Slackr vs Hey Notify

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

Slackr

by NewHeap

Health D45

Hey Notify

by FireTree Design

Health C67

Active-install trajectory

Slackr Hey Notify

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	Slackr	Hey Notify
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	200–300 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	C · 67 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	54/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.22★ ✓
Reviews	1	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.1y ago	1.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	58	81 ✓
Category	Booking & Events	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Slackr Hey Notify

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.