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Yoast SEO alternatives: cheaper, free and multi-site options

By Giovanni Rasulo Updated 25 October 2026 Prices checked October 2026

Short answer

Yoast SEO Premium is $118.80 a year, excluding VAT, and each subscription covers one site. If you run one site, SEOPress PRO ($49 a year) and AIOSEO's Basic plan ($49.50 the first year, renewing at $99) cost less. If you run several, Rank Math Pro at $107.88 a year covers unlimited personal sites. The free plugins from Rank Math, SEOPress and Yoast itself cover the basics. Stay on Yoast if you value its bundled Local, Video and News add-ons or its 24/7 support on a single site.

This is a documented comparison, not a test. Prices come from each plugin's own pricing pages, read in October 2026, in US dollars where the vendor shows them; Yoast's page also shows euros and a currency selector. CheaperStack has not benchmarked these plugins on a live site.

Yoast and its alternatives, side by side

Yoast SEO Premium compared with four alternatives and the free options on price, sites covered and what is included
Plugin	Price per year	Sites covered	Free version	Notes
Yoast SEO PremiumThe reference point	$118.80 ex VAT	1 per subscription	Yes: 1 keyphrase, no redirect manager	5 keyphrases, redirects, AI tools (beta), Local, Video, News, 24/7 support
Rank Math ProMulti-site	$107.88 ($8.99 a month billed annually)	Unlimited personal sites	Yes, any number of sites	Business $335.88 for 100 to 200 client sites
SEOPress PRO	$49 (1 site), $59 (5 sites), $149 (unlimited)	1, 5 or unlimited by tier	Yes	Renews at the price you paid, per its FAQ
AIOSEO Basic	$49.50 first year, renews at $99	1 (Plus covers 3, Pro 10, Elite 100)	Yes (Lite)	First-year pricing; its pages say renewals are at full price
Free pluginsRank Math, SEOPress, Yoast	$0	Any number	Not applicable	Feature limits differ

From each vendor's own pricing pages, October 2026. Yoast's price is shown excluding VAT; the page lists its AI tools as beta. AIOSEO's pages show different figures for its higher tiers and mix currencies, so only the Basic plan is quoted here; confirm the price and currency at checkout. SEOPress Insights is sold separately, per site.

Why people look for a Yoast alternative

Price per site. Yoast has no multi-site plan: a subscription covers one site, with a bulk discount whose amount its page does not state.
The free version stops early. It checks one keyphrase and has no built-in redirect manager or social previews; AI tools, redirects and up to five keyphrases are Premium features.
AI features are narrower and sold apart. Yoast's AI tools are listed in beta in Premium, and its AI visibility product is a separate plan, $358.80 a year per our Rank Math vs Yoast page.
Renewal and add-on structure. Check what you actually use: the Local, Video and News add-ons, the Google Docs seat and the Academy are included, and may not matter to you.

The alternatives

Rank Math: unlimited personal sites for one price

The free plugin includes a redirect manager, schema generation and one focus keyphrase, and works on any number of sites. Pro is $107.88 a year for unlimited personal sites; Business at $335.88 covers 100 to 200 client sites. The full comparison is in Rank Math vs Yoast, and a step-by-step move in Yoast to Rank Math migration.

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If you run more than one site, the unlimited tier is the number that settles it. See Rank Math Pro (affiliate link).

SEOPress: the lowest price for a paid plugin on one site

PRO is $49 a year for one site, $59 for five and $149 for unlimited, and its FAQ says the renewal price equals the price you paid. It has a free version. It does not match Yoast on bundled add-ons, so list the features you use first.

AIOSEO: first-year pricing, then full price

Basic is $49.50 for the first year and renews at $99 for one site, according to its pages; higher tiers cover 3, 10 and 100 sites. Its pricing page mixes currencies and does not state an annual total on the plan cards, so read the checkout screen carefully.

The free route

For a small site, the free plugins cover title and description templates, sitemaps and basic schema. Rank Math's free version also includes redirects; Yoast's does not.

Who should stay on Yoast

One-site owners who use the bundle. Local, Video and News SEO plugins, a Google Docs seat and the Academy are included in the $118.80.
Teams who value 24/7 human support. Premium lists live chat and email support at all hours.
Anyone happy with it. Migrating costs time, and a plugin swap does not improve rankings by itself.

When the plugin is not the bottleneck

A plugin tidies the technical side; it does not write the pages. GrowGanic is an autonomous SEO engine: add a domain and it researches the keywords, writes and scores the articles, publishes them to your site or a hosted blog, and tracks the rankings. It is not a WordPress plugin, has no backlink index, and sits next to an SEO plugin rather than replacing one. Read your first article free (affiliate link).

The verdict, by situation

Which Yoast alternative to look at first by situation
If you…	Look at first
Run several sites of your own	Rank Math Pro
Run one site and want the lowest paid price	SEOPress PRO or AIOSEO Basic
Need redirects without paying	Rank Math free
Use Yoast's Local, Video or News add-ons	Stay on Yoast Premium
Manage client sites	Rank Math Business

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest alternative to Yoast SEO Premium?

For one site, SEOPress PRO lists $49 a year and AIOSEO's Basic plan $49.50 for the first year, renewing at $99. Rank Math's free plugin and Yoast's own free plugin cost nothing. Rank Math Pro is $107.88 a year and covers unlimited personal sites, against $118.80 per site for Yoast Premium.

Is there a free Yoast alternative?

Yes. Rank Math's free plugin includes a redirect manager and schema and works on any number of sites, and SEOPress and AIOSEO each have a free version. Yoast's own free plugin checks one keyphrase and has no built-in redirect manager, which is one reason people look elsewhere.

Does Yoast Premium cover several sites?

No. Each subscription covers one site, according to Yoast's page; bulk purchases get a discount whose amount the page does not state. Rank Math Pro covers unlimited personal sites and SEOPress PRO has a 5-site tier at $59 and an unlimited tier at $149.

What do you lose by leaving Yoast?

The bundled Local, Video and News SEO add-ons, the Google Docs integration (one seat) and 24/7 human support are listed on Yoast's Premium page. Whether you need them depends on the site. Your settings can be migrated; see our Yoast to Rank Math guide.

Does Yoast Premium have a money-back guarantee?

Yoast's pricing pages mention a 30-day money-back guarantee. Confirm the terms at checkout.

Sources

Read in October 2026: Yoast SEO Premium, AIOSEO pricing and SEOPress pricing, plus Rank Math's pricing page (cited as text). Vendors change plans, currencies and promotions, and AIOSEO's page showed inconsistencies, so confirm figures for your region at checkout.