Buzzsprout Podcasting vs Seriously Simple Podcasting

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

Buzzsprout Podcasting

by Buzzsprout

Health A86

Seriously Simple Podcasting

by Craig Hewitt

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Buzzsprout Podcasting Seriously Simple Podcasting

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	Buzzsprout Podcasting	Seriously Simple Podcasting
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	75/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★	4.69★ ✓
Reviews	5	329 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9d ago ✓	17d ago
Downloads · 30d	7.6K	25.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Buzzsprout Podcasting Seriously Simple Podcasting

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.