Airplane Mode vs Mailgun for WordPress

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

Airplane Mode

by Andrew Norcross

Health D45

Mailgun for WordPress

by Mailgun

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Airplane ModeMailgun for WordPress

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Airplane Mode	Mailgun for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+20% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	1	49 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	31/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.0y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	118	26.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	2.7% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Airplane ModeMailgun for WordPress

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.