Rank Math vs Yoast Test Helper
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| Feature | Rank Math v1.0.280 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Yoast Test Helper v1.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 4M+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Rank Math SEO · Rank Math SEO PRO ($) | Yoast Test Helper |
| Pros | Sitemaps, schema, redirects and robots.txt in one plugin; On-page SEO analysis and 404 monitoring included; Google Search Console and IndexNow connections built in | Free, GPLv3; Development mode and feature toggles for Yoast; Database version control for testing upgrades; Logger and Query Monitor output for debugging |
| Cons | Content AI needs service credits; Pro features and some modules are upsold in admin | Built for development and test sites, not production; Changes Yoast options and feature flags on the site; Can point My Yoast connection at staging environments |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | Yes | — |
| XML sitemaps | Yes | — |
| Redirects | Yes | — |
| Local SEO | Yes | — |
| WooCommerce | Yes | — |
| AI content | Paid | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | robots.txt editor, llms.txt generator, Image SEO options, 404 monitor, On-page SEO analysis, IndexNow instant indexing, Google Analytics and Search Console reports, Content AI with credits ($), Role manager for SEO capabilities | Yoast development mode, Toggle Yoast features, Toggle Yoast plugins, Set plugin and database versions for upgrade tests, Test logger with database storage, Query Monitor output, Switch My Yoast environment for testing |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Search Console, Google Analytics | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, BuddyPress | Yoast SEO, WooCommerce SEO, Query Monitor |
| Other | IndexNow, Content AI service ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 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 | — |
| Blocks | 5 | — |
| Shortcodes | 12 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |