[case study] Yoast SEO vs. All in One SEO

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Alright guys, I've got 5 sites that are almost exactly the same. Same theme, same niche, same amount of articles, very similar competition, searches, etc. I've been link building to them for 2 months now and for some strange reason the site with the most competition and highest searches per month is ranked #1, however the other 4 sites are stuck on page 2. Even stranger, the site ranked #1 in google is nowhere to be found on bing/yahoo, all the other sites are, with 1 or 2 ranked on first page.

I've been scratching my head for a few days and started analyzing what I could possible be doing wrong. Come to find out the site ranked #1 is the only one using All in One SEO plugin. The other four are using Yoast SEO. For the site ranked #1 I only have All in One SEO and Google XML sitemaps, for the other four the only plugin installed is Yoast SEO, with sitemaps option enabled.

Considering I've been doing practically the exact same backlinking method for every site the only thing I'm left to believe is that for some reason Yoast SEO is holding me back. So to test this theory I'm going to change 2 of the sites over to All in One SEO and see if there are any changes to SERPs. I'll post updates in this thread and if anybody else has used Yoast please feel free to share your experience.
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  • Profile picture of the author SEOForceOne
    I have always stuck with the all in one SEO plugin but this is an interesting case study, curious to see the outcome.
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    • Profile picture of the author kickmoney
      Yoast is better...hands down...

      You can do everything these plug-ins offer manually...

      So it just comes down to which one is more user friendly...

      Yoast SEO is a really well put together plug-in...

      Joost is a good dude...

      You should tip him a few bucks $$$
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      • Profile picture of the author PhilJensen
        I've used all in one SEO from the very beginning, but I've recently been switching to Yoast for all my new and existing sites.

        Yoast seems to have more options and automation. That being said, all in one SEO is still a quality product.

        Phil
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  • Profile picture of the author harvez16
    This should be interesting, I would like to see the results of this case study.
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  • Profile picture of the author wushumaro
    I've always stuck with All In One SEO, but Yoast seems so nice, and can do the job of Google XML sitemaps, AND All in one SEO.... so i'm thinking of switching to test it out... However, it should be noted that my site that uses ALL in ONE SEO also ranks number 1 for it's competitive term... go figure...i guess i'll stick to what works for now ;-)

    but please do keep us posted!
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    • Profile picture of the author Legit SEO
      Ok I finally got everything switched over. Note that all four of these sites are about 3 months old and all have been using Yoast SEO plugin. All have same theme, same amount of articles, very similar searches per month, etc. I switched two sites over to All in One and will be keeping an eye on SERP changes.

      2 switched to All in One:
      site 1 ranked 15
      site 2 ranked 10

      2 staying with Yoast:
      site 1 ranked 13
      site 2 ranked 11

      Let's see what happens...
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  • Profile picture of the author hossainsrj
    "All in one SEO" is the King! I always prefer.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew Vu
    Have been using Yoast for a limited time, haven't tried All in One.

    Looking forward to see the results.
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  • Profile picture of the author kg2000
    Hi Legit SEO,

    Any update to your case study? It has been over 2 months since you posted
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  • Profile picture of the author Bond Girl
    I've been trying both recently, Yoast's seems to be a little nicer as far as knowing all of the elements are covered. I'm also testing to see what works best.
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  • Profile picture of the author lazydaisy
    I use all in one SEO as well, But I just started using Platium SEO. Interesting to see the outcome results.
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  • Profile picture of the author amiramin
    i think yoast = all in one seo ,
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  • Profile picture of the author StevenJones
    I prefer WordPress › Platinum SEO Pack « WordPress Plugins above All-In-One-SEO same features but platinum sites seem to rank better
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    • Profile picture of the author Steadyon
      In practical terms, what is the difference between the two?

      At the end of a day an optimized static html site can rank just as high as an optimized wordpress site.

      So why would yoast be any better than all in one (and vice versa)?

      Is it just different features or is there some secret sauce that boosts the seo rankings?

