301 Redirects vs Rank Math
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| Feature | 301 Redirects v2.85 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 300,000+ | 4M+ |
| Last updated | August 15, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | 301 Redirects · WP 301 Redirects PRO ($) | Rank Math SEO · Rank Math SEO PRO ($) |
| Pros | Redirect rules chosen from pages, posts and archives in a dropdown; 404 error log with a dashboard widget; CSV import and export for bulk redirect rules | 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 | Wildcard and regex matching need the PRO version; Link scanner is a PRO-only SaaS tool | 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 | Redirect rules to pages, posts, archives or custom URLs, Per-rule hit counter, 404 error log and dashboard widget, CSV import and export of redirect rules, Link scanner (SaaS, PRO only) ($) | robots.txt editor, llms.txt generator, Image SEO options, 404 monitor, On-page SEO analysis, IndexNow instant indexing, Google Analytics and Search Console reports, Content AI with credits ($), Role manager for SEO capabilities |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Search Console, Google Analytics |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Advanced Google reCAPTCHA | Advanced Custom Fields, BuddyPress |
| Other | — | IndexNow, Content AI service ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | 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 |