WordPress plugin comparison
Fervent Readability Optimizer vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against fewer than 10 for Fervent Readability Optimizer.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 128,375 times, Fervent Readability Optimizer about 2.
- Fervent Readability Optimizer has no reviews yet.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jun 20, 2026 for Fervent Readability Optimizer.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Fervent Readability Optimizer.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2026 for Fervent Readability Optimizer.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Fervent Readability Optimizer |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #74,180 | #2 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 41 | 11.1M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 98% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×8.02 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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