SORTD vs PWA for WordPress

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

SORTD

by sortd

Health B82

PWA for WordPress

by Ryunosuke Shindo

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

SORTDPWA for WordPress

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	SORTD	PWA for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-25% ✓
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	11 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	7d ago ✓	7.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	253 ✓	117
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	3.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

SORTDPWA for WordPress

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.