All in One SEO Pack vs Yoast SEO: News
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| Feature | All in One SEO Pack v5.0.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Yoast SEO: News v12.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | — |
| Editions | All in One SEO · All in One SEO Pro ($) | Yoast SEO: News ($) |
| Pros | XML sitemaps, schema and breadcrumbs in the free edition; WooCommerce product schema handling; Per-post SEO checklist | Adds NewsArticle schema for posts; Generates a Google News XML sitemap; Googlebot-News noindex control per post |
| Cons | Redirects, local SEO and image SEO need Pro or add-ons; AI tools need an AIOSEO account connection; Usage tracking option exists, off by default | Needs Yoast SEO installed and active; Paid licence needed for updates; Only useful for sites that publish news content |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | — |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | Yes | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | Yes | Yes |
| Redirects | Paid | No |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | Yes | No |
| AI content | Yes | No |
| Free version | Yes | No |
| More features | ||
| Other features | XML sitemaps, Schema graphs output, Breadcrumbs, llms.txt output, RSS feed content additions, Per-post SEO checklist, Bulk actions on posts, AI tools connected to an AIOSEO account | Google News XML sitemap ($), NewsArticle schema on posts ($), Googlebot-News noindex tag per post ($), Licence key and updates through Yoast ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | BuddyPress, bbPress, WPCode | Yoast SEO |
| Other | Semrush, SEO Boost, Slack | Yoast licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6.20 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 5.5 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | app.seoboost.com, plugin.aioseo.com, licensing.aioseo.com, aiousage.com | my.yoast.com |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |