WordPress SEO plugin with metadata, content analysis and schema.
Top-rated in SEO Plugins#1 of 7 in SEO Plugins by Overall Score
Yoast SEO adds search-engine optimization controls to WordPress posts, pages, taxonomies, and site settings. It provides SEO and readability analysis, XML sitemaps, canonical URLs, schema markup, social previews, breadcrumbs, and search appearance controls, while Premium adds internal linking suggestions, redirects, additional content insights, and AI-assisted title and description generation.
Yoast SEO Premium includes internal-linking blocks that list related pages or child pages from the current site hierarchy, and its cornerstone workout guides editors through linking neglected priority articles. Internal-link suggestions are restricted to the premium plugin. Publishers using the free version can still edit metadata and inspect basic site structure but should not expect the guided link-workout workflow.
Calculated from facts we verified on Yoast's own website, using published thresholds. Nobody can pay to change it. Together with Market Signal it makes the Overall Score of 75 that orders our lists.
Dimensions without verified data count as a neutral 2.5. Facts checked October 12, 2026. How the rating works
Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about Yoast's own website. Not an assessment of the product itself. How this works →
Market Strength
84
Where it stands today
Momentum
39 Cooling ↓
Where it’s heading
Data Confidence
High
How much to trust it
Tick mark = category average.
Compared with 52 tracked WordPress tools. Data through September 2026, pulled October 12, 2026.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (mo) | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium | $9.90 | Not listed |
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Pricing shown reflects list prices as of our last check and may have changed. Confirm current pricing on Yoast's website before purchasing.
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Why choose it: WordPress publishers and businesses wanting technical, on-page, internal-link, and Search Console workflows in one plugin.
Why choose it: WordPress publishers and ecommerce sites that want technical SEO and content optimization inside the CMS.
Why choose it: WordPress site owners and agencies that want SEO controls available directly inside their preferred page builder.
Why choose it: WordPress users who prefer automated core SEO with optional modules added only when needed.
Yoast offers a free plan, though it doesn't offer a separate free trial of paid tiers.
Yoast starts at $9.90 per site/mo, billed annually, on its Premium plan. Pricing was last checked October 5, 2026. Always confirm current pricing on the vendor's site before purchasing.
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