Comparison
ProRank vs Yoast SEO
Yoast pioneered WordPress SEO. ProRank takes it further with performance, images, and AI-powered internal linking built in.
Yoast SEO
- • Industry standard for WordPress SEO
- • Good readability analysis
- • Basic schema in free version
- • No performance optimization
- • No image optimization
ProRank
- • Complete SEO toolkit
- • 30+ schema types included
- • + Performance toolkit
- • + Image optimization
- • + AI internal linking
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | Yoast | ProRank |
|---|---|---|
| SEO Essentials | ||
| On-Page SEO Analysis | Free | |
| Titles & Meta | Free | |
| XML Sitemaps | Free | |
| Breadcrumbs | Free | |
| Redirect Manager | Paid | Free |
| 404 Monitor | Paid | Free |
| Schema & Rich Results | ||
| Schema Markup (30+ types) | Free | |
| FAQ + HowTo Schema | Paid | Free |
| Local Business Schema | Paid | Pro |
| Product Schema | Paid | Pro |
| Performance | ||
| Page Caching | Pro | |
| Critical CSS / UCSS | Business | |
| Script Manager | Pro | |
| Unused CSS Removal | Pro | |
| Database Optimization | Free | |
| Core Web Vitals Monitoring | Business | |
| Image Optimization | ||
| WebP/AVIF Conversion | Pro | |
| Compression Presets | Pro | |
| Bulk Optimization | Pro | |
| Lazy Load Images | Free | |
| Internal Linking | ||
| Link Suggestions | Paid | Free |
| Orphan Page Detection | Paid | Pro |
| Anchor Text Insights | Paid | Pro |
| Analytics & Reporting | ||
| Google Search Console | Pro | |
| Google Analytics 4 | Pro | |
| Rank Tracking | Business | |
| Content Decay Alerts | Business | |
| AI & Automation | ||
| AI Content Suggestions | Pro | |
| AI Meta Generation | Pro | |
| Bring Your Own API Key | Pro | |
| Agency & Workflow | ||
| White Label | Agency | |
| Client Reporting | Agency | |
| Multi-site Hub | Agency | |
Disclaimer: Competitor features vary by plan and may change. If anything looks incorrect, please contact us.
The Bottom Line
Yoast SEO is a solid choice for basic WordPress SEO. But modern SEO requires more than meta tags—you need fast pages, optimized images, and smart internal linking. ProRank gives you everything Yoast does, plus the tools you'd otherwise need 3-4 additional plugins for.