Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple w vs MainWP Child

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

Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple w

by Modular DS

Health A92

MainWP Child

by mainwp

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple w MainWP Child

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	Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple w	MainWP Child
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 92 ✓	A · 91
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	98/100 ✓	96/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.89★ ✓	4.80★
Reviews	121 ✓	70
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100	99/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	15d ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	96.2K	1.5M ✓
Category	Backup	Security

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

Release activity

Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple w MainWP Child

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.