ExactMetrics vs ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics

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

ExactMetrics

by Syed Balkhi

Health B70

ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics

by ShareThis

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

ExactMetricsShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics

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	ExactMetrics	ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200K–300K ✓	80K–90K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-20% ✓
Overall health	B · 70	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	36/100	66/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	2.5★	3.6★ ✓
Reviews	1,546 ✓	138
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	80/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	75K ✓	15.5K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	1.2% ✓
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

ExactMetricsShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics

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.