ABDS Connect vs WPForms

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health B80

Health A97

Active-install trajectory

WPForms moved down one install band, 6M+ to 5M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	ABDS Connect	WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-17% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 97 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	94/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.85★ ✓
Reviews	0	14,377 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	18d ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	224	7.8M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.4% ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

ABDS ConnectWPForms

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.