NS Cloner vs SBR Simple Backup & Restore

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

NS Cloner

by Never Settle

Health A85

SBR Simple Backup & Restore

by tragency

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	NS Cloner	SBR Simple Backup & Restore
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	—
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	B · 80
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	53/100	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.64★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	279 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	6.1K ✓	78
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

NS Cloner SBR Simple Backup & Restore

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.