WordPress SEO plugin
Hex SEO vs Rank Math
Rank Math is a popular WordPress SEO plugin. Hex SEO covers the same on-page ground in an original codebase, and can run alongside Rank Math while you import and check your data.
| Feature | Rank Math | Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Title and meta templates, social cards | Yes | Yes |
| On-page analysis with focus keywords | Yes | Yes |
| Schema builder | Yes | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | Yes | Yes |
| Redirections and 404 monitor | Yes | Yes |
| Instant indexing (IndexNow, Google Indexing API) | Yes | Yes |
| Local SEO (single location) | Yes | Yes |
| Role manager, robots.txt and .htaccess editors | Yes | Yes |
| llms.txt | Yes | Yes |
| Search Console data in wp-admin | Yes | Through a Hex workspace |
| GA4 in wp-admin | Yes | Not yet |
| AI content writing | Yes | Not included |
| Google Trends | Yes | Not yet |
| Import from other SEO plugins | Yes | Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress |
Rank Math details are from its public website and independent reviews, checked October 2026. Features change; check Rank Math’s site for the current list. Rank Math is a trademark of its owner, and Hex is not affiliated with it.
Also in Hex
- Runs alongside another SEO plugin with its own output off until you switch
- Crawler fixes from Hex applied after a dry run
- Content scoring against Hex briefs in the editor
- Site health, rank movers and decaying pages from Hex on the dashboard
Which should you choose?
Rank Math may suit you better if you want AI writing tools or GA4 inside wp-admin today.
Hex fits if you manage client sites in Hex and want fixes to flow from the crawler into WordPress.
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Hex is in private beta: access is by invitation.