Waves Block vs Spectra Legacy

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

Waves Block

by Automattic

Health D45

Spectra Legacy

by Brainstorm Force

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Waves Block Spectra Legacy

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	Waves Block	Spectra Legacy
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	58/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.69★ ✓
Reviews	3	1,870 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.3y ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	98	936.0K ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Waves Block Spectra Legacy

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.