Hitsteps Web Analytics vs Burst Statistics

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

Hitsteps Web Analytics

by Hitsteps

Health B83

Burst Statistics

by Burst Statistics B.V.

Health A97

Active-install trajectory

Hitsteps Web Analytics Burst Statistics

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	Hitsteps Web Analytics	Burst Statistics
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83	A · 97 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	93/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.88★	4.81★ ✓
Reviews	7	183 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	17d ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.6K	156.0K ✓
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

Hitsteps Web Analytics Burst Statistics

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.