Novelist vs Osom Author Pro

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

Novelist

by Ashley

Health A87

Osom Author Pro

by OsomPress

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Novelist Osom Author Pro

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	Novelist	Osom Author Pro
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 87	A · 87
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	99/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	85/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.37★ ✓	4.35★
Reviews	9	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	today ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	324 ✓	248
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Novelist Osom Author Pro

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.