WordPress plugin comparison
Yoast SEO vs YM Fast SEO
At a glance
- Yoast SEO has more active installs: 10M+, against 100+ for YM Fast SEO.
- On a typical day, Yoast SEO is downloaded about 126,808 times, YM Fast SEO about 10.
- YM Fast SEO is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 27,820 reviews.
- Yoast SEO was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Sep 5, 2026 for YM Fast SEO.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Yoast SEO has been around longer: since 2010, against 2024 for YM Fast SEO.
Line by line
Yoast SEO leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Yoast SEO |  YM Fast SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2 | #15,046 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 11.1M | 181 |
| Rating | 4.8(27.8K) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 96% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×8.02 | ×0.39 |
| Last release | 14 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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