Yoast SEO vs Rank Math SEO

Two of the top SEO plugins, judged on the same honest signals: real reviews, fairness, maintenance and momentum.

Our pick
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Grade B
Yoast SEO

The SEO giant that loves a good sales pitch.

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63
Grade C
Rank Math SEO

Excellent SEO power paired with some very sneaky billing traps.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.3 (7,441) ~4.8M installs β†—Growing updated 2026-05-28
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Dimension by dimension

Loved /40
Yoast SEO
24
Rank Math SEO
30
Trustworthy /15
Yoast SEO
7
Rank Math SEO
6
Fair & Honest /15
Yoast SEO
10
Rank Math SEO
7
Maintained /18
Yoast SEO
18
Rank Math SEO
18
Momentum /12
Yoast SEO
9
Rank Math SEO
11