Yoast SEO vs Rank Math SEO

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

Health A98

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Yoast SEO	Rank Math SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10M+ ✓	4M–5M
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 98 ✓	A · 96
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.	97/100 ✓	87/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	27,820 ✓	7,522
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	97/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8d ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	11.8M ✓	2.8M
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	2.0% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Yoast SEORank 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.