Rank Math vs SiteSEO (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Rank Math and SiteSEO share a 3.0 GPA, both have a free plan, and SiteSEO starts cheaper, at $4.08 a month when paid by the year against about $10.07 a month.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Rank Math grades higher on the free plan. SiteSEO grades higher on features. 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.
Rank Math
WordPress SEO plugin for meta tags, schema, sitemaps and rank tracking
SiteSEO
WordPress SEO plugin from Softaculous with a yearly Pro license
Which one is for you
Pick Rank Math if
- Fits if your site runs on WordPress and you want SEO settings in the editor
- Works for someone with several sites of their own, since PRO covers unlimited owned sites
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site isn't on self-hosted WordPress or WordPress.com's Business plan, as it runs nowhere else
- Not for you if you need keyword, backlink or competitor research, which it doesn't do
- Tight if you build sites for clients, as PRO excludes them and Business is €27.99 a month at renewal
- Watch out: prices are in euros before VAT, billed yearly only, with a lower first year, and the 30-day refund skips renewals
- Pricey if you want AI writing, a separate Rank Math AI subscription from €6.99 a month billed yearly
Pick SiteSEO if
- Fits if you want instant indexing pings and sitemaps on a free WordPress plugin
- Works for WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads stores adding product schema on Pro
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as there's no standalone app
- Tight if you stay free, since redirects, 404 monitoring, schema types, breadcrumbs and the robots.txt editor need Pro
- Watch out: SiteSEO AI needs Pro plus a token pack, from $3 for 100,000 tokens to $20 for 2 million, each valid a year
- Watch out: there's no trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee, and token packs are refunded only if none are used
How we grade them
| 3.0GPARank MathVery good | 3.0GPASiteSEOVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | APersonal is $49 a year for 1 site, about $4.08 a month, under $4.79, which is 60% of where this category's cheaper quarter starts. Professional is $99 a year for 5 sites and Business $249 for unlimited sites. AI tokens cost extra. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BThe free plugin covers titles and meta, content analysis for unlimited keywords, XML and HTML sitemaps, social tags and instant indexing. A site could run on it, but redirects, schema types and breadcrumbs aren't included. |
| Features | 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. | BTitles and social tags, 20+ on-page tests, sitemaps including news and video, schema, local business markup, redirects with 404 monitoring, file editors, llms.txt and Search Console reports. It covers the whole job, with much of it on Pro. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo rating on record. It runs in the WordPress admin, but there are title templates, keywords per post and Google connections to set up before it does much. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb only, inside WordPress, with Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, Elementor and IndexNow listed. No standalone app. |
| Best for | SEO settings inside WordPress | free indexing pings and sitemaps in 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: Rank Math and SiteSEO. How we grade
Where they differ
- Rank Math also covers reports and rank tracking.
- SiteSEO also covers content optimization, schema markup and internal linking.
At a glance
| Rank Math | SiteSEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €8.99 per month at renewal, billed annually, after a first year at €7.99 | $49 per year for 1 site |
| Free plan | 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 plugin on WordPress.org: titles and meta with dynamic variables, content analysis for unlimited keywords, XML and HTML sitemaps, Open Graph and X cards, Google Indexing API and IndexNow. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rank Math | Softaculous |
| Price read from | rankmath.com | siteseo.io |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
SiteSEO
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no standalone app.
- Redirects, 404 monitoring, schema types, breadcrumbs, news and video sitemaps and the robots.txt editor need SiteSEO Pro.
- SiteSEO AI needs Pro plus a token pack bought separately: $3 for 100,000 tokens up to $20 for 2 million, each valid a year.
- Paid plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee; token packs are refundable within a month only if none are used.
Key features
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.
SiteSEO
- Titles, meta and social tags
- Set titles and meta descriptions globally or per post with dynamic variables, preview them for Google, Facebook and X, and output Open Graph and X cards.
- Content analysis
- Checks each post against any number of target keywords and runs over 20 on-page tests with suggestions, on the free plugin.
- Sitemaps and instant indexing
- XML sitemaps for posts, pages, post types, taxonomies, images and authors plus an HTML sitemap, with Google Indexing API and IndexNow pings. Pro adds news, video and RSS sitemaps.
- Schema and local business
- Pro adds structured data types, automatic site-wide schema, local business markup, breadcrumbs and product data for WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads.
- Redirects and file editors
- Pro adds redirects with 404 monitoring, robots.txt and .htaccess editors, an llms.txt file, SEO alerts and an external links manager.
- Search Console and PageSpeed
- Pro shows impressions, clicks, CTR, positions and top queries from Search Console, and runs Google PageSpeed Insights for mobile and desktop.
Plans
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.
SiteSEO
Free$0
The WordPress.org plugin: titles and meta, content analysis, sitemaps, social previews, Knowledge Graph and instant indexing.
Personal$49
per year for 1 site
SiteSEO Pro on 1 site with a year of updates and standard support.
Professional$99
per year for 5 sites
The same Pro features on 5 sites, with premium support.
Business$249
per year for unlimited sites
The same Pro features on unlimited sites, with priority support.
Ways to pay less
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.
SiteSEO
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Rank Math or SiteSEO?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SiteSEO is cheaper to start with: $4.08 a month when paid by the year, against about $10.07 a month for Rank Math. Rank Math starts at €8.99 per month at renewal, billed annually, after a first year at €7.99, and SiteSEO starts at $49 per year for 1 site.
Which has a free plan, Rank Math or SiteSEO?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Rank Math and SiteSEO have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.