Protect Uploads vs Kadence Security

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

Protect Uploads

by Protect Uploads

Health A87

Kadence Security

by Nexcess

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Protect Uploads Kadence Security

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	Protect Uploads	Kadence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	55/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.37★	4.60★ ✓
Reviews	12	3,990 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	29d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	17.1K	400.5K ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Protect Uploads Kadence Security

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.