Upgrade to Yoast SEO Premium

How does Yoast SEO Premium compare to the free version?

Yoast SEO Premium

Get Yoast SEO Premium Only $99 USD / year (ex VAT), including 1 year free updates and support
Risk-free: 30-day money back guarantee - No questions asked

Yoast SEO Free

Save time and understand what search engines see when they crawl your pages
Get an easy-to-read overview of the SEO data that your pages output. You can quickly check this on the front end of your page. 


Example of the front-end-inspector

Spend time searching for the SEO output of your pages
Use complex inspectors or source code viewers to understand how search engines crawl your content.
New: Generate high-quality SEO titles and meta descriptions with Yoast AI
Get optimized SEO titles and meta descriptions for search and social that match your content with a single click. Yoast’s Artificial Intelligence functionality saves you time and makes your life easier.
No AI
You have to manually write and optimize all your SEO titles and meta descriptions yourself.
Optimize for up to 5 keywords per page
With just 1 page you’ll be ranking for up to 5 synonyms and related keywords. This way, you get more visitors without the effort of creating extra pages. Multiple keywords improve your reach!
Only 1 keyword per page
You’re missing out on search traffic for synonyms or related terms. You’ll have to manually create a unique page for every single keyword.
Automatic redirects: so no more dead links or 404 errors
Old and renamed pages are seamlessly redirected. So you keep both your visitors and Google happy.
No redirect manager
If you forget to redirect, your visitors get stuck on a 404 page. And Google doesn’t like those “Page not found” messages.
Get real-time suggestions for internal links
You get suggestions for links to other pages as you write. Google loves internal links and will reward you with a better ranking.
You need to guess which links would work best
You need to guess which pages you should link to for a better ranking. For every single page you create … and all the current pages on your website.
Preview your page on Facebook and Twitter/X
You get full control over how your page appears on social media. So you can be sure it convinces people to click.
No preview of your page on social media
No preview of your social snippets. You can only guess and cross your fingers.
24/7 support
Our wonderful and knowledgeable support team loves to personally help you with every question you ask via email.
No support
You can help yourself with our extensive knowledge database.
Ads-free
We’ll remove the ads so you can enjoy your Yoast SEO plugin without distractions. Because we love your support!
Ads
You’ll see ads for our other products and services.

And of course

  • Free access to all paid courses in Yoast SEO academy
  • Free updates every 2 weeks

Yoast SEO Premium also includes all features from the free plugin, like:

  • Readability check
  • SEO analysis
  • Full control over your breadcrumbs
  • Always updated for Google’s algorithm
Get Yoast SEO Premium Only $99 USD / year (ex VAT), including 1 year free updates and support
Risk-free: 30-day money back guarantee - No questions asked

 

Frequently Asked Questions about upgrading to Yoast SEO Premium

How to install & activate Yoast SEO Premium?

When you buy Yoast SEO Premium, we’ll take you through a clear installation flow.

If you’ve already bought Yoast SEO Premium, you can find clear step-by-step instructions for installing the plugin in the Yoast Help Center!

If you’d like some extra help, just contact our expert support team at support@yoast.com. They are available 24/7 to guide you through the installation process!

What will happen to my Yoast SEO free settings when I upgrade to Premium?

All plugin settings will be automatically migrated to Yoast SEO Premium for you. So you keep all the work you’ve already put into your free plugin.

What if I have more than 1 website?

1 Yoast SEO Premium subscription can be used on 1 website or domain.

You can use Yoast SEO Premium on multiple websites by purchasing more than one subscription. You can choose how many sites you need it for on the check-out page.

And of course, you get a discount.

Number of sites Your discount
2 or more 5%
5 or more 10%
10 or more 15%
20 or more 20%
30 or more 25%
40 or more 30%
50 or more 35%
75 or more 40%
100 or more 45%
150 or more 50%
Can I transfer my Yoast SEO Premium subscription from one site to another?

Absolutely! That’s easy to do. Just remove the subscription on one site and then add it to another site.

We have a clear step-by-step guide in the Yoast Help Center to help you out.

Do I have to be an SEO expert to use Yoast SEO Premium?

Absolutely not. Yoast SEO Premium makes SEO easy for non-SEO experts.

You get access to guides, called SEO workouts, to walk you through important and repetitive SEO-tasks that are crucial to improve your rankings. These guides make your life easier and save you time.

Can I use Yoast SEO Premium in different languages?

Yes, you can! Yoast SEO Premium is available in English, Spanish, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Swedish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Arabic, Hebrew, Norwegian, Turkish, and Czech.

Can I use Yoast SEO Premium on my staging site?

Yes! You can use your Yoast SEO Premium on your staging site.

Simply add both your live and staging site in MyYoast and transfer subscription(s) between the live and development site. We have a clear step-by-step guide in the Yoast Help Center to help you out.

Will my subscription to Yoast SEO Premium renew automatically each year?

That’s completely up to you! You can choose automatic renewal or manual renewal in the checkout. Tip: you get a 10% discount with automatic renewal!

Get Yoast SEO Premium Only $99 USD / year (ex VAT), including 1 year free updates and support
Risk-free: 30-day money back guarantee - No questions asked
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Automate common SEO tasks, get more tools to improve your content, and enjoy a year of free support and updates.

Get Yoast SEO Premium Only $99 USD / year (ex VAT), including 1 year free updates and support
Risk-free: 30-day money back guarantee - No questions asked

What do you get in Yoast SEO Premium?

Become an SEO expert

FULL access to Yoast SEO academy.

Yoast SEO Premium now comes with FULL access to all courses of Yoast SEO academy. You haves the ultimate opportunity to become an SEO expert yourself!

  • 24/7 access to all our courses
  • Guaranteed access to future courses

Optimize pages for more keywords

Target extra keyphrases, synonyms, and related keywords.

Help your pages rank for more keyphrases, and, analyze your content for multiple keywords and their variations.

  • No more missing out on search traffic for synonyms or related terms.
  • Available in English, Dutch, German, French, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Polish, Arabic, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Turkish, Czech, Slovak and Indonesian & more languages to come!

Preview your results

See how your snippets will look in search and social media.

Take control over how your pages show up in Google, Facebook and more. Attract more visitors by tailoring your titles, descriptions and images for each platform.

  • No more guessing what your social snippets will look like.

Get smarter content suggestions

Unlock more real-time analysis, tools and insights.

Identify more opportunities to improve your content and engage your readers, as we analyze your text in real-time. Get internal linking suggestions, as well as readability scores and recommendations.

  • Save time with automated suggestions

Automatically redirect URLs

Prevent 404s and broken links, without the headache.

We’ll help make sure that your visitors and search engines will never hit a dead-end, as we automatically create redirects when you move, alter or delete content.

Keep content fresh & findable

Get reminders to update cornerstone content, and avoid orphaned pages.

We’ll help you stop your most important pages from getting out of date, and let you know when you have content which you’re not linking to from anywhere in your site.

Get the help you need

Our support team is here for you, 24/7.

Our wonderful and knowledgeable team loves to personally help you with any questions you ask through email.

  • Get help over email and live chat
  • Access a knowledge database with over 580 articles

Get an ad-free experience

Thanks for your support!

We’ve removed the ads in our plugin so that you can focus on doing what you do best. Your support enables us to stay at the cutting edge of SEO, and to help you to compete online.

And that’s not all!
You also get…

  • A year of 24/7 support
  • Free updates every 2 weeks
  • Everything from our free plugin
  • Weekly tips and guides by email

Plus, all of your plugin settings will be automatically migrated. That means that you keep all of the work you’ve already put into optimizing your site.

What do our users say?

  • “Any company that has a web presence should not only be dedicated to and focused on SEO practices, but should also have a tool like Yoast in their arsenal.”
    David Hoffman David Hoffman
    Director of Marketing

    Proteus
  • “I highly recommend Yoast WordPress SEO Plugins Premium for its ease of use and built-in rank scoring system for optimizing keyphrases and content.”
    Jim Nelson Jim Nelson
    Network admin

    Tripawds
  • “Yoast is the best SEO tool I've used for WordPress. It's great for everyone from SEO beginners […], to more advanced/technical editors.”
    Ben Rubenstein Ben Rubenstein
    Senior Marketing Manager

    HMX
  • “If you have a WordPress website/blog, you really need some type of SEO plugin and Yoast is the best one on the market.”
    Maddy Osman Maddy Osman
    SEO Content Strategist

  • “For those that truly want to improve the visibility of their website in search engines, I would suggest an investment in the (Yoast) premium plan, as it offers plenty of integrations and features.”
    Ayo Bamgbose Ayo Bamgbose
    Online digital business coach

  • “For beginner to intermediate users, Yoast is tough to beat. The installation and setup wizards are easy to follow too.”
    Jillyn Dillon Jillyn Dillon
    Founder & Executive Director

    Technology Aloha