BaseCloud Security Manager vs Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP

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

Health B75

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

BaseCloud Security Manager moved up one install band, 10+ to 20+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	BaseCloud Security Manager	Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	90K–100K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 75	B · 77 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	78/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	18/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	2	79 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	94	55.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	5.4% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

BaseCloud Security ManagerHeaders Security Advanced & HSTS WP

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.