Simple SEO vs SiteSEO

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

Health B84

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Simple SEO moved up one install band, 300+ to 400+; SiteSEO moved down one install band, 500K+ to 400K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Simple SEO	SiteSEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	400K–500K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	-20%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	3.94★
Reviews	2	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	812	35.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	21% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Simple SEOSiteSEO

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.