wpDataTables vs Ninja Tables

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

Health A96

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

wpDataTables moved down one install band, 70K+ to 60K+; Ninja Tables moved down one install band, 80K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	wpDataTables	Ninja Tables
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60K–70K	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	-13% ✓
Overall health	A · 96 ✓	A · 89
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	89/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	100/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	449	472 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100	98/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	21d ago ✓	26d ago
Downloads · 30d	32K	48.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	2.3% ✓
Category	Page Builders	Page Builders

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

Release activity

wpDataTablesNinja Tables

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.