CC-Sentry vs Tag Scout

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

CC-Sentry

by Clearcode

Health D45

Tag Scout

by zemraplugins

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

CC-Sentry Tag Scout

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	CC-Sentry	Tag Scout
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	141 ✓	29
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

CC-Sentry Tag Scout

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.