Cookie Guard vs Termly

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

Health C66

Health C69

Active-install trajectory

Termly moved down one install band, 90K+ to 80K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Cookie Guard	Termly
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	—	C · 69 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	65/100	71/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	66/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.6★ ✓
Reviews	0	205 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100 ✓	72/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12mo ago	10mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	80	4.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.8% ✓	2.7%
Category	Privacy & Consent	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

Cookie GuardTermly

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.