WordPress plugin comparison
SEO Defend vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 20+ for SEO Defend.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 126,808 times, SEO Defend about 6.
- Yoast SEO is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 27,820 reviews, against 3.3 from 3 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 3, 2020 for SEO Defend.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for SEO Defend.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for SEO Defend.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  SEO Defend |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #26,434 | #2 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 143 | 11.1M |
| Rating | 3.3(3) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 96% |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×8.02 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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