Copyscape Post Checker vs Copyscape Premium

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

Copyscape Post Checker

by lerietaylor

Health D40

Copyscape Premium

by Copyscape

Health C68

Active-install trajectory

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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	Copyscape Post Checker	Copyscape Premium
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-30%
Overall health	D · 40	C · 68 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	69/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	62/100	64/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.5★	3.6★ ✓
Reviews	2	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	16.3y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	65	676 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	1.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.