WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Database Cleaner vs External Database Authentication Reloaded

Advanced Database Cleaner

by Younes JFR.

100K+ installs4.9

External Database Authentication Reloaded

by Joshua Parker

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Database Cleaner has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for External Database Authentication Reloaded.
On a typical day, Advanced Database Cleaner is downloaded about 668 times, External Database Authentication Reloaded about 3.
External Database Authentication Reloaded is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,962 reviews.
Advanced Database Cleaner was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against May 31, 2015 for External Database Authentication Reloaded.
Advanced Database Cleaner is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for External Database Authentication Reloaded.
External Database Authentication Reloaded has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Advanced Database Cleaner.

Advanced Database Cleaner leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Database Cleaner	External Database Authentication Reloaded
Popular rank	#340	#23,089
Active installs	100K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	19.6K	93
Rating	4.9(2K)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×1.34	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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