Yoast SEO vs Rank Math
Both start with a free WordPress plugin, so try the free versions before paying for either. If you go paid with one or a few of your own sites, Rank Math PRO costs less and covers more of them: €7.99 a month billed annually for the first year, renewing at €8.99 a month (checked Oct 9, 2026), for unlimited personal websites with 500 tracked keywords. Yoast SEO Premium is $118.80 a year for one site (checked Oct 9, 2026), and now includes Yoast's Local, News and Video SEO plugins, so it suits one site that needs those. Both refund within 30 days, and neither is billed monthly.
Updated Oct 24, 2026 by Jean Luc.
Side by side
| Yoast SEO | Rank Math | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $9.90/mo Monthly equivalent of a yearly plan. Checked Oct 9, 2026. | From €7.99/mo Monthly equivalent of a yearly plan. Checked Oct 9, 2026. |
| Cost for 100 tracked keywords | Not recorded | €7.99 a month Monthly equivalent of yearly billing. PRO plan. |
| Free plan or trial | Free plan | Free plan |
| Works with | WordPress | WordPress |
| Best for | Solo owner, In-house marketer | Solo owner, Small agency |
| Monthly billing | Yearly only | Yearly only |
| Billed | By the vendor directly | By the vendor directly |
| Testing | Researched | Researched |
| Last verified | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 |
Plans
Yoast SEO
- Yoast SEO Premium: not offered monthly, or $9.90 a month billed yearly, plus extra charges
Rank Math
- Free: $0
- PRO: not offered monthly, or €7.99 a month billed yearly
- Business: not offered monthly, or €24.99 a month billed yearly
- Agency: not offered monthly, or €54.99 a month billed yearly
- Rank Math + WP Rocket: not offered monthly, or €11.99 a month billed yearly
Which to choose
Pick Yoast SEO if
- you run one site and want Yoast's Local, News and Video SEO plugins, which Premium now includes.
- you want a Redirect Manager and 24/7 support bundled with a single-site licence.
Pick Rank Math if
- you run several sites of your own: PRO covers unlimited personal websites on one subscription.
- you want keyword rank tracking inside WordPress: PRO tracks 500 keywords.
- you build sites for clients: the Business plan covers 100 client websites.
More on these tools
Sources
- Yoast SEO: https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress/ (Oct 9, 2026)
- Yoast SEO: https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-wordpress/ (Oct 9, 2026)
- Yoast SEO: https://yoast.com/pricing-update-july-2025/ (Oct 9, 2026)
- Yoast SEO: https://yoast.com/terms-of-service/ (Oct 9, 2026)
- Rank Math: https://rankmath.com/pricing/ (Oct 9, 2026)
- Rank Math: https://rankmath.com/terms-and-conditions/ (Oct 9, 2026)