Moz vs Yoast SEO Comparison 2026
Both cover seo & discovery. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Why people weigh these two
- Yoast SEO instead of Moz
- Yoast SEO checks one WordPress post before it publishes rather than tracking rank and links across a whole site, a narrower kind of check with a free tier attached.
- Moz instead of Yoast SEO
- Moz Pro brings rank tracking and link data at $49, so you can see whether the checklist worked.
At a glance
- Yoast SEO starts cheaper, at $9.90.
- Only Yoast SEO has a free tier.
Side by side
Moz | Yoast SEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $49 | From $9.90 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free trial, then paid | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier (they differ) | No | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Yes | Not stated |
Moz
Rank tracking and link data from Moz Pro
Moz has been measuring domain authority since the metric was invented, and its rank tracking, link explorer and keyword research still cover what a content site needs to watch. Its free browser extension is what most people meet first. The index is smaller than Ahrefs', and the entry plan is priced for one site rather than for an agency.
Our note
The entry price is the argument, at $49 a month for a single site against what Ahrefs and Semrush charge. The link index behind it is smaller. Buy it for rank tracking and check backlinks somewhere else.
Only on this side
- Covers research & trends
Yoast SEO
Checks a WordPress post before you publish it
Yoast SEO reads a draft in the WordPress editor and tells you what a search engine will struggle with: a missing meta description, a heading structure that does not nest, an internal link that should exist. The free plugin covers the basics and is what most sites run. Premium adds redirect management, which is the part that saves you when a URL changes, plus multiple keyphrases per post and internal linking suggestions. It is a subscription per site with the seat count stated separately.
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