Force PclZip vs BackUpWordPress

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

Force PclZip

by Aaron Jorbin

Health D49

BackUpWordPress

by Tom Willmot

Health C58

Active-install trajectory

Force PclZip BackUpWordPress

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	Force PclZip	BackUpWordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-20%
Overall health	D · 49	C · 58 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100 ✓	19/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,373 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100	61/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.1y ago ✓	2.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	234	2.1K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Backup

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

Release activity

Force PclZip BackUpWordPress

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.