WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced WP REST API vs REST API Toolbox
At a glance
- REST API Toolbox has more active installs: 1K+, against 200+ for Advanced WP REST API.
- On a typical day, REST API Toolbox is downloaded about 17 times, Advanced WP REST API about 7.
- Advanced WP REST API has no reviews yet.
- Advanced WP REST API was updated more recently: May 29, 2026, against Jan 2, 2025 for REST API Toolbox.
- Advanced WP REST API is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for REST API Toolbox.
- REST API Toolbox has been around longer: since 2016, against 2022 for Advanced WP REST API.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced WP REST API |  REST API Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,969 | #5,379 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 140 | 459 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.17 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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