CustomTables vs WPForms

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

CustomTables

by Ivan Komlev

Health A85

WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

Health A94

Active-install trajectory

CustomTablesWPForms

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	CustomTables	WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 94 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	79/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	4	14,387 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	180	7.7M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	1.4% ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

CustomTablesWPForms

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.