WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced WP REST API vs JWT Authentication for WP REST API

Advanced WP REST API

by Galaxy Weblinks

100+ installs

JWT Authentication for WP REST API

by tmeister

60K+ installs4.4

At a glance

JWT Authentication for WP REST API has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for Advanced WP REST API.
On a typical day, JWT Authentication for WP REST API is downloaded about 320 times, Advanced WP REST API about 7.
Advanced WP REST API has no reviews yet.
JWT Authentication for WP REST API was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against May 29, 2026 for Advanced WP REST API.
JWT Authentication for WP REST API is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Advanced WP REST API.
JWT Authentication for WP REST API has been around longer: since 2015, against 2022 for Advanced WP REST API.

JWT Authentication for WP REST API leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced WP REST API	JWT Authentication for WP REST API
Popular rank	#13,019	#684
Active installs	100+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	140	8.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.4(53)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.28	×1.02
Last release	5 months ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4.0

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