DBOptimizer vs WP-DBManager

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

Health D41

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

DBOptimizer moved down one install band, 40+ to 30+; WP-DBManager moved down one install band, 60K+ to 50K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	DBOptimizer	WP-DBManager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-17% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.36★ ✓
Reviews	0	95 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.8y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	62	8.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	1.6% ✓
Category	Performance	Backup

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

Release activity

DBOptimizerWP-DBManager

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.