Wix vs Yoast SEO Comparison 2026
Both cover website builders. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
A site you can build without touching a template file
Checks a WordPress post before you publish it
At a glance
- Yoast SEO starts cheaper, at $9.90.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Wix | Yoast SEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $17 | From $9.90 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | None |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | Website Builders, Landing Pages & Funnels |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Wix
A site you can build without touching a template file
Wix is the drag-and-drop site builder most people try first, and for a creator who needs a home page, a booking form and a shop rather than a design system, that is usually the right instinct. Hosting, a custom domain for the first year and the AI build tools come with every paid plan. The trade is the one every hosted builder makes: the site is easy to change and hard to take with you, so the plan you pick is a longer commitment than it looks.
Our note
Choose the plan on the ecommerce and storage limits rather than the headline, since those are what force an upgrade later. If you already know you will want to control the markup, start on a builder that lets you export.
Only on this side
- Covers landing pages & funnels
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.
Ratings are the average of reviews readers left. The facts are stated by each tool’s own listing and are not verified by CloutStack. How we make money.