WordPress plugin comparison
Headline Booster vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against fewer than 10 for Headline Booster.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 120,961 times, Headline Booster about 4.
- Headline Booster has no reviews yet.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 24, 2026 for Headline Booster.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Headline Booster.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Headline Booster |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #72,098 | #2 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 124 | 11.1M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 93% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×7.96 |
| Last release | 17 days ago | 15 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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