Frase vs Yoast SEO

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health C68

Health A99

Active-install trajectory

Frase moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Frase	Yoast SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	10M+ ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 68	A · 99 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	62/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	99/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	3	27,820 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12mo ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	182	11.7M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.0% ✓	1.0%
Category	SEO	SEO

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

FraseYoast SEO

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.