OTP Authenticator vs BaseCloud Shield

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

OTP Authenticator

by Alexandre Froger

Health D45

BaseCloud Shield

by BaseCloud

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

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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	OTP Authenticator	BaseCloud Shield
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50 ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	+300% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.05★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.6y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	128	201 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	1.6% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Security

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

Release activity

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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.