WordPress plugin comparison
Basic SEO Pack vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 600+ for Basic SEO Pack.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 128,375 times, Basic SEO Pack about 6.
- Basic SEO Pack is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 27,820 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Basic SEO Pack.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Basic SEO Pack.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Basic SEO Pack.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Basic SEO Pack |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,136 | #2 |
| Active installs | 600+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 96 | 11.1M |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 98% |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×8.02 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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