WordPress plugin comparison
Meta Tags SEO vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against fewer than 10 for Meta Tags SEO.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 126,808 times, Meta Tags SEO about 1.
- Meta Tags SEO has no reviews yet.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against May 2, 2025 for Meta Tags SEO.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Meta Tags SEO.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Meta Tags SEO.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Meta Tags SEO |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #69,086 | #2 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 11.1M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 93% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×7.96 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
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