VPN Guard vs Spider Blocker

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

VPN Guard

by vpndeals

Health B81

Spider Blocker

by Niteo

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

VPN Guard Spider Blocker

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	VPN Guard	Spider Blocker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100 ✓	20/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.34★ ✓	3.93★
Reviews	8 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	63/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	2.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	155	2.0K ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

VPN Guard Spider Blocker

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.