WordPress plugin comparison
Simple SEO Optimizer vs Yoast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 50+ for Simple SEO Optimizer.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 128,375 times, Simple SEO Optimizer about 3.
- Simple SEO Optimizer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 27,820 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Mar 4, 2025 for Simple SEO Optimizer.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Simple SEO Optimizer.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Simple SEO Optimizer.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple SEO Optimizer |  Yoast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,983 | #2 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 54 | 11.1M |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(27.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 98% |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.10 | ×8.02 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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