ProScores vs BZScore

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

ProScores and BZScore are close on health (A · 86 vs B · 84). ProScores has the stronger maintenance.

ProScores

by proscores

Health A86

BZScore

by firstsport

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

ProScoresBZScore

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	ProScores	BZScore
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900 ✓	500–600
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	700+ → 800+ ✓	-38%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	92/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	4	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	292 ✓	271
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	0%	+19%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	9.5% ✓	1.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

ProScoresBZScore

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.