Duo Universal vs Duo Two-Factor Authentication

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

Duo Universal

by Duo Security

Health B75

Duo Two-Factor Authentication

by Duo Security

Health C62

Active-install trajectory

Duo Universal Duo Two-Factor Authentication

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	Duo Universal	Duo Two-Factor Authentication
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	B · 75 ✓	C · 62
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	80/100 ✓	52/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.91★ ✓	3.74★
Reviews	1	39 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100 ✓	69/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago ✓	1.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	646	1.3K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Duo Universal Duo Two-Factor Authentication

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.