Semrush SEO Writing Assistant vs Yoast SEO

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

Health C64

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

Semrush SEO Writing Assistant moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Semrush SEO Writing Assistant	Yoast SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K	10M+ ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 64	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	69/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	54/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	97/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.2★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	25	27,820 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.3K	11.8M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.4% ✓	1.0%
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Semrush SEO Writing AssistantYoast 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.