WP Google Search vs Site Kit by Google

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

WP Google Search

by WebshopLogic

Health D47

Site Kit by Google

by Google

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

WP Google Search Site Kit by Google

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	WP Google Search	Site Kit by Google
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	80/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	82/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★ ✓	4.18★
Reviews	28	1,009 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.1y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	339	6.0M ✓
Category	Search	Analytics

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

Release activity

WP Google Search Site Kit by Google

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.