WordPress plugin comparison
Yoast SEO vs WP-SEOstats
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 10+ for WP-SEOstats.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 126,808 times, WP-SEOstats about 6.
- Yoast SEO is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 27,820 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Dec 24, 2014 for WP-SEOstats.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.0 for WP-SEOstats.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for WP-SEOstats.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Yoast SEO |  WP-SEOstats |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2 | #48,500 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 11.1M | 156 |
| Rating | 4.8(27.8K) | 4.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 96% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.6.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×8.02 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 14 days ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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