Rackspace CDN vs W3 Total Cache

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

Rackspace CDN

by paypromedia

Health D47

W3 Total Cache

by BoldGrid

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Rackspace CDN W3 Total Cache

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	Rackspace CDN	W3 Total Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	900K–1M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	57/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★	4.39★ ✓
Reviews	10	5,420 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.9y ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	29	577.8K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Performance

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

Release activity

Rackspace CDN W3 Total Cache

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.