Auto Tag Creator vs Surfer

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

Auto Tag Creator

by Ecreate Infotech

Health B83

Surfer

by Surfer

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Auto Tag Creator Surfer

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	Auto Tag Creator	Surfer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-67%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100 ✓	96/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.05★	4.26★ ✓
Reviews	4	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	4mo ago
Downloads · 30d	284	1.6K ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Auto Tag Creator Surfer

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.