Hibiscus Instant Chat vs VW Floating Chat

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

Hibiscus Instant Chat

by Hibiscus Technolab

Health C69

VW Floating Chat

by vendweave

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Hibiscus Instant Chat	VW Floating Chat
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	200–300 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	+567% ✓
Overall health	C · 69	B · 74 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	65/100	77/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	3.98★
Reviews	1	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	23	106 ✓
Category	Chat & Support	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

Hibiscus Instant Chat VW Floating Chat

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.