across sites. Because Google’s 200/day is per Cloud project and shared by all your sites, Indexa splits it — evenly across sites with work, or by shares you set.
- Local history. Every submission is recorded in a database on your machine that you own and can inspect.
Which should I choose?
Choose getIndexed if you are on Linux, need browser access, need to share with a team or clients, or want submissions to continue while your computer is off. Choose Indexa if you are on macOS or Windows, want to stop paying annually, and prefer your credentials and data to stay on your own machine.
A note on the thing neither product can do: neither guarantees indexing. Both submit URLs. Google and Bing decide what to index, and no tool changes that — if your pages are sitting in “Discovered — currently not indexed”, submission is not the lever you need.
Frequently asked questions
Is Indexa cheaper than getIndexed?
For a single site over a single year, yes by a wide margin: $19 once against 200 euro plus VAT per year. The gap widens with more sites, since Indexa covers unlimited projects in the one purchase. But price is only decisive if you are on macOS or Windows and do not need shared team access.
Does getIndexed support IndexNow?
Its public pricing page does not specify which submission APIs it uses beyond referencing Google’s per-service-account daily limit, so this site does not claim either way. Indexa submits over IndexNow to Bing, Yandex, Seznam, Naver and Yep.
Can I run Indexa on Windows?
Yes — Indexa ships for macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows (10/11, 64-bit). The Windows build isn't code-signed yet, so it shows a "Windows protected your PC" warning on first run — click More info → Run anyway. If you need Linux, a hosted tool like getIndexed is the right choice.
Stop hand-submitting URLs
Indexa reads your sitemaps every day and submits what changed — to Google’s Indexing API with your own Google Cloud project, and to Bing, Yandex, Seznam, Naver and Yep over IndexNow. It runs on your own computer; your credentials never leave it.
Submitting a URL is not a guarantee that it will be indexed — that decision always rests with each search engine. What a submission tool controls is the notification half: making sure every engine knows about every page the day it is published or changed.