Site Kit by Google vs Yoast Test Helper
Compare WordPress plugins and tools side by side. Pick products with “Compare” in the software directory.
| Feature | Site Kit by Google v1.190.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | Yoast Test Helper v1.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Site Kit by Google | Yoast Test Helper |
| Pros | Single dashboard for Google services; Search Console, Analytics 4 and PageSpeed Insights in wp-admin; Free and maintained by Google | Free, GPLv3; Development mode and feature toggles for Yoast; Database version control for testing upgrades; Logger and Query Monitor output for debugging |
| Cons | Needs a Google account and access to each connected service; Telemetry is off until the user opts in; Several modules add scripts and requests to Google services on the site | Built for development and test sites, not production; Changes Yoast options and feature flags on the site; Can point My Yoast connection at staging environments |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Analytics 4 reports and setup, Search Console data in the dashboard, PageSpeed Insights results, AdSense module, Tag Manager setup, Site verification with Google, Email reports to site users, Google consent mode support | Yoast development mode, Toggle Yoast features, Toggle Yoast plugins, Set plugin and database versions for upgrade tests, Test logger with database storage, Query Monitor output, Switch My Yoast environment for testing |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | Google AdSense, Google Ads | — |
| Analytics | Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, WooCommerce SEO, Query Monitor |
| Other | Google Search Console | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | mandrillapp.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, www.googleapis.com, www.gstatic.com, cloud.google.com, iamcredentials.googleapis.com, iamcredentials.universe, cloudresourcemanager.universe, sitekit-static.withgoogle.com, storage.googleapis.com, sitekit.withgoogle.com, site-kit-dev.appspot.com, site-kit-local.appspot.com, wordpress.org, newsite.com | — |
| Blocks | 3 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |