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Dave Gerrits Site Migrator vs Backup Migration

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

Backup Migration is the safest pick: health A · 97 against 81 for Dave Gerrits Site Migrator, led by stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

Dave Gerrits Site MigratorBackup Migration

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	Dave Gerrits Site Migrator	Backup Migration
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	80K–90K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	+150% ✓	90K+ → 80K+
Overall health	B · 81	A · 97 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	92/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	1	1,338 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday	yesterday
Downloads, last 30d	517	26.3K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+19%	-1%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	9.4% ✓	3.1%
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

Dave Gerrits Site MigratorBackup Migration

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.