Yoast SEO vs Rank Math SEO

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

Yoast SEO

by Yoast

Health A99

Rank Math SEO

by Rank Math SEO

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

Yoast 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	Yoast SEO	Rank Math SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10M–20M ✓	4M–5M
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+33% ✓
Overall health	A · 99 ✓	A · 98
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100	97/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	100/100 ✓	95/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.83★	4.84★ ✓
Reviews	27,818 ✓	7,495
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	98/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7d ago ✓	14d ago
Downloads · 30d	11.6M ✓	3.7M
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Yoast 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.