WordPress plugin comparison
Yoast SEO vs WP Simple SEO Meta
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 20+ for WP Simple SEO Meta.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 126,808 times, WP Simple SEO Meta about 1.
- WP Simple SEO Meta 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 Jun 2, 2019 for WP Simple SEO Meta.
- Yoast SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for WP Simple SEO Meta.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2019 for WP Simple SEO Meta.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Yoast SEO |  WP Simple SEO Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2 | #25,519 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 11.1M | 27 |
| Rating | 4.8(27.8K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 96% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×8.02 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 14 days ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.4 |
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