Category by category
| Category | Rank Math Pro | Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Stronger | – |
| Backlinks | Even | Even |
| Keywords | Stronger | – |
| Ease of use | – | Stronger |
| Starting price | from €7.99/mo billed yearly | from £9.90/mo billed yearly |
Category calls are editorial judgements, not lab test results. Swipe sideways if the table is cut off.
- Features
- Rank Math's free version includes schema markup, redirects, 404 monitoring, and multi-keyword optimisation.
- Backlinks
- Neither plugin handles backlinks. Both are on-page WordPress SEO plugins. You need Ahrefs or Semrush for backlink data
- Keywords
- Rank Math allows optimising for up to 5 keywords per post on free and unlimited on Pro. Yoast free is limited to 1 keyword; Premium needed for more
- Pricing
- Cheapest paid plans: Rank Math Pro €7.99/mo, yearly, Yoast SEO £9.90/mo, yearly. The vendors publish prices in different currencies, so neither is called cheaper here. Plan limits are in the tables below.
- Ease of use
- Yoast's simpler interface has fewer options and is more beginner-friendly. Rank Math's additional features create more setup decisions
Side by side
| Detail | Rank Math Pro | Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | PRO, €7.99/mo billed yearly | Yoast SEO Premium, £9.90/mo billed yearly |
| Paid plans | 3 | 2 |
| Sites or projects (that plan) | Unlimited personal websites (no client sites) | not published |
| Tracked keywords (that plan) | 500 | not published |
| Other limits (that plan) | Renews at €8.99/month billed annually | 1 website/domain per subscription; includes Local, News, Video SEO plugins and 1 Google Docs add-on seat |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 Day Money Back Guarantee | 30 days on initial purchase; not for renewals or monthly subscriptions |
| Currency shown | EUR | GBP |
| Prices checked | 3 Oct 2026 | 31 Oct 2026 |
"Not published" means the vendor's pricing page did not show it on the check date; it is not assumed to be zero or unlimited. Swipe sideways to see both tools.
What Rank Math Pro and Yoast SEO cost for the same workload
The cheapest plan on each tool whose published limits cover the workload, and what the first year costs at list price. Yearly billing is used where the vendor publishes it.
| Workload | Rank Math Pro | Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| 1 site, 100 tracked keywords, 1 userSolo blogger or one business site | PRO: €95.88 | Limits not published |
| 5 sites, 500 tracked keywords, 1 userFreelancer with a few clients | Business: €299.88 | Limits not published |
| 15 sites, 1,500 tracked keywords, 2 usersSmall agency | Limits not published | Limits not published |
"Limits not published" means the vendor's pricing page did not list a limit needed to judge the plan. Try your own numbers in the plan finder.
Every Rank Math Pro and Yoast SEO plan
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly, per month | Sites or projects | Tracked keywords | Users |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Math Pro PRO | not published | €7.99 | Unlimited personal websites (no client sites) | 500 | not published |
| Rank Math Pro Business | not published | €24.99 | 100 client websites | 10,000 | not published |
| Rank Math Pro Agency | not published | €54.99 | 500 client websites | 50,000 | not published |
| Yoast SEO Yoast SEO Premium | not published | £9.90 | not published | not published | not published |
| Yoast SEO Yoast WooCommerce SEO | not published | £14.90 | not published | not published | not published |
Prices are shown in the currency each vendor published, before tax. Swipe sideways to see every column.
- Prices read from vendor site; some terms not published thereRank Math Pro: prices read from rankmath.com on . Shown in EUR as the vendor displayed it; not converted.
- Prices read from vendor site; some terms not published thereYoast SEO: prices read from yoast.com on . Shown in GBP as the vendor displayed it; not converted.
Rank Math Pro Black Friday 2026
Not announced yet. Black Friday is Friday 27 November and Cyber Monday is Monday 30 November.
Rank Math is running a Halloween sale now: up to 40% off all licences for the first 12 months.
Last confirmed offer (2025): PRO 55% off, Business 41% off, Agency 36% off (new purchases, first year only; renews at full price). Source.
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every SEO tool's Black Friday offer.
Yoast SEO Black Friday 2026
Coming, no terms yet. Yoast’s Black Friday page says its biggest sale is coming, with no terms yet. (yoast.com)
Last confirmed offer (2025): 30% off everything. Source.
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every SEO tool's Black Friday offer.
Which should you pick?
Pick Rank Math Pro if
You want the best free SEO plugin for WordPress. Rank Math's free version alone beats Yoast Premium on features
Rank Math Pro plans and catchesPick Yoast SEO if
You want the simplest possible WordPress SEO setup with minimal configuration decisions
Yoast SEO plans and catchesThe verdict
Rank Math's free version includes a schema builder and several features that Yoast keeps for Premium. Rank Math's free version offers more than Yoast Premium in several areas on published features. The main reasons to stay with Yoast are long familiarity and a preference for the simplest possible interface over feature breadth.