WP_Multilingual vs Smartcat Translator for WPML

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

WP_Multilingual

by Oleg Butuzov

Health D41

Smartcat Translator for WPML

by smartcatai

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

WP_MultilingualSmartcat Translator for WPML

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_Multilingual	Smartcat Translator for WPML
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200 ✓	60–70
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	—	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	18.0y ago	15d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	99	502 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3% ✓	0.3%
Category	Multilingual	Multilingual

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

Release activity

WP_MultilingualSmartcat Translator for WPML

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.