Matomo Analytics vs WP Statistics

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

Health A89

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

WP Statistics moved down one install band, 600K+ to 500K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Matomo Analytics	WP Statistics
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	A · 89	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	93/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.55★ ✓	4.14★
Reviews	178	758 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	24.2K	788.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.0% ✓	1.3%
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

Matomo AnalyticsWP Statistics

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.