Jetpack Protect vs Jetpack

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

Jetpack Protect

by Automattic

Health A89

Jetpack

by Automattic

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Jetpack Protect Jetpack

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	Jetpack Protect	Jetpack
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K	3M–4M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.55★ ✓	3.75★
Reviews	123	2,406 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	92/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	13d ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	158.6K	5.3M ✓
Category	Security	Backup

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

Release activity

Jetpack Protect Jetpack

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.