NCM API vs Claudio Sanches

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

NCM API is the safest pick: health B · 79 against 65 for Claudio Sanches, led by stronger maintenance.

NCM API

by nepalcangroup

Health B79

Claudio Sanches

by Claudio Sanches

Health C65

Active-install trajectory

NCM APIClaudio Sanches

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	NCM API	Claudio Sanches
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	20K–30K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-20% ✓	-33%
Overall health	B · 79 ✓	C · 65
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100 ✓	32/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	1	868 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100 ✓	72/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	1.8y ago
Downloads, last 30d	143	1.5K ✓
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.	+11%	+8%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	2.4% ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

NCM APIClaudio Sanches

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.