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    Optimal

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AOptimal Workshop, a company in New Zealand, offers their suite of user research tools on a subscription basis, including the Treejack information architecture tool, OptimalSort card sorting test, Chalkmark first-click testing, and other tools.

    $2,388

    per year

    Yoast

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AYoast offers a set of tools developed by Joost de Valk and team, founder of yoast.com and Wordpress enthusiast. These tools are designed to help content rank higher and are subsumed under the Yoast Complete pack, which includes Video SEO for rank climbing with embedded videos in a Wordpress site, WooCommerce SEO for the WP ecommerce plugin, News SEO for rank climbing in Google news, Local SEO for (as the name implies) climbing in local listings with more complete information so can be located…

    $0

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    Pricing
    OptimalYoast
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $2388
    per year
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Premium
    $118.80
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OptimalYoast
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    OptimalYoast
    Considered Both Products
    Optimal Workshop
    No answer on this topic
    yoast.com
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
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    Features
    OptimalYoast
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Optimal and Yoast
    Feature
    Optimal
    -
    Ratings
    Yoast
    7.4
    60 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings10.050 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings6.019 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings4.024 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings8.041 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings10.043 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings2.022 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Optimal and Yoast
    Feature
    Optimal
    -
    Ratings
    Yoast
    5.0
    51 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings1.940 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings6.041 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings6.041 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings6.034 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Optimal and Yoast
    Feature
    Optimal
    -
    Ratings
    Yoast
    8.7
    47 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings7.343 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
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    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Dovetail
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Advanced Web Ranking
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    UserTesting
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OptimalYoast
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
    (60 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    7.7
    (19 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OptimalYoast
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Optimal Workshop
    Optimal Workshop is great for UX testing for those with a budget to do so. This may be a little on the expensive side for smaller businesses, but definitely not anything crazy expensive. The insights that you get out of these tests are invaluable and can be the difference between launching a site and succeeding/failing.
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    yoast.com
    Yoast Wordpress SEO Plugins is really great for any application - home pages, blogs, etc. It saves a lot of time researching keywords, but it is time-consuming crafting content, which I think is a necessary evil. I wasn't really seeing the immediate results I had hoped for, but there could be a variety of reasons for that (cookies, caches, etc.). Overall, if you have the time to dedicate and utilize the tool, it's awesome!
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    Pros
    Optimal Workshop
    • Tree Testing - it is a very simple and easy to use system, that provides the data needed from a tree test
    • Card sorting - provides a system for users to participate in navigation menu layouts. We looked into several options, but this seemed very intuitive for users.
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    yoast.com
    • Evaluate the SEO score of any given page's content.
    • Makes it simple to manage the title and description for a page (what shows up on Google search results).
    • Boils down complicated topics such as canonical URLs for non-technical users.
    • Easy explanations for any and all options, including why to use or not use an option.
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    Cons
    Optimal Workshop
    • The recruitment panelists are not professional, nor do they take the tasks seriously. You are going to get a lot of bad data.
    • They are HQ'd outside the US and must have a small team because the customer service is the absolute WORST I've experienced in their industry.
    • They pride themselves on documentation, but when they fail to document something they blame the customer for the mistake.
    • There are way too many limitations with the tool after you launch, limited integrations, and poor survey questionnaire options. The tool itself is far too basic for most sites, especially B2B.
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    yoast.com
    • Density: Because even the free, basic Yoast SEO tool has SO MANY FEATURES, if you're brand new to SEO as a concept/practice, you might feel a little overwhelmed at first. Just go watch the training videos!
    • Bulk Title Editing: I'm sure this tool can be useful, but I've never found it to be particularly intuitive or helpful.
    • Limitations: I'm grasping at straws here, but it would be nice if some of the premium (paid) features- specifically the social media previews- were available in the free version. Like I said, grasping.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Optimal Workshop
    No answers on this topic
    yoast.com
    I see no reason to discontinue using Yoast as it has been very beneficial for my website and my business.
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    Usability
    Optimal Workshop
    I would rate Optimal Workshop's overall usability 9 out of 10 due to several key factors. Firstly, the platform has a user-friendly interface makes navigation straightforward, even for first-time users. The tools and features are well-organized, ensuring users can quickly find what they need without unnecessary complexity. Secondly, the platform is highly intuitive, meaning users can easily understand how to perform tasks without extensive guidance. This is supported by clear and concise instructions throughout the application, reducing the learning curve significantly.
    Additionally, the learnability of Optimal Workshop is exceptional. New users can become proficient in a short amount of time, thanks to its well-thought-out design and helpful onboarding materials. Even more advanced features are presented in a way that feels approachable and manageable. Finally, the platform supports a seamless workflow, allowing users to focus on their research or tasks rather than struggling with the software. These qualities collectively make Optimal Workshop a reliable and efficient tool for many projects, justifying its high usability rating.
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    yoast.com
    It's super easy to use. Really, it requires little-to-know tutorials or walkthroughs at all — it explains everything you need to know in the description and tooltips built straight into the tool. I've never had to google a how-to or tutorial to use Yoast — it just works, and it works well
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    Support Rating
    Optimal Workshop
    We’ve never had to use much of their support services since the platform is very easy to use, we have however needed to transfer ownership between team members due to people leaving or other circumstances. Under those situations, the support offered to us has been been very quick and efficient and we never had to nudge them much to get the job done.
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    yoast.com
    There are plenty of amazing articles published on their site, however, I don't rate their actual support team as being particularly helpful. I made multiple points of contact regarding the internal link counter not working and even though they began troubleshooting I think when it became too hard it was just forgotten about and so is still unresolved.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Optimal Workshop
    For the price as it is very convenient for first-time beginners, its intuitiveness both for the one who is designing the activities and for those who have to interact with them. The fact that it collects and gathers the data into insights of the overall responses collected by all users.
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    yoast.com
    This is my go-to plugin for SEO. It is easy, and I trust Yoast will give me solid results. In a short time period, our website has seen measurable results in organic search traffic. Our previous website didn't use page level SEO tools to this extent. We are systematically updating each page using the Yoast WordPress SEO Plugin. We are pleased with the results
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    Return on Investment
    Optimal Workshop
    • Optimal Workshop has had a positive impact on investigating information architecture on several websites.
    • Optimal Workshop has helped investigated the labeling on several websites.
    • Optimal Workshop has also support in the investigation of UX in navigations.
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    yoast.com
    • Yoast Wordpress SEO Plugin along with other SEO investments we have made with our new website has extremely paid off on new business opportunity creation. Since August 2018 we have added over $100K of new business opps solely sourced from SEO searches on pages and posts that Yoast has helped us optimize.
    • Yoast Wordpress SEO Plugin saves our marketing team a lot of time. Since the plugin lives in WordPress and provides live tips we can make to the page or post, our team doesn't have to guess on what keyword, or meta-tag, or how many internal and external links a page or post should have using an additional platform. It is just conveniently there for us to use regularly.
    • Yoast Wordpress SEO Plugin cannot be the only piece of software your website relies on to obtain SEO optimization with search engines. It is a piece of the puzzle, and you can only maximize its' value by making sure your website is scam free, the code under the hood is healthy, and the load time and page weight is light.
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