WordPress plugin comparison
SEO & redirect vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 200+ for SEO & redirect.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 128,375 times, SEO & redirect about 9.
- Yoast SEO is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 27,820 reviews, against 4.2 from 10 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jun 3, 2023 for SEO & redirect.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for SEO & redirect.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for SEO & redirect.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  SEO & redirect |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,849 | #2 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 178 | 11.1M |
| Rating | 4.2(10) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 98% |
| Tested up to | 6.2.15 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×8.02 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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