ShipBob Express Rates vs WooCommerce Shipping

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

Health D48

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

WooCommerce Shipping moved up one install band, 60K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	ShipBob Express Rates	WooCommerce Shipping
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+17% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 77 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	43/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	2.76★ ✓
Reviews	0	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	61/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.3y ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	92	139.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	3.2% ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

ShipBob Express RatesWooCommerce Shipping

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.