Yoast SEO

WordPress SEO plugin with a free version and paid Premium, WooCommerce and AI+ plans.

Key facts

Lowest listed plan: $118.80/yrYoast SEO Premium plan
Billing: Annual billing required
Free plan: Yes, Yoast SEO
Free trial: Unknown
Prices last verified: 30 Oct 2026
Verification: Vendor-checkedVerified 30 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation. Not independently tested.

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5 plans listed
13 of 17 capabilities documented
4 integrations recorded

What Yoast SEO does

Yoast SEO is a WordPress plugin for on-page SEO: real-time content and readability analysis, XML sitemaps and schema markup, with redirects, internal linking suggestions and AI-drafted metadata in Yoast SEO Premium. The Yoast SEO AI+ plan adds AI Brand Insights, a browser-based tool that monitors brand mentions in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity.

Built for (vendor-stated)

Small businesses
Agencies
Publishers
Ecommerce brands

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SEOFinder hasn't written strengths, trade-offs or fit for Yoast SEO. The pricing and capabilities below come from Yoast SEO's own documentation, checked 30 Oct 2026, not from reviews or testing.

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Yoast SEO pricing and plans

Vendor documentation, 30 Oct 2026

Prices as listed by Yoast SEO; annual totals only where the vendor lists them. Lowest plans differ in limits between tools, so compare what each plan includes. How we check prices

Plans and prices
Plan	Month-to-month	Billed annually	Limits and inclusions (vendor-listed)
Yoast SEO	Free		Free WordPress plugin: real-time SEO and readability analysis, XML sitemaps, schema markup, breadcrumbs, canonical and indexing controls, llms.txt management.
Yoast SEO PremiumAnnual commitment	Month-to-monthNot listed	Billed annually$118.80/yr	1 site or domain per subscription; buy more subscriptions for more sites (bulk discount). Includes the Local SEO, News SEO and Video SEO plugins, one Google Docs add-on seat, Yoast SEO Academy and 24/7 support. Up to 5 keyphrases per page, redirect manager, internal linking suggestions, AI-drafted titles and meta descriptions.
Yoast WooCommerce SEOAnnual commitment	Month-to-monthNot listed	Billed annually$178.80/yr	Everything in Yoast SEO Premium plus WooCommerce product schema, product XML sitemaps, product-focused content analysis and AI-generated product metadata and image alt text. Requires WordPress with WooCommerce.
Yoast SEO AI+Annual commitment	Month-to-monthNot listed	Billed annually$358.80/yr	Yoast WooCommerce SEO (including Premium) plus AI Brand Insights: 1 brand per subscription, one scheduled weekly analysis, up to five brand questions. Plans renew annually.
No plan name published by the vendor	Contact sales — Custom pricing		Custom licensing for 100 or more client sites.

Paid add-ons

None recorded for the capabilities we track.

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Yoast SEO capabilities

Checked against Yoast SEO's documentation on 30 Oct 2026 unless a row says otherwise; not independently tested. The plan column shows where a capability is confirmed, not that lower plans lack it.

Offered10
Partial3
Paid add-on0
Not offered0
Unknown4
* Not yet verified

Yoast SEO capabilities: availability, confirmed plan and evidence
Capability	Availability	Confirmed plan	Evidence
AI visibility8
AI visibility monitoringTracks brand mentions or citations in AI assistants and AI search answers.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Yoast SEO AI+Availability on lower plans not verified.	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for AI visibility monitoring Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Weekly brand analysis across AI platforms including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity” Notes: Yoast AI Brand Insights, a browser-based tool in Yoast SEO AI+. One scheduled weekly analysis per brand; add subscriptions for more brands. Source for AI visibility monitoring
ChatGPT trackingMonitors answers from ChatGPT.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Yoast SEO AI+Availability on lower plans not verified.	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for ChatGPT tracking Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Which AI tools does the monitoring include? Currently, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity are available” Source for ChatGPT tracking
Perplexity trackingMonitors Perplexity answers.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Yoast SEO AI+Availability on lower plans not verified.	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Perplexity tracking Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Which AI tools does the monitoring include? Currently, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity are available” Source for Perplexity tracking
Gemini trackingMonitors Google Gemini answers.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Yoast SEO AI+Availability on lower plans not verified.	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Gemini tracking Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Which AI tools does the monitoring include? Currently, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity are available” Source for Gemini tracking
Claude trackingMonitors Claude answers.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Yoast SEO AI+Availability on lower plans not verified.	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Claude tracking Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Which AI tools does the monitoring include? Currently, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity are available” Source for Claude tracking
Citation and source trackingShows which pages AI answers cite as sources.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Yoast SEO AI+Availability on lower plans not verified.	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Citation and source tracking Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Citation analysis to understand which sources AI platforms reference” Notes: Lists the domains AI platforms cite when they mention the brand. Source for Citation and source tracking
AI competitor benchmarkingCompares brand visibility against competitors in AI answers.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Yoast SEO AI+Availability on lower plans not verified.	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for AI competitor benchmarking Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Competitor benchmarking to see how your visibility compares against rivals” Source for AI competitor benchmarking
Prompt trackingTracks a defined set of prompts over time.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Yoast SEO AI+Availability on lower plans not verified.	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Prompt tracking Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Create up to five brand questions or generate suggested questions with AI.” Notes: Up to five brand questions per brand. Source for Prompt tracking
Content2
Automated content generationGenerates drafts or full articles with AI.	Availability: Partial	Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Yoast SEO Premium, the lowest paid planAvailability on the free plan not verified.	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Automated content generation Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Yoast AI Content Planner (Premium): suggests five site-specific post ideas and builds a structured starter draft the moment you open a new post.” Notes: AI drafts SEO titles and meta descriptions (by page or in bulk) and a structured starter draft for new posts. Suggestions are reviewed before they save. Source for Automated content generation
Content optimizationScores or guides content against ranking competitors.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed on the free plan	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Content optimization Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Get real-time SEO and readability analysis as you write, so every post is optimized before it goes live.” Notes: Analysis in the WordPress editor. Premium checks up to five keyphrases per page, including synonyms and word forms. Source for Content optimization
Research2
Keyword researchKeyword discovery with volume or difficulty data.	Availability: Partial	Confirmed plan: Confirmed on the free plan	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Keyword research Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Semrush integration for keyword research directly inside Yoast SEO.” Notes: Through the Semrush integration. Source for Keyword research
Rank trackingMonitors positions in traditional search results over time.	Availability: Partial	Confirmed plan: Confirmed on the free plan	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Rank tracking Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Wincher integration to track keyword performance from your dashboard.” Notes: Through the Wincher integration. Source for Rank tracking
Technical SEO1
Structured data markupGenerates, deploys or validates schema.org structured data.	Availability: Offered	Confirmed plan: Confirmed on the free plan	Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Structured data markup Checked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Yoast SEO automatically adds structured data to every page, making your content easier for search engines to understand and eligible for rich results.” Notes: Premium outputs more schema types and can aggregate a site's structured data into one graph. Source for Structured data markup

Unknown: 4 capabilitiesNo vendor documentation found either way. Unknown is not the same as Not offered.

Publishing

Automated publishingPushes content directly to a CMS such as WordPress.

Technical SEO

Technical site auditCrawls a site to find technical and on-page issues.

Backlinks

Backlink analysisExplores referring domains and link profiles.
Backlink buildingHelps acquire new backlinks, for example through outreach tooling or link exchanges.

Integrations

4 verified in vendor documentation, 0 not yet verified.

Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.WordPressConfirmed on the free plan
Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Google Search ConsoleConfirmed on the free plan
Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Google AnalyticsConfirmed on the free plan
Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Public APIConfirmed on the free plan

Sources

Official Yoast SEO pages read on 30 Oct 2026. These are the vendor's own claims; SEOFinder has not independently tested them.

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