Softaculous
by Softaculous · Backup
Also makes 11 other plugins · 4.3M+ installs across the portfolio →
Softaculous provides a single-login centralized panel where you can manage tons of your WordPress websites efficiently, unitedly as well as singularly …
80 health vs 71 average across 257 Backup plugins
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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Since 2024-04-11 · 871 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
2.8K
now · peak 24.3K
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.4.1
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 32% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2024-04-10 · 868 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.4.1 [Security Fix] A security issue that caused due to a change in v2.4.0 has been fixed in v2.4.1 [Pro] Features like, Task management, Conversation fork, Undo/Redo added. [Pro Task] Added installation option of Sharemypost 2.4.1
- — Version 2.4.0 [Task] Changes to take the CF_CONNECTING_IP for sites using Cloudflare Proxy 2.4.0
- — Version 2.3.9 [Task] Improvements to Authorized IP detection of Softaculous Cloud server 2.3.9
- — Version 2.3.8 [Feature Pro] AI Coding agent added. 2.3.8
- — Version 2.3.7 [Pro] Refactored a AI feature. 2.3.7
- — Version 2.3.6 [Pro] Added option to install the FormLayer plugin. 2.3.6
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-22 20K+ → 10K+ down after 490 days in tier
- 2024-10-20 30K+ → 20K+ down after 191 days in tier
- 2024-04-12 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-11 — → 20K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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