Chatbot with IBM watsonx Assistant vs Live Chat by Formilla

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

Health C59

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Chatbot with IBM watsonx Assistant moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+; Live Chat by Formilla moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Chatbot with IBM watsonx Assistant	Live Chat by Formilla
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-33%
Overall health	C · 59	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	33/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	25	116 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	72/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	423	765 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	1.0% ✓
Category	Chat & Support	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

Chatbot with IBM watsonx AssistantLive Chat by Formilla

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.