WordPress plugin comparison
Essential WP Tools vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 10+ for Essential WP Tools.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 128,375 times, Essential WP Tools about 3.
- Essential WP Tools 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 Aug 21, 2024 for Essential WP Tools.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Essential WP Tools.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2024 for Essential WP Tools.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential WP Tools |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #34,035 | #2 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 73 | 11.1M |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 98% |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×8.02 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | 7.4 |
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