BigCommerce For WordPress vs WooCommerce

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

BigCommerce For WordPress

by BigCommerce

Health D54

WooCommerce

by Automattic

Health A93

Active-install trajectory

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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	BigCommerce For WordPress	WooCommerce
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	7M–8M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 54	A · 93 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	28/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	87/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	42	4,833 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	69/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	25d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	316	5.1M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	1.5% ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

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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.