WordPress plugin comparison

AJAX Heartbeat Tool vs Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control

AJAX Heartbeat Tool

by Mikel King

300+ installs4.5

Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control

by Codeloghin

1K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control has more active installs: 1K+, against 300+ for AJAX Heartbeat Tool.
On a typical day, Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control is downloaