Donation Meter vs Crowdfundly

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

Donation Meter

by Jayden Tiemann

Health C63

Crowdfundly

by Crowdfundly

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Donation Meter	Crowdfundly
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-29% ✓
Overall health	C · 63 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	57/100 ✓	5/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	73/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.92★ ✓
Reviews	0	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100 ✓	50/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.1y ago ✓	3.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	31	120 ✓
Category	Payments	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Donation Meter Crowdfundly

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.