Caresort Broken Link Monitor vs Glimmernet Spot Check

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

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Glimmernet Spot Check moved up one install band, 20+ to 30+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Caresort Broken Link Monitor	Glimmernet Spot Check
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	30–40 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	+50% ✓
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (adjusted)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	71	74 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	11% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Caresort Broken Link MonitorGlimmernet Spot Check

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.