Zinn® SEONo renewal surprise. Zinn® SEO Pro costs the same every year. Rank Math's pricing page lists PRO at €7.99 a month billed yearly, renewing at €8.99 a month.
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A faster, lighter alternative to Rank Math
Looking for a Rank Math alternative? Zinn® SEO is just as generous for free, never raises its price at renewal, and adds nothing to your pages.
Rank Math or Zinn® SEO?
Rank Math won fans by giving a lot away for free. Zinn® SEO does the same, keeps the same price every year, and stays light on your database.
One honest note: Zinn® SEO is not released yet, so today Rank Math is the one you can install.
| Zinn® SEO | Rank Math | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | $49 a year, and the same every year. Not on sale yet | PRO: €7.99 a month billed yearly, renewing at €8.99 a month, before tax[1] |
| Sites that plan covers | One site | Unlimited personal websites[1] |
| llms.txt | Free, including llms-full.txt | Yes, as a module[2] |
| IndexNow | Free | In the free plugin[3] |
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What Rank Math and Zinn® SEO add to your pages
We installed each plugin on the same WordPress site and loaded the same page as a visitor. None of them added a script or a stylesheet. The difference is in what else they leave behind: 4 of the 8 wrote their own name into the page code, and the extra database lookups per page ranged from none to 32.
| Zinn® SEO | Rank Math | |
|---|---|---|
| Scripts added | 0 | 0 |
| Stylesheets added | 0 | 0 |
| Comments naming the plugin in your page code | 0 | 0 |
| Extra database lookups per page | 1 | 12 |
| Version tested | 0.7.0 | 1.0.280 |
Our own test, not the plugin makers' figures: WordPress 7.1.3 on PHP 8.5, each plugin's current free version switched on with its default settings, the same post loaded as a visitor and compared with no SEO plugin. Tested on . How we tested
Why people will choose Zinn® SEO over Rank Math
Ready for big sites. On a test site with a million posts, Zinn® SEO had the whole sitemap ready in 73 seconds.
Better for multilingual sites. With the Tranzly translation plugin, every language gets its own guide for AI assistants.
When Rank Math is the better choice
Rank Math is released and widely used, its PRO plan covers unlimited personal websites, and it includes a keyword rank tracker and Google Analytics integration that Zinn® SEO does not have yet.
When Zinn® SEO is the better choice
Choose Zinn® SEO if you want a generous free plugin that keeps your site fast, or you run a large site where sitemaps have caused trouble before.
How to move from Rank Math to Zinn® SEO
See what will come over
Open Move from another SEO plugin and Zinn® SEO counts your titles, descriptions and settings in Rank Math. Nothing is changed yet.
Copy and compare
Copy everything across, then compare every page: what Rank Math shows today next to what Zinn® SEO would show.
Switch over, with an Undo
Rank Math is switched off only when the pages say the same. One Undo takes everything back, and nothing of Rank Math is deleted.
Questions about Zinn® SEO and Rank Math
Can I move from Rank Math without losing my SEO?
Yes. Zinn® SEO copies your titles, descriptions and settings from Rank Math, compares every page before and after, and only then switches Rank Math off. If you change your mind, one Undo puts everything back.
Will Zinn® SEO slow my site down?
No. It adds 0 scripts, 0 stylesheets and no plugin comment to your pages. Your visitors get your content and nothing extra.
Where do the Rank Math details on this page come from?
From Rank Math's own website, read on the date shown. Each one links to the page it came from, so you can check it yourself.
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We read these details on each company's own website on the date shown, from Germany. Prices are in the currency their page displayed, before tax. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
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