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Unruly vs Yoast SEO

Based on 1 and 253 real audits

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MetricUnrulyYoast SEOWinner
Performance4145Yoast SEO
Accessibility8689Yoast SEO
Best Practices8187Yoast SEO
SEO10090Unruly
Security6265Yoast SEO
TTFB443ms301msYoast SEO
Composite7274Yoast SEO
Performance
Unruly
41
Yoast SEO
45
Accessibility
Unruly
86
Yoast SEO
89
Security
Unruly
62
Yoast SEO
65
SEO
Unruly
100
Yoast SEO
90
Composite
Unruly
72
Yoast SEO
74

Yoast SEO outperforms Unruly in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (74 vs 72). Unruly leads in SEO.

When to choose Unruly

Choose Unruly when your primary concern is SEO. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

When to choose Yoast SEO

Choose Yoast SEO when your primary concern is server response time and best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 1 audited Unruly sites and 253 audited Yoast SEO sites in the BeaverCheck database. Every audit runs the same 100+ checks — Lighthouse performance, security headers, accessibility, SEO, server response time — against a real URL. No vendor input, no sponsorship, no affiliate links. Read the full methodology →

Small sample: one or both technologies have fewer than 10 audited sites. Treat these numbers as directional — medians stabilize around 20–30 audits per side.

FAQ

Which is faster, Unruly or Yoast SEO?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Yoast SEO sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (45 vs 41 on average).
Which has better security, Unruly or Yoast SEO?
Yoast SEO sites score higher on security analysis (65 vs 62 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Unruly or Yoast SEO?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Yoast SEO (89 vs 86). Both technologies can be made fully accessible with care — the difference reflects common patterns in the sampled sites, not inherent platform limits.
Which is better for SEO, Unruly or Yoast SEO?
Unruly sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (100 vs 90 on average), which cover meta tags, crawlability, mobile friendliness, and structured data. Content strategy and backlinks still matter more than platform choice for ranking.
Which has faster server response (TTFB), Unruly or Yoast SEO?
Yoast SEO sites show lower Time to First Byte (301 ms vs 443 ms on average). TTFB depends heavily on hosting and CDN setup rather than the technology itself, but the sampled sites suggest a meaningful difference in common deployment patterns.
Should I choose Unruly or Yoast SEO for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Yoast SEO scores higher on overall composite score while Unruly may excel in metrics you care about most. Run a free BeaverCheck audit on a real site using each to compare the metrics relevant to your use case.
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