ShieldUp vs Jetpack

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

ShieldUp

by shieldup

Health C57

Jetpack

by Automattic

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

ShieldUp Jetpack

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	ShieldUp	Jetpack
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	3M–4M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 57	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	31/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	91/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★ ✓	3.75★
Reviews	3	2,406 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	72/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.8y ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	58	5.6M ✓
Category	Performance	Backup

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

Release activity

ShieldUp Jetpack

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.