Localize vs SiteTran

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

Health B82

Health C61

Active-install trajectory

Localize moved down one install band, 40+ to 30+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Localize	SiteTran
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40 ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	C · 61
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	91/100 ✓	44/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	4 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	67/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	1.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	142 ✓	53
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	0.9% ✓
Category	Multilingual	Multilingual

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

Release activity

LocalizeSiteTran

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.