AIOSEO - IndexNow vs Rank Math
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| Feature | AIOSEO - IndexNow v1.0.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 4M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | AIOSEO - IndexNow ($) | Rank Math SEO · Rank Math SEO PRO ($) |
| Pros | Pings IndexNow automatically on post and term changes; Key verification file served by the plugin; Uses the official IndexNow endpoint | 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 | Requires All in One SEO Pro with an active licence; Useful only for search engines that accept IndexNow; Addon must be included in the licence plan | Content AI needs service credits; Pro features and some modules are upsold in admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 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 | Pings IndexNow when posts are saved, trashed or deleted ($), Pings IndexNow when terms are created, edited or deleted ($), Serves the IndexNow key verification file ($), Generates and returns the IndexNow API key over REST ($), Settings export, import and reset ($) | robots.txt editor, llms.txt generator, Image SEO options, 404 monitor, On-page SEO analysis, IndexNow instant indexing, Google Analytics and Search Console reports, Content AI with credits ($), Role manager for SEO capabilities |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Search Console, Google Analytics |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | All in One SEO Pro ($) | Advanced Custom Fields, BuddyPress |
| Other | IndexNow | IndexNow, Content AI service ($) |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.indexnow.org, aioseo.com | 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 | — | 12 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |