Duo Two-Factor Authentication vs Duo Universal

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

Duo Two-Factor Authentication

by Duo Security

Health C62

Duo Universal

by Duo Security

Health B75

Active-install trajectory

Duo Two-Factor Authentication Duo Universal

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

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

Release activity

Duo Two-Factor Authentication Duo Universal

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.