MAIO vs GEO Optimizer Lite

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

MAIO is the safest pick: health A · 86 against 80 for GEO Optimizer Lite, led by stronger maintenance.

MAIO

by HBSS Technologies

Health A86

GEO Optimizer Lite

by PixelNX

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

MAIOGEO Optimizer Lite

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	MAIO	GEO Optimizer Lite
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90 ✓	20–30
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	10+ → 20+ ✓
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 80
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	90/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	4 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	86/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12d ago ✓	6mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	1.5K ✓	555
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.	-10%	-32%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	1.0% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

MAIOGEO Optimizer Lite

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.