Cryptex vs Postie

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

Cryptex

by Andi Dittrich

Health B80

Postie

by Wayne Allen

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Cryptex Postie

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	Cryptex	Postie
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 80	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	93/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	43/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.92★	4.65★ ✓
Reviews	4	139 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	270	4.5K ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Cryptex Postie

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.