Rank Math vs SEO Squirrly
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| Feature | Rank Math v1.0.280 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | SEO Squirrly v14.2.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 4M+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Rank Math SEO · Rank Math SEO PRO ($) | GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO · Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack · Squirrly SEO PRO plan ($) |
| 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 | Schema, sitemaps, redirects and Open Graph in one plugin; Guided assistant for keyword and content work; Free edition with IndexNow and llms.txt output |
| Cons | Content AI needs service credits; Pro features and some modules are upsold in admin | Cloud tools need a free Squirrly account and an external service; Many features are guided rather than manual settings; Paid PRO plan features are not visible in this code |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | Yes | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | Yes | Yes |
| Redirects | Yes | Yes |
| Local SEO | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes |
| AI content | Paid | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | 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 ($), Role manager for SEO capabilities | Guided SEO assistant with task workflow, Focus pages built around target keywords, llms.txt file for AI crawlers, IndexNow submission of new and updated URLs, Open Graph and Twitter card meta, Internal link suggestions, SEO and GEO audits, Bulk SEO editing of titles and descriptions, Search engine site verification meta tags |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Search Console, Google Analytics | Google Search Console |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, BuddyPress | Polylang |
| Other | IndexNow, Content AI service ($) | IndexNow, Squirrly cloud API |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| 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 | storage.googleapis.com, cloud.squirrly.co, api.squirrly.co, api.indexnow.org, www.bing.com |
| Blocks | 5 | — |
| Shortcodes | 12 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | 3 |