FormFacade vs Ninja Forms

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

Health B84

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Ninja Forms moved down one install band, 600K+ to 500K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	FormFacade	Ninja Forms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	B · 84	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	96/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	65/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★	4.37★ ✓
Reviews	4	1,397 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	497	670.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.5% ✓	0.8%
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

FormFacadeNinja Forms

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.