Cryptex vs Postie

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

Health B77

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Cryptex moved down one install band, 900+ to 800+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Cryptex	Postie
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 77	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	4	139 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	366	14.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.6% ✓	0.8%
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

CryptexPostie

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.