ValidateCertify Free vs Accredible Certificates & Open Badges

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

ValidateCertify Free

by Javier Revilla

Health B78

Accredible Certificates & Open Badges

by accredible

Health B73

Active-install trajectory

ValidateCertify Free Accredible Certificates & Open Badges

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	ValidateCertify Free	Accredible Certificates & Open Badges
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	80–90
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10% ✓	-20%
Overall health	B · 78 ✓	B · 73
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100 ✓	88/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100 ✓	58/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.85★ ✓	3.34★
Reviews	3	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago ✓	6mo ago
Downloads · 30d	277 ✓	141
Category	Education	Education

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

Release activity

ValidateCertify Free Accredible Certificates & Open Badges

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.