Indexer24 vs. IndexerNow: crawl steering or the official API
Indexer24 positions itself against older ping-spam tools: rather than blasting notifications, it works on steering crawlers toward the target URL. Whatever the mechanism, it's external to Google and works on URLs you don't own. IndexerNow takes the other route entirely — it's a client for Google's own Indexing API, which means it only handles properties you've verified, and it gets Google's answer back rather than inferring one. Neither can make Google index a page it doesn't want.
| Indexer24 | IndexerNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Works on URLs you don't own | Yes | No — Search Console verification required |
| Indexing method | Proprietary crawl steering | Google's official Indexing API |
| Runs on your own Google account & quota | No | Yes |
| Result reported by | Own index check | Google's URL Inspection API verdict |
| On-page audit explaining why a page won't index | Not advertised | Yes |
| Push to Bing / IndexNow too | Not advertised | Yes |
| AI-crawler tracking (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) | Not advertised | Yes |
| Free SEO tools, no sign-in | Not advertised | Yes |
| Free daily allowance | — | 2 credits / day, spend on anything |
Frequently asked
Does crawl steering work better than the Indexing API?
For URLs you can't verify, it's the only option available, so the comparison doesn't arise. For pages you own, Google's Indexing API is a direct, documented notification to Google that the URL changed — there's no stronger crawl request available, and it's what IndexerNow sends.
Can I use both?
Plenty of people do, and they don't conflict. Use a network indexer for third-party backlinks, and the official API for the pages on your own verified properties. IndexerNow's free daily credits mean the second half costs nothing to try.