Of course, you already know Yoast SEO: the WordPress plugin in the field of search engine optimization.
But besides Yoast, there are more SEO plugins on the market.
One of these is SEOPress, a plugin that promises to do more than Yoast for less money.
That triggered me, so I installed the plugin, tested it and fiddled with it for several months.
And I would like to share my findings with you.
So see here: SEOPress Review 2023 by Groupbuyexpert.
What is SEOPress?
SEOPress is a WordPress plugin developed by Benjamin Denis.
The plugin helps you make your website (s) easier to find within the search engines by making SEO accessible, easier, and more transparent.
In other words, it is a real SEO plugin, comparable to plugins such as Yoast and All-in-One SEO.
The difference is mainly in that SEOPress has more options and for less money.
And just like Yoast, SEOPress also has a free variant.
SEO press currently has +60,000 active installations and scores an average of 4.5 / 5 based on 390 reviews.
A serious party!
Features of SEOPress
As I mentioned earlier, SEOPress is free to use but also paid.
I will first give you a list of the different tools within the free version:
1. Filling in meta titles and meta descriptions
2. XML Sitemap
3. HTML Sitemap
4. Google Knowledge Graph
5. Open Graph
6. Twitter Card
7. Content analysis
8. Google Analytics (AVG Proof)
9. Importing and exporting settings
10 Import and export of Yoast, All-in-One SEO, SEO Framework and Rank Math
11. Redirect attachments to post
At first glance, that is a nice list, but I am certainly missing some important possibilities.
Fortunately, you will find those functions in the paid version.
The paid version costs $ 39 per year for an unlimited number of sites.
The latter surprised me a bit ...
… Because that is very nice!
Back to the tools.
In the paid version, you get all the above functions plus the following options:
12. Backlinks
13. Google XML Video Sitemap
14. Google Structured Data
15. Dublin Core
16. Redirects
17. Robots.txt
18. Htaccess
19. Breadcrumbs
20. Google Analytics dashboard
21. Google Page Speed
22. WooCommerce
23. Google News Sitemap
24. 404 monitors
25. SEOpress BOT
LOOK!
When I see this list, it makes me extremely happy.
Because this is everything, my SEO heart desires.
And that for only about € 30 per year for an unlimited number of sites.
It is more than worth it.
SEOPress Pros and Cons
I list the pros and cons for you:
Advantages :
- The paid version is cheaper than Yoast and also has more options.
- The various applications and possibilities are easy to find and are not hidden. What you see is what you get.
- SEOPress indicates how much impact something has.
- SEOPress works incredibly fast and does not slow down the loading time of your website.
- The installation wizard works very well.
- You only need 1 license for all your websites, unlike, for example, at Yoast, where you need different licenses.
Cons :
- I was stuck in Yoast. Then SEOPress takes some getting used to.
- The free version of SEOPress does not offer enough options.
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As you can see, SEOPress has many advantages.
High time to directly compare SEOPress with its competitors.
SEOPress vs Yoast SEO vs All-in-One SEO Pack. Are the plugins comparable?
You can, of course, compare these plugins with each other, but what is especially important is which plugin you like the most.
That is why I always advise you to try out the plugin.
Do you absolutely not want to pay?
Then I advise you, Yoast.
Do you want to get the most out of the plugin, and do you have multiple sites?
Then go for SEOPress.
In the table below, I have compared all the important functions of the Yoast, All-in-One SEO Pack and SEOPress.
Then you can make a choice yourself.
| The Netherlands | SEOPress | Yoast | All-in-One SEO |
| Titles & metas | V. | V. | V. |
| XML sitemap
| V. | V. | V. |
| HTML sitemap | V. | X | X |
| Content analysis with unlimited keywords | V. | V. | X |
| Google Knowledge Graph | V. | V. | V. |
| Google Local Business Data Type | V. | V. | X |
| Google Suggestions | V. | X | X |
| Dublin Core | V. | X | X |
| SEOPress BOT - Broken links | V. | X | X |
| Open Graph | V. | V. | V. |
| Twitter Card | V. | V. | V. |
| Google Analytics (GDPR ready) | V. | X | X |
| Import / Export settings | V. | V. | V. |
| Remove Stop Words in permalinks | V. | V. | X |
| Redirect attachments to post parent | V. | V. | V. |
| No Ads? | V. | X | X |
| No footprints? | V. | X | X |
| White label | V. | X | X |
| Intuitive interface | V. | X | X |
| Google Structured Data Types | PRO | X | X |
| Backlinks (required a Majestic API key) | PRO | X | X |
| Video XML Sitemap
| PRO | V. | V. |
| Google Analytics Stats in WordPress Dashboard | PRO | X | X |
| Redirections 301 | PRO | V. | X |
| Edit your robots.txt | PRO | V. | V. |
| Edit your htaccess | PRO | V. | V. |
| Breadcrumbs | PRO | V. | X |
| Google Page Speed | PRO | X | X |
| WooCommerce | PRO | X | X |
| Google News Sitemap | PRO | V. | X |
| 404 monitoring | PRO | X | X |
| URL Rewriting | PRO | X | X |
SEOPress Pro vs Yoast SEO Premium
When it comes to the free variants of SEOPress or Yoast, I recommend Yoast.
The free version of that plugin has more functionalities.
But if you want to get more out of your websites or are considering Yoast Premium, then, in my opinion, you should really go for SEOPress Pro.
“Why?” I hear you think?
If you go for SEOPress, you pay $ 39 per year for an unlimited number of sites.
At Yoast, you pay € 79 per year ...
… Per website!
And that's not all.
Because within SEOPress, everything is included in the price.
At Yoast, you also need the following plugins:
- Video SEO for WordPress (€ 69 per site, per year)
- Local SEO for WordPress plugin (€ 69 per site, per year)
- News SEO for WordPress plugin (€ 69 per site, per year)
- Yoast WooCommerce SEO plugin (€ 49 per site, per year.
You pay € 335 per year for all functionalities of Yoast and also per website.
And yes, that amount is exclusive of VAT ...
So for me, the choice was made quickly.
Can the settings be transferred from Yoast to SEOPress?
The chances are that you currently have Yoast on your WordPress website.
And there is also a chance that you have spent quite a few hours tinkering with your meta titles and meta descriptions.
You don't want to lose it.
You don't have to with SEOpress!
The free and paid version both have a handy import function, so you never lose your data.
All settings can be taken over, so you don't have to worry.
SEOPress price
Unlike other software/plugins / tools, SEOPress only has two options:
- The free variant
- A paid (Pro) variant of $ 39 per year for an unlimited number of sites
Within SEOPress, it is not the case that you have to pay more for more sites or, for example, pay more when you attract more visitors.
The price may, of course, increase in the coming years, but SEOPress neatly states that the price you pay now is the price you will continue to pay.
Conclusion
After months of testing, the conclusion of my SEOPress review is actually straightforward.
Do you not want to pay, and do you not necessarily need extra options?
Then go for the free version of Yoast.
Do you want more options, and are you perhaps unsure about Yoast Premium?
Then go for SEOPress Pro.
And to come back to the months of testing:
SEOPress has more than passed the test and deserves a nice 9/10.
