WordPress plugin comparison
SEO Ultimate vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 10K+ for SEO Ultimate.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 128,375 times, SEO Ultimate about 40.
- Yoast SEO is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 27,820 reviews, against 3.8 from 98 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Nov 3, 2016 for SEO Ultimate.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for SEO Ultimate.
- SEO Ultimate has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Yoast SEO.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  SEO Ultimate |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,490 | #2 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.1K | 11.1M |
| Rating | 3.8(98) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 98% |
| Tested up to | 4.6.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×8.02 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 12 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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