Comparison
CrawlWP vs Rank Math: SEO Plugin Comparison for WordPress
Rank Math offers many features, but more features don’t always mean better quality. This page discusses which features are truly useful, where Rank Math excels, and what CrawlWP provides that Rank Math lacks.
On this page
Side by side
Feature by feature
Rank Math’s free version is unusually generous, and it covers more on-page ground than we do. The gap opens up around indexing and what happens on Bing and Yandex.
| CrawlWP | Rank Math | |
|---|---|---|
| Meta title and description templates | Free | Free |
| Bulk editor for titles and descriptions | Free | Free |
| Focus keywords per post | Multiple | Up to five |
| Schema and breadcrumbs | Free | Free |
| LocalBusiness schema | Free | Free |
| Image SEO: auto alt text | Free | Free |
| robots.txt editing | Free, pre-filled with live output | Free |
| llms.txt | Free | Free |
| Redirect manager | Free: 301, 302, 410, regex | Free, regex in Pro |
| 404 monitor | Free | Free |
| Automatic redirect on permalink change | Free | Pro |
| Internal link automation | Keyword rules | Link suggestions |
| XML sitemap | Uses the WordPress core index | Its own sitemap |
| Google News and video sitemaps | Premium | Pro |
| HTML sitemap | Premium | Free |
| Multilingual sitemaps | Premium: WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress | WPML and Polylang |
| GA4 and Tag Manager fields | Free | Free, via the Analytics module |
| Import from other SEO plugins | Free | Free |
| Instant indexing to Google | Free, Google Indexing API | Free, via a companion plugin |
| Indexing to Bing, Yandex, Naver, Yep, Seznam.cz | Free, APIs plus IndexNow | IndexNow, via the same companion plugin |
| Index status per post | Premium | Pro, page-level analytics |
| Google Search Console data in WordPress | Premium | Free, 90 days; longer history in Pro |
| Bing data in WordPress | Premium | Not included |
| Yandex data in WordPress | Premium | Not included |
| AI content tools | Not included | Content AI, paid credits |
| SEO email reports | Premium | Pro, white-label reports |
| Price for one site | Starts at $59 a year | See their pricing page |
Being fair about it
Where Rank Math is the better choice
Rank Math is a broader product than CrawlWP, and for many sites that is the right trade.
Breadth of features
Rank Math ships a long list of modules, and on raw feature count it wins. For some sites, that matters more than depth in any one.
Schema depth
If you need recipe, event, job posting, or product schema out of the box, Rank Math covers far more types than we do.
A generous free tier
Rank Math Free includes redirects, a 404 monitor, schema, and Search Console data. Few free plugins match it.
Content AI and analysis
Rank Math provides content tooling and five focus keywords per post.
Keyword rank tracking
Rank Math Pro tracks keyword positions over time. CrawlWP includes basic rank tracking.
WooCommerce and niche coverage
Product schema and store-specific features are more than CrawlWP offers.
Where CrawlWP is ahead
Indexing, built in and checked
Rank Math does instant indexing through a separate companion plugin you install alongside it. CrawlWP does it in the main plugin, submits to six search engines, and then tells you whether the page actually reached the index.
No companion plugin
Indexing is part of CrawlWP, not a second plugin to install, update, and configure.
Indexing on content change
New and updated posts, pages, and custom post types are submitted as soon as they change.
Automatic indexing
A scheduled scan finds content that never made it into the index and submits it.
Index status per post
Indexed, pending, or missing, per engine, on the posts list you already use.
Submission log
Every request recorded with its date, engine, and result, on its own Log screen.
Bulk indexing
Select any set of posts from the content list and send them together.
The gap nobody else fills
Bing and Yandex, not just Google
Rank Math shows Google Search Console data in WordPress, and its Pro version goes deeper, with rank tracking and page-level analytics. It doesn’t cover Bing or Yandex. CrawlWP reads all three and reports them together.
Google Search Console
Clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position, inside WordPress.
Bing Webmaster Tools
The same numbers from Microsoft Bing, on the same screen.
Yandex Webmaster
Clicks, impressions, ranking keywords, and positions from Yandex.
Per-post performance
Each post’s own numbers and top keywords, in the editor sidebar and the Insights tab.
Top pages and queries
Your best performing URLs and the searches that bring visitors, with top countries and devices.
One screen for all three
Switch between engines without opening three separate tools.
And it comes to you
The SEO report your client will actually read
Rank Math Pro sends white-label reports too, so this is not a gap in their product. The difference is what is in ours: indexing numbers alongside the search performance, and the URLs that were indexed or dropped since the last report.
Your schedule
Daily, weekly on a day you choose, or monthly.
Multiple recipients
Comma-separated addresses, so clients and colleagues get it without a WordPress login.
Search performance
Impressions, clicks, CTR, and average position, with the change from the previous period.
Indexing insights
Pages indexed on Google, pages likely indexed on Bing, and pages still not indexed.
Keywords and pages
The searches driving traffic and the URLs earning the clicks.
Recent movements
What was newly indexed and what was dropped since the last report.
Switching
Moving from Rank Math takes minutes
Install CrawlWP alongside Rank Math, import the titles, descriptions, canonicals, and robots settings it already saved, spot-check a few posts, then deactivate it. The importer copies rather than moves so that you can roll back. The full migration guide walks through it step by step.
Questions
CrawlWP and Rank Math questions
Answers to the questions people ask most when comparing the two.
Rank Math has more features. Why switch?
Feature count doesn’t equal coverage. Rank Math does not report Bing or Yandex performance, and its instant indexing lives in a separate plugin. If that is the part of SEO you care about, CrawlWP is built around it.
Does Rank Math do instant indexing?
Yes, through Instant Indexing by Rank Math, a separate companion plugin that uses the Google Indexing API and IndexNow. In CrawlWP, it is part of the main plugin, and it covers Naver, Yep, and Seznam.cz as well.
Does Rank Math show Search Console data?
Yes, and it is free, with 90 days of history. Pro extends the history and adds page-level analytics. Rank Math does not read Bing or Yandex.
Should I use both?
No. Two SEO plugins produce duplicate meta tags and competing sitemaps. Import your data, then deactivate one.
Can I import my Rank Math data?
Yes. Titles, descriptions, canonical URLs, robots settings, and redirects are copied across, and your Rank Math data stays where it is.
Is CrawlWP’s content analysis as good?
No. Rank Math scores up to five keyphrases per post and includes Content AI. Ours checks one focus keyword, your title, description, headings, links, and images.
Which should I choose?
If you want the widest set of on-page features and keyword rank tracking, Rank Math is the stronger pick. If you want built-in indexing and reporting that covers Bing and Yandex, that is what CrawlWP is for.
Pricing
Straightforward pricing, every feature included
Standard
For 1 Site
$59
/ year
Pro
For 5 Sites
$159
/ year
Agency
For Unlimited Sites
$259
/ year
Standard
For 1 Site
$359
once
Pro
For 5 Sites
$559
once
Agency
For Unlimited Sites
$759
once
Try it alongside what you have
Install CrawlWP, import your Rank Math data, and compare the two for a week before you deactivate anything. There is a 14-day money-back guarantee either way.
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