Flying Analytics: Self-Host Google Analytics v4 wi vs MonsterInsights

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

Flying Analytics: Self-Host Google Analytics v4 wi

Health B84

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Flying Analytics: Self-Host Google Analytics v4 wi moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Flying Analytics: Self-Host Google Analytics v4 wi	MonsterInsights
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	2M–3M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 84	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	14	3,157 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	508	546.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.6% ✓	0.7%
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

Flying Analytics: Self-Host Google Analytics v4 wiMonsterInsights

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.