simple calculator vs Cost Calculator Builder

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

Health D45

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Cost Calculator Builder moved down one install band, 30K+ to 20K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	simple calculator	Cost Calculator Builder
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 45	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.48★ ✓
Reviews	1	393 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.2y ago	27d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	75	19.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	0.7% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Forms

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

Release activity

simple calculatorCost Calculator Builder

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.