Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress vs W3 Total Cache

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

Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress

by 10up

Health B83

W3 Total Cache

by BoldGrid

Health A93

Active-install trajectory

Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress W3 Total Cache

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	Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress	W3 Total Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	900K–1M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 93 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	90/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.92★	4.39★ ✓
Reviews	14	5,420 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	2.5K	936.3K ✓
Category	Media	Performance

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

Release activity

Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress W3 Total Cache

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.