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Cron Jobs vs Cronjob Scheduler

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

Cron Jobs is the safest pick: health B · 71 against 47 for Cronjob Scheduler, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Cronjob Scheduler moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Cron Jobs	Cronjob Scheduler
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	900–1K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	-10%
Overall health	B · 71 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	68/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	3	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100 ✓	43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	11mo ago ✓	6.5y ago
Downloads, last 30d	824 ✓	212
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+39%	+41%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.7% ✓	2.1%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Cron JobsCronjob Scheduler

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.