SimplyBook.me vs Hydra Booking

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

Health B81

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	SimplyBook.me	Hydra Booking
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 81	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	1	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	20.8K ✓	3.7K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	14% ✓	3.3%
Category	Booking & Events	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

SimplyBook.meHydra Booking

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.