Rank Math vs Rank Math SEO PRO
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| Feature | Rank Math v1.0.280 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Rank Math SEO PRO v3.0.122 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 4M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Rank Math SEO · Rank Math SEO PRO ($) | Rank Math SEO PRO ($) |
| Pros | 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 | News, video and podcast sitemaps in one add-on; Link Genius internal linking tools; Site analytics and Search Console reports |
| Cons | Content AI needs service credits; Pro features and some modules are upsold in admin | Requires a licence key and the free Rank Math SEO plugin; Some features are marked beta in the 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 | 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 ($), Role manager for SEO capabilities | News sitemap ($), Video sitemap ($), Podcast feed ($), Link Genius internal linking ($), Site analytics summary and URL inspection ($), Content AI module ($), Local SEO admin ($), Licence activation through Rank Math API ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Search Console, Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager ($) |
| Social | — | YouTube ($), Vimeo ($), Dailymotion ($) |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, BuddyPress | Rank Math SEO ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($) |
| Other | IndexNow, Content AI service ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | 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 | vimeo.com, youtube.googleapis.com, public-api.wordpress.com, api.dailymotion.com, www.googletagmanager.com |
| Blocks | 5 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 12 | 6 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |