Swatch vs WCBoost

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

Health B83

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

WCBoost moved up one install band, 40K+ to 50K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Swatch	WCBoost
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	+25% ✓
Overall health	B · 83	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.16★ ✓
Reviews	1	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday ✓	10d ago
Downloads · 30d	103	5.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	9.9% ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

SwatchWCBoost

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.