Google Search Console vs Yoast SEO

Two SEO & local search tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Google Search ConsoleGoogle	Yoast SEOYoast
In one line	Free report of what you rank for and what is broken	On-page SEO checks inside WordPress
Starting price	Free	Free
Six-person team	$0/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Free	Free plugin; Premium $118.80/yr per site (includes Local, Video, and News SEO)
Pricing model	Free	Free tier
Free trial	—	—
Users	Unlimited	Per site
Integrations	Google Analytics, Looker Studio, most SEO tools	WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	Every paid plan
Support hours	Not published	Live chat: 24/7
Incidents posted	Google has a public status page. Status page	1 incident posted on Yoast's status page, which covers all Yoast products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Yoast. Status page
Capterra score	4.8 / 5 from 219 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 131 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	4.6 / 5 from 909 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	80	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	75	45
Fit: Service business	85	70
Fit: Agency or studio	85	80
Fit: Trades or contractor	80	55
Fit: Online store	90	70
Why people pick it	Free Source data for everything else	Free version covers the basics Guidance while you write
Where it falls short	No competitor data Sampling on large sites	WordPress-centric Premium is per site
	Visit Google Search Console ↗	Visit Yoast SEO ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices