WP Scanner vs Jetpack

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

WP Scanner

by A5hleyRich

Health D45

Jetpack

by Automattic

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

WP Scanner Jetpack

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 Scanner	Jetpack
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	3M–4M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	93/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	3.75★
Reviews	2	2,406 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.3y ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	58	5.4M ✓
Category	Performance	Backup

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

Release activity

WP Scanner Jetpack

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.