Analytics Buddy vs GA Google Analytics

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

Analytics Buddy

by Frank Corso

Health D41

GA Google Analytics

by Jeff Starr

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Analytics Buddy	GA Google Analytics
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	400K–500K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.79★ ✓
Reviews	0	158 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.9y ago	21d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	23	222.0K ✓
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

Analytics Buddy GA Google Analytics

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.