Gcore CDN vs W3 Total Cache

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

Gcore CDN

by gcorewpress

Health D43

W3 Total Cache

by BoldGrid

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Gcore CDNW3 Total Cache

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	Gcore CDN	W3 Total Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	900K–1M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 43	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	7/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	64/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	62/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.6★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	3	5,420 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.1y ago	16d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	84	656.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5% ✓	1.3%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Gcore CDNW3 Total Cache

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.