AMP for WP vs Rank Math
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| Feature | AMP for WP v1.1.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Rank Math v1.0.280 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 4M+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Accelerated Mobile Pages · AMP Pro Extension Manager ($) | Rank Math SEO · Rank Math SEO PRO ($) |
| Pros | Generates AMP pages under an AMP endpoint; Design customiser and page builder for AMP layouts; Common analytics and GDPR options in the free core | Sitemaps, schema, redirects and robots.txt in one plugin; On-page SEO analysis and 404 monitoring included; Google Search Console and IndexNow connections built in |
| Cons | Large options screen with many settings to learn; Ads, forms and other extras need paid extensions; AMP output needs validation after theme or plugin changes | Content AI needs service credits; Pro features and some modules are upsold in admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | — | Yes |
| Redirects | — | Yes |
| Local SEO | — | Yes |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| AI content | — | Paid |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | AMP version of posts and pages, AMP design customiser, AMP page builder layouts, Related posts block on AMP pages, GDPR consent notice on AMP pages, Google Tag Manager option, Social icons on AMP pages, Upgrade to Pro and extension manager screens | robots.txt editor, llms.txt generator, Image SEO options, 404 monitor, On-page SEO analysis, IndexNow instant indexing, Google Analytics and Search Console reports, Content AI with credits ($), Role manager for SEO capabilities |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | magazine3.company subscribe API | — |
| Analytics | Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics | Google Search Console, Google Analytics |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Polylang | Advanced Custom Fields, BuddyPress |
| Other | OpenSea API | IndexNow, Content AI service ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.opensea.io, reduxframework.com, www.googleapis.com, cdn.ampproject.org, magazine3.company | rankmath.com, cai.rankmath.com, ai-visibility.rankmath.com, api.indexnow.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, api.wordpress.org, searchconsole.googleapis.com, analyticsadmin.googleapis.com, graph.facebook.com, cdn.mxpnl.com, analyticsdata.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | — | 5 |
| Shortcodes | 11 | 12 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |