Sensei LMS Certificates vs ValidateCertify Free

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

Sensei LMS Certificates

by Automattic

Health B72

ValidateCertify Free

by Javier Revilla

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Sensei LMS Certificates ValidateCertify Free

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	Sensei LMS Certificates	ValidateCertify Free
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K ✓	900–1K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-10% ✓
Overall health	B · 72	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	77/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	71/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★	3.85★ ✓
Reviews	1	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.1K ✓	277
Category	Education	Education

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

Release activity

Sensei LMS Certificates ValidateCertify Free

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.