Download Monitor vs Download Manager

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

Download Monitor

by WP Chill

Health B70

Download Manager

by Shahjada

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Download Monitor Download Manager

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 Monitor	Download Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 70	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	75/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.13★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,007 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	92	62.9K ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Download Monitor Download Manager

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.