Why So Slow? vs Jetpack

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

Why So Slow?

by bettersecurity

Health C56

Jetpack

by Automattic

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Why So Slow? Jetpack

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	Why So Slow?	Jetpack
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	3M–4M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 56	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	27/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	93/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	3.75★
Reviews	4	2,406 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	65	5.4M ✓
Category	Performance	Backup

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

Release activity

Why So Slow? Jetpack

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.