WordPress plugin comparison

SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer vs Yoast SEO

SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

10K+ installs4.8

Yoast SEO

by Yoast

10M+ installs4.8

At a glance

Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 10K+ for SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer.
On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 126,808 times, SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer about 195.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 15, 2026 for SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer.
SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 96% for Yoast SEO.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer.

Yoast SEO leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer	Yoast SEO
Popular rank	#1,439	#2
Active installs	10K+	10M+
Downloads, last 30 days	16.8K	11.1M
Rating	4.8(171)	4.8(27.8K)
Support threads resolved	100%	96%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.14	×8.02
Last release	26 days ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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