WordPress plugin comparison
Default Alt Text vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 10+ for Default Alt Text.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 128,375 times, Default Alt Text about 2.
- Default Alt Text is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 27,820 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Dec 9, 2025 for Default Alt Text.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Default Alt Text.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Default Alt Text.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Default Alt Text |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,049 | #2 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 43 | 11.1M |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 98% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.12 | ×8.02 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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