Cron Setup and Monitor vs Action Scheduler

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

Cron Setup and Monitor

by berkux

Health B81

Action Scheduler

by Automattic

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Cron Setup and Monitor Action Scheduler

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	Cron Setup and Monitor	Action Scheduler
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 81	B · 81
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★ ✓	3.71★
Reviews	2	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	24d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	331	30.0K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Cron Setup and Monitor Action Scheduler

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.