Backlinks Saver vs Link Juice Optimizer

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

Backlinks Saver

by Nimrod Flores

Health D45

Link Juice Optimizer

by Fede Gómez

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Backlinks Saver Link Juice Optimizer

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	Backlinks Saver	Link Juice Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	14/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.17★ ✓
Reviews	5 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	57/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	2.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	187	268 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Backlinks Saver Link Juice Optimizer

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.