Let’s be real—not every job calls for a bloated, pricey SEO platform. Sometimes you just want to check something, fix it fast, and get on with your day. That’s where SmallSEOTools shines.
Picture it as a digital Swiss Army knife for anyone who needs quick answers—writers, marketers, students, anyone building things solo. You don’t waste time on setup or onboarding. You just get results.
So, what is SmallSEOTools?
It’s a web-based hub with over 100 free tools for SEO, content, and random odds and ends. No downloads, no fuss, and for most things, you don’t even need an account. Just open the site, grab the tool you need, drop in your text or link, and you’re done.
The stuff people actually use
Here’s what makes it helpful day to day:
- Content & text tools
- Plagiarism Checker—quick originality scans
- Paraphrasing and rewriting—great for drafts or fresh takes
- AI Content Detector—see how “AI” your text sounds
- Word counter and grammar checks—simple but reliable
- Perfect for blog posts, newsletters, essays, or last-minute edits.
- SEO basics, minus the headache
- Website SEO Score Checker—fast on-page snapshots
- Keyword tools—find keywords, check difficulty, track positions
- Backlink Checker—basic link info
- Sitemap & robots.txt generators—handle the boring stuff in seconds
Why people like it
Pros
Free (or almost always free)
No login for most tools
Super beginner-friendly
Fast and easy—no hoops to jump through
Cons
Ads, everywhere
Not as deep or detailed as the big-name SEO tools
No dashboard for tracking stuff over time
Our Test: Grammar, AI Detection & Paraphrasing
For this edition of Like Magic AI, we ran a very simple, very real-world test on SmallSEOTools. No stress-testing. No edge cases. Just the stuff people actually need.
What we tested
We focused on three things:
- Grammar check – We pasted part of the article and ran it through the grammar tool.
Result:
- Catches basic mistakes
- Easy to use
- Not as nuanced as premium editors
- Solid for quick clean-ups.
- AI content detection – We checked how the tool evaluates AI-written vs human-written text.
Result: Fast results & As with all AI detectors — treat results as guidance, not truth. Useful as a signal, not a final verdict.
- Paraphrasing (the surprise winner)
We paraphrased the opening paragraph of our article — and the result was readable, natural, structurally different but still true to the original meaning. For a free tool, this was genuinely better than expected.
Final thoughts
SmallSEOTools isn’t trying to be elegant or premium — it’s trying to be useful, fast, and accessible.
And honestly? For quick grammar checks, AI detection, and especially paraphrasing, it does exactly that. So, we are giving it a 4/5 on our LMAI scale. Why not a 5? The only real downside is page readability — there are a lot of ads, and the interface can feel cluttered at times. But for something that’s completely free, requires no setup and delivers usable results we’re more than happy to accept that trade-odd
