Carrot quest vs WCBoost

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

Carrot quest

by carrotquest

Health D43

WCBoost

by WCBoost

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Carrot quest WCBoost

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	Carrot quest	WCBoost
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	+33% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	6/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.60★
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.4y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	54	4.8K ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Carrot quest WCBoost

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.