      Sam
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    • Profile picture of the author BlueLayerHost
      Originally Posted by StevenJones View Post

      I prefer WordPress › Platinum SEO Pack « WordPress Plugins above All-In-One-SEO same features but platinum sites seem to rank better

      Eeek:

      Compatible up to: 3.0.5
      Last Updated: 2010-12-1

      I'd be careful using something that far outdated...
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      • Profile picture of the author WittyBlogger
        Take a look at my assessment in my pretty recent blog post (8 Legendary Ways To Speed Up Your Wordpress Setup | Witty Diary). In point 7, it discusses the different advantages of the SEO plugins - like Yoast SEO and AIO SEO.

        I personally use AIO SEO though - because it's very easy to set up. Most blogs I've seen also use AIO SEO, and they rank pretty well. Think about it - they all feature the same basic functionalities. All that matters in the end are the meta tags and your linking infrastructure.

        Hope that helps.

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  • Profile picture of the author poseoff
    Interesting stuff, would be keen to find out the outcome alex 'legit seo'.
    Keep us updated, I have seo yoast and aio seo pack installed, maybe I should get rid of one of them to compare the results they can produce.
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  • Profile picture of the author nik00726
    For me yoast is best as yoast has increased my monthly page views.
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  • Profile picture of the author AnmolJ
    Yoast Works Better For Me!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Paella
    Any updates on this one? Especially with the latest Panda/Penguin updates?

    I'm not sure how good it is to compare between the two plugins. If you do, why not also tell us what functions you used that differ? That would help much better.
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  • Profile picture of the author Royalking
    I have used both the plugins but never noticed any changes. Just feel that yoast has more features that helps to optimize my on-page seo compared to all in one seo.
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  • Profile picture of the author JosSaucedo
    Legit SEO, How did the research come? Any improvements?
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  • Profile picture of the author stevema
    So Legit SEO, What was the outcome? You started a thread, had everybody waiting with baited breathe for the outome, and then you go away and leave us with no answer. Which worked out best Yoast or All in One SEO. Come on tell us you little tease!
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    • Profile picture of the author ancuisle
      Put the outcome in a WSO ! I'm sure you'd get a few takers here!! :p
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  • Profile picture of the author LaptopLivings
    Originally Posted by Legit SEO View Post

    Alright guys, I've got 5 sites that are almost exactly the same. Same theme, same niche, same amount of articles, very similar competition, searches, etc. I've been link building to them for 2 months now and for some strange reason the site with the most competition and highest searches per month is ranked #1, however the other 4 sites are stuck on page 2. Even stranger, the site ranked #1 in google is nowhere to be found on bing/yahoo, all the other sites are, with 1 or 2 ranked on first page.

    I've been scratching my head for a few days and started analyzing what I could possible be doing wrong. Come to find out the site ranked #1 is the only one using All in One SEO plugin. The other four are using Yoast SEO. For the site ranked #1 I only have All in One SEO and Google XML sitemaps, for the other four the only plugin installed is Yoast SEO, with sitemaps option enabled.

    Considering I've been doing practically the exact same backlinking method for every site the only thing I'm left to believe is that for some reason Yoast SEO is holding me back. So to test this theory I'm going to change 2 of the sites over to All in One SEO and see if there are any changes to SERPs. I'll post updates in this thread and if anybody else has used Yoast please feel free to share your experience.

    What's kinda sad is that this thread actually ranks pretty high in G search results for "yoast vs. all in one seo" (which goes to show that G is not QUITE as smart as they want to be) and as a result I just spent about 10 minutes to actually learn absolutely NOTHING.

    No offense to the original poster but that kinda sucks.
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    • Profile picture of the author Snatch
      seems that legit seo got lost somewhere between the SERPS LOL...
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  • Profile picture of the author Magazine man
    I think Yoast is the best so the two. I think both can do the basic onsite SEO, but Yoast have som features that makes things easyer. Anyway, I dont think the differences can me benchmarked in the serp. There are other factor than the onsite..
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  • Profile picture of the author Warock
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    Got visual meta info below wordpress visual editor.
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