Maintenance Switch vs WP Maintenance

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

Maintenance Switch

by Fugu Design

Health A88

WP Maintenance

by Florent Maillefaud

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Maintenance SwitchWP Maintenance

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	Maintenance Switch	WP Maintenance
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	+20%
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	92/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	12	98 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	68/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads · 30d	693	7.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8%	4.3% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Maintenance SwitchWP Maintenance

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.