NeuronWriter vs Rank Math
We give NeuronWriter a 2.8 GPA and Rank Math a 3.0, out of 4.0. NeuronWriter grades higher on features. Rank Math grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
NeuronWriter
Content editor that scores drafts against the pages already ranking
Rank Math
WordPress SEO plugin for meta tags, schema, sitemaps and rank tracking
How we grade them
| 2.8GPANeuronWriterGood | 3.0GPARank MathVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AGraded against other content editors. Bronze is $19 a month billed yearly ($23 monthly) for 2 projects and 25 analyses, under half of Frase's $39 and well under Surfer's $49 or Clearscope's $129. Gold, with integrations and the API, is $57. | AGraded against its alternatives. PRO is €8.99 a month at renewal (€7.99 in the first year), billed yearly before VAT, for unlimited sites you own and 500 tracked keywords. That's under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter, even after converting from euros. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but the 7-day trial runs on Gold terms and needs no card. Refunds cover the first plan you buy within 30 days. | AThe free plugin from WordPress.org does the core job with no cap a normal site will reach: on-page checks, 16+ schema types, sitemaps, redirects, a 404 monitor and Search Console data every 7 days. |
| Features | BAn editor scored against the pages that rank, AI drafts and one-click articles, content plans with internal links, AI answer monitoring, plagiarism checks and an API. The whole content job, though much of it sits on Gold. | COn-page scores against 30+ tests, schema, sitemaps, redirects and rank tracking fed by Search Console. It does its job fully, but that job is on-page SEO for WordPress, with no keyword research, backlinks or competitor data. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Writing against a list of terms is quick to grasp, but credits, analyses and AI templates take a while to learn. | CNo rating on record. Inside WordPress it feels familiar, but you need a self-hosted WordPress site or WordPress.com's Business plan first, then the setup and the Google connections. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus a Chrome extension for Google Docs, with Search Console, WordPress, Shopify, Zapier, Boost.space and OpenAI from Gold, and an API for bulk queries. No desktop or phone app. | BRuns inside WordPress in the browser and connects to Search Console, Analytics, Google Trends, WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, WP Rocket and WPML. Nothing for sites that aren't on WordPress. |
| Best for | cheap content scoring for writers | SEO settings inside WordPress |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: NeuronWriter and Rank Math. How we grade
Price against what you get
NeuronWriter starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rank Math starts at about $10.07 a month and scores 2.3.
NeuronWriter scores higher, and starts $8.93 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than NeuronWriter for less, and 1 scores higher than Rank Math for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- NeuronWriter starts at $19 per month, billed yearly ($23 billed monthly). Rank Math starts at €8.99 per month at renewal, billed annually, after a first year at €7.99.
- Rank Math has a free plan. NeuronWriter does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only NeuronWriter lists a browser extension.
- NeuronWriter also covers long-form writing.
- Rank Math also covers reports and rank tracking.
At a glance
| NeuronWriter | Rank Math | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19 per month, billed yearly ($23 billed monthly) | €8.99 per month at renewal, billed annually, after a first year at €7.99 |
| Free plan | None | Free plugin from WordPress.org: content analysis, 16+ schema types, sitemaps, redirects, 404 monitor, and Search Console and Analytics data refreshed every 7 days. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on Gold plan terms, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Conti sp. z o.o. | Rank Math |
| Price read from | neuronwriter.com | rankmath.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
NeuronWriter
- Writers optimizing blog posts for a target keyword
- Small agencies producing optimized content for several sites
- Teams that want AI drafts and SEO scoring in one editor
Rank Math
- WordPress site owners who want SEO settings inside the editor
- Bloggers running several sites of their own on one PRO licence
- Agencies handling on-page SEO across client WordPress sites
Worth knowing
NeuronWriter
- There is no free plan: after the 7-day trial every plan is paid, and refunds cover the first plan bought within 30 days.
- Integrations, the API, one-click articles, team editing and using your own OpenAI key need Gold at $57 a month billed yearly.
- Each plan caps content writer analyses, from 25 on Bronze to 150 on Diamond, along with AI credits and projects.
- AI monitoring covers 5 to 20 questions depending on plan; more questions and models come as a separate add-on.
Rank Math
- It runs only inside WordPress, on a self-hosted site or on WordPress.com's Business plan; there is no standalone app.
- The pricing page shows prices in euros before VAT, billed yearly only, with a lower first year; the 30-day refund does not cover renewals.
- PRO is for sites you own only; client sites need Business (100 sites) or Agency (500 sites).
- AI writing tools are a separate Rank Math AI subscription, from €6.99 a month billed annually, with a 15-day trial included on paid plans.
Key features
NeuronWriter
- Content Writer editor
- Analyzes the competing pages for a keyword, suggests terms to use, and scores the draft in real time as you write.
- AI drafts and one-click articles
- AI writing paid for with AI credits, including term auto-insert and image generation; Content Designer builds whole articles from Gold up.
- Content plan and ideas
- Suggests topics to write next and internal links between your pages, organized into a content plan per project.
- AI visibility monitoring
- Tracks a set number of questions in Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Perplexity to see whether your brand is mentioned.
- Integrations and API
- From Gold: Google Search Console, WordPress and Shopify, plus an API for adding queries in bulk. A Chrome extension works in Google Docs.
- Team sharing
- Share content read-only on lower plans, or with unlimited team members who can create and edit from Gold up.
Rank Math
- On-page content checks
- Scores each post against 30+ SEO tests in the editor, with focus keywords per post and suggestions for what to fix.
- Schema markup
- The free plugin covers 16+ schema types. Paid plans add a schema generator for building your own types and reusable templates.
- Sitemaps, redirects and 404s
- Builds XML sitemaps with custom post type support, manages redirects at scale and logs 404 errors, all from the WordPress dashboard.
- Rank tracker and analytics
- Pulls rankings and traffic from Google Search Console and Analytics into WordPress: 500 tracked keywords on PRO, 10,000 on Business.
- AI Link Genius
- Listed on the paid plans: internal link suggestions while writing, automatic keyword-to-page links and a broken link checker.
- WooCommerce and local SEO
- The free plugin adds schema and meta tags for WooCommerce products and local SEO tools; paid plans list WooCommerce SEO PRO and multiple locations.
Plans
NeuronWriter
Bronze$19
per month, billed yearly ($23 billed monthly)
2 projects, 25 content writer analyses, 15,000 AI credits, 5 AI-monitored questions and read-only content sharing.
Silver$37
per month, billed yearly ($45 billed monthly)
5 projects, 50 content writer analyses, 30,000 AI credits and 7 AI-monitored questions.
Gold$57
per month, billed yearly ($69 billed monthly)
10 projects, 75 analyses, 45,000 AI credits, one-click articles, team editing, plagiarism checks, integrations and the API.
Platinum$77
per month, billed yearly ($93 billed monthly)
Everything in Gold with 25 projects, 100 analyses, 60,000 AI credits, 15 AI-monitored questions and 100 plagiarism checks.
Diamond$97
per month, billed yearly ($117 billed monthly)
Everything in Gold with 50 projects, 150 analyses, 75,000 AI credits, 20 AI-monitored questions and 150 plagiarism checks.
Rank Math
Free€0
The WordPress.org plugin: on-page checks, schema, sitemaps, redirects and Google Search Console and Analytics integration.
PRO€8.99
per month at renewal, billed annually (first year €7.99)
Unlimited sites you own, no client sites, and 500 tracked keywords. €7.99 a month for the first year, then €107.88 a year, ex VAT.
Rank Math + WP Rocket€13.99
per month at renewal, billed annually (first year €11.99)
PRO on unlimited sites you own plus the WP Rocket caching plugin for one site. €11.99 a month for the first year, ex VAT.
Business€27.99
per month at renewal, billed annually (first year €24.99)
Up to 100 client sites and 10,000 tracked keywords, with priority support. €24.99 a month for the first year, ex VAT.
Agency€64.99
per month at renewal, billed annually (first year €54.99)
Up to 500 client sites and 50,000 tracked keywords, with priority support. €54.99 a month for the first year, ex VAT.
Ways to pay less
NeuronWriter
- Annual discount
About 20% off with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Bronze is $19 a month instead of $23, Gold $57 instead of $69 and Diamond $97 instead of $117.
Rank Math
- Other savings
Lower price for the first year
Paid plans cost less in the first year, ex VAT: PRO €7.99 a month then €8.99, Business €24.99 then €27.99, Agency €54.99 then €64.99.
