Yoast SEO vs SEOPress
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
At a glance
Yoast SEO leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #2, ahead of SEOPress at #169. Yoast SEO has the largest install base, roughly 33× the next: 10M+ active installs against 300K+ for SEOPress. Downloads this week: Yoast SEO 4,516,859 and SEOPress 21,845. Ratings: Yoast SEO 4.8★ from 27,820 and SEOPress 4.8★ from 1,267 reviews.
| Metric | Yoast SEO | SEOPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #2 ▬ | #169 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 4,516,859 | 21,845 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (27,820) | 4.8★ (1,267) |
| Last updated | Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Current version | 28.8 | 10.3 |
| Best rank on record | #2 | #169 |
| Days in the top 50 | 97 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2010 | Aug 2016 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 228 | 7 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Yoast SEO or SEOPress?
By active installs, Yoast SEO: 10M+ sites run it against 300K+ for SEOPress, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Yoast SEO or SEOPress?
Yoast SEO, at #2 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with SEOPress at #169. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Yoast SEO or SEOPress alternatives to each other?
Yes. All of them are seo plugins, so a site would normally run one of them. The figures above show which one more WordPress sites choose and how that has changed over time.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.