Smart WordPress SEO vs BeyondSEO

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

Smart WordPress SEO

by Purab

Health D41

BeyondSEO

by rankingCoach

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Smart WordPress SEOBeyondSEO

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	Smart WordPress SEO	BeyondSEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	+199900% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	73/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.9★ ✓
Reviews	0	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	76/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.5y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	33	170.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	8.4% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Smart WordPress SEOBeyondSEO

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.