SEO Squirrly vs Yoast SEO
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| Feature | SEO Squirrly v14.2.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Yoast SEO v28.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 10M+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO · Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack · Squirrly SEO PRO plan ($) | Yoast SEO · Yoast SEO Premium ($) |
| Pros | Schema, sitemaps, redirects and Open Graph in one plugin; Guided assistant for keyword and content work; Free edition with IndexNow and llms.txt output | XML sitemaps and a schema graph in the free version; Breadcrumbs block and WooCommerce product support; Widely installed, with a large existing knowledge base |
| Cons | Cloud tools need a free Squirrly account and an external service; Many features are guided rather than manual settings; Paid PRO plan features are not visible in this code | Redirect manager and Local SEO need Premium or an add-on; AI tools use a limited free allowance; Usage tracking is opt-in and asks on first setup |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 3 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | Yes | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | Yes | Yes |
| Redirects | Yes | Paid |
| Local SEO | Yes | Paid |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes |
| AI content | Yes | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Guided SEO assistant with task workflow, Focus pages built around target keywords, llms.txt file for AI crawlers, IndexNow submission of new and updated URLs, Open Graph and Twitter card meta, Internal link suggestions, SEO and GEO audits, Bulk SEO editing of titles and descriptions, Search engine site verification meta tags | Breadcrumbs block, AI content generator, WooCommerce product SEO data |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Search Console | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Polylang | Elementor |
| Other | IndexNow, Squirrly cloud API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | storage.googleapis.com, cloud.squirrly.co, api.squirrly.co, api.indexnow.org, www.bing.com | ai.yoa.st, oauth.semrush.com, api.wincher.com, my.yoast.com |
| Blocks | — | 3 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |