WordPress plugin comparison
Advance Canonical URL vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 1K+ for Advance Canonical URL.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 120,961 times, Advance Canonical URL about 42.
- Advance Canonical URL is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 27,820 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 23, 2026 for Advance Canonical URL.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Advance Canonical URL.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advance Canonical URL |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,225 | #2 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 11.1M |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 93% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.63 | ×7.96 |
| Last release | 18 days ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 7.4 |
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