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Yoast SEO vs W3P SEO

Yoast SEO

by Yoast

10M+ installs4.8

W3P SEO

by Ciprian Popescu

90+ installs4.0

At a glance

  • Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 90+ for W3P SEO.
  • On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 128,375 times, W3P SEO about 26.
  • Yoast SEO is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 27,820 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
  • W3P SEO was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Yoast SEO.
  • Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
  • Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for W3P SEO.

Line by line

Yoast SEO leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

MetricYoast SEOW3P SEO
Popular rank#2#17,350
Active installs10M+90+
Downloads, last 30 days11.1M539
Rating4.8(27.8K)4.0(1)
Support threads resolved98%–
Tested up to7.1.47.1.4
Search multiplier×8.02×0.34
Last release13 days ago4 days ago
Requires PHP7.47.4

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