Advanced Cron Manager vs WP Crontrol

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

Health B80

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Advanced Cron Manager	WP Crontrol
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 80	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	80/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	86/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	44/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.4★
Reviews	39	167 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	20d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	6.3K	425.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.5% ✓	3.3%
Category	Uncategorized	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Advanced Cron ManagerWP Crontrol

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.