Slim SEO vs Rank Math SEO

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

Slim SEO

by Anh Tran

Health A90

Rank Math SEO

by Rank Math SEO

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

Slim SEO Rank Math 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	Slim SEO	Rank Math SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70K–80K	4M–5M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+17%	+33% ✓
Overall health	A · 90	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	95/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.64★	4.84★ ✓
Reviews	136	7,495 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100	98/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday ✓	14d ago
Downloads · 30d	61.0K	3.7M ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Slim SEO Rank Math 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.