You’ll spend more on coffee this month than Yoast Premium costs all year, and it works on the days you don’t show up
Yoast SEO Premium vs Yoast SEO (free)
(Beta) AI content optimization
Real-time AI suggestions with one-click apply
No AI
Manual optimization only
(Beta) AI title and meta description generator
Generate optimized titles and descriptions instantly
No AI
Write and optimize these yourself
SEO workouts
Step-by-step guides that find where your site is losing traffic, and fix it without needing to know SEO
Not included
Your content gaps stay hidden. You'd need to audit every post manually to find them
Keyword optimization
Up to 5 keyphrases per page or post, with full analysis for each
1 keyword per page or post
Optimize for one keyword per post or page
SEO task list
Tells you exactly what needs attention and why, right inside your WordPress dashboard, no digging, no guesswork, just a clear list of actions that move the needle
Not included
SEO issues pile up quietly in the background. By the time you notice, they've already cost you visibility
Redirect manager
Get warnings and set up redirects when you move or delete content
No redirect manager
Broken links require manual fixes, and visitors land on error pages
AI Content Planner
Scans your existing content to find growth opportunities and provides five ready-to-act-on post ideas right inside the editor. Pick one and Yoast builds a structured draft instantly, with a title, keyphrase, H2 outline, and content notes already in place.
Not included
No insight into where your content gaps and growth opportunities are.
Internal linking
Relevant suggestions as you write based off your site's content, for every page on your site
Manual linking
Decide yourself which pages to link to
Social preview
Preview and fine-tune how posts appear on Facebook and X
No social preview
You can only guess what your post will look like on Facebook and X
IndexNow
Instant search engine notification on publish or update
Not included
Search engines find your content in their own time
Bot blocker
Set directives for which AI systems can use your content for training without code
Not included
No control over which AI systems can use your content for training
Schema and structured data
Adds a significant layer of E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness) data. In addition to local, news and video-specific schema
Solid foundational schema only
Yoast SEO (free) provides the foundational “identity” and “content” schema that defines the core structure of a website.
Front-end SEO inspector
Real-time view of all SEO metadata, no code required
Not included
Checking SEO metadata means digging through pages or code
XML news sitemap
Gets your content indexed faster and into news-related search results, with simple per-article controls
Not included
No automatic generation or maintenance of news sitemap
Stock ticker metadata for news SEO
Helps your content appear in finance-related search results and Google News
Not included
No stock ticker functionality included
Video sitemap
Helps search engines discover and index your video content faster
Not included
No video sitemap
Video metadata
Configure duration and audience details so Google categorizes your videos correctly
Not included
No video metadata
Local sitemap
Makes each location easier for search engines to find and index
Not included
No local sitemap
Location page type
Dedicated location pages with pre-configured schema, maps, and opening hours
Not included
No location page type
Google Maps API
Accurate, interactive maps for each business location
Not included
No maps integration
Store locator
A built-in tool for customers to find your nearest branch
Not included
No store locator
Opening hours
Manage and display opening hours per location, with individual overrides
Not included
No opening hours management
Shared business info
Set global business details once, with the ability to override per location
Not included
No shared business info
Google Docs add-on (1 seat)
Full Yoast SEO, readability, and inclusive language analysis inside Google Docs, so writers can contribute optimized drafts without needing WordPress access. Export tailored for WordPress
Not included
Writers need WordPress access to check and optimize their content or copy and paste from Google Docs
