Debug Toolkit vs Kint PHP Debugger

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

Debug Toolkit

by Tonya Mork

Health D50

Kint PHP Debugger

by Tonya Mork

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Debug Toolkit Kint PHP Debugger

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	Debug Toolkit	Kint PHP Debugger
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	90–100 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 50 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	87/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.47★ ✓	4.45★
Reviews	13 ✓	12
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	7.5y ago	7.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	82	98 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Debug Toolkit Kint PHP Debugger

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.