Keyword Checker vs Surfer

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

Health D53

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Surfer moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Keyword Checker	Surfer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-17% ✓
Overall health	D · 53	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	24/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	1	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	59/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	16d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	27	7.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	3.5% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Keyword CheckerSurfer

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.