Jetpack vs Yoast Test Helper
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | Yoast Test Helper v1.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | Yoast Test Helper |
| Pros | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin | Free, GPLv3; Development mode and feature toggles for Yoast; Database version control for testing upgrades; Logger and Query Monitor output for debugging |
| Cons | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms | Built for development and test sites, not production; Changes Yoast options and feature flags on the site; Can point My Yoast connection at staging environments |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | 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 | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, WooCommerce SEO, Query Monitor |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | — |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com | — |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 60 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |