Download Manager vs Download Monitor

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

Download Manager

by Shahjada

Health A85

Download Monitor

by WP Chill

Health A94

Active-install trajectory

Download Manager Download Monitor

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	Download Manager	Download Monitor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	80K–90K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 94 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	92/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.13★	4.53★ ✓
Reviews	1,007 ✓	524
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4d ago ✓	11d ago
Downloads · 30d	88.5K ✓	82.8K
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Download Manager Download Monitor

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.