FreshRank vs Yoast SEO

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

FreshRank

by Themeisle

Health B82

Yoast SEO

by Yoast

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

FreshRank Yoast SEO

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	FreshRank	Yoast SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10M–20M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 82	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	98/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★	4.83★ ✓
Reviews	2	27,819 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	351	13.8M ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

FreshRank Yoast 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.