sh404SEF, JoomSEF and AceSEF - Part 2
It has gone over a year since I wrote the first comparison table for sh404SEF, JoomSEF and AceSEF components.
One year is a really long time in this age and manythings can be changed from the scratch, like AceSEF 1.5. So I felt myself compelled to update the comparison table for these components according to their latest releases.
Version Info: sh404SEF 2.1.3, JoomSEF 3.7.4, AceSEF 1.5.0
What about performance? Don't worry, it'll be the title of my next blog ;)
One year is a really long time in this age and manythings can be changed from the scratch, like AceSEF 1.5. So I felt myself compelled to update the comparison table for these components according to their latest releases.
Version Info: sh404SEF 2.1.3, JoomSEF 3.7.4, AceSEF 1.5.0
AceSEF | JoomSEF | sh404SEF | |
GENERAL (NOT SEO) FUNCTIONALITIES | ![]() |
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Free Version | ![]() |
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Free Support | ![]() |
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Overrides Joomla! core files which can break functionality | No | No | Yes |
Easy-to-use graphical user interface |
Best | Good | Good |
Customizable User Interface | ![]() |
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Written according J! 1.5 Framework | ![]() |
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Written 100% in modular way | ![]() |
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3rd Party extensions installation and management | ![]() |
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Migration from other SEF components without losing old URLs | ![]() |
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On-site automatic upgrades | ![]() |
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Downgrade-able | ![]() |
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Cache management UI & advanced cache options | ![]() |
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On-site help pages, documentation | ![]() |
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Handling records in batch mode | ![]() |
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Field autocompleters while editing records, no more copy-paste | ![]() |
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Global parameters for extensions | ![]() |
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On-site Google Analytics view | ![]() |
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Security functions | ![]() |
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URL REWRITING & MANAGEMENT | ![]() |
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Basic URL rewriting, no plugin obligation | ![]() |
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Supports Joomla! 1.5 router.php files | ![]() |
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Alias option for ALL components | ![]() |
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Date based automatic “duplicated URLs” handling | ![]() |
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Generating URLs from backend automatically | ![]() |
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“Quick Edit” mode in backend, edit URLs in batch mode | ![]() |
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Updating URLs without purging from backend | ![]() |
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URL trash in backend | ![]() |
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Duplicated URLs management (from backend) | Easiest | Normal | Easy |
301 redirects from J! core SEF to component’s SEF URLs | ![]() |
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Option to include parent menus in URL like J! SEF | ![]() |
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Unique numerical URLs for duplicated URLs | ![]() |
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Unicode (UTF-8) URLs | ![]() |
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Automatic URL shortening (like bit.ly) | ![]() |
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URL Source Tracker | ![]() |
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Configurable non-SEF variables | ![]() |
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Advanced SSL configuration | ![]() |
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METADATA | ![]() |
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Automatic metadata generation | ![]() |
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On-edit-page Metadata | ![]() |
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Create new metadata from backend manually | ![]() |
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Generate metadata from backend automatically | ![]() |
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Update metadata automatically from backend | ![]() |
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Showing duplicated titles in backend | ![]() |
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Searching metadata in backend | ![]() |
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Possibility to (un)publish metadata for each URL | ![]() |
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Option to add page number to title automatically | ![]() |
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Clipping auto description by sentences/words | ![]() |
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Keywords whitelist for auto keywords | ![]() |
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Backup/Restore metadata | ![]() |
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SITEMAP | ![]() |
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Static XML sitemap file | ![]() |
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Dynamic XML sitemap link | ![]() |
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HTML sitemap | ![]() |
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Configurable automatic sitemap items generation | ![]() |
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Cron Task for static XML sitemap file | ![]() |
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Create new sitemap items from backend manually | ![]() |
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Generate sitemap items from backend automatically | ![]() |
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Delete able sitemap items | ![]() |
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Backup/Restore sitemap items | ![]() |
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TAGS | ![]() |
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Only AceSEF has such a feature so no comparison needed | |||
INTERNAL LINKS | ![]() |
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Configurable internal links | ![]() |
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Nofollow feature | ![]() |
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Redirect to external URLs | ![]() |
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Associate with URLs | ![]() |
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Limit the number of words to be linked in any article | ![]() |
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Case sensitive word filter | ![]() |
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Component based enable/disable options | ![]() |
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Advanced backend filters | ![]() |
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Backup/Restore internal links | ![]() |
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SOCIAL BOOKMARKS | ![]() |
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Only AceSEF has such a feature so no comparison needed |
What about performance? Don't worry, it'll be the title of my next blog ;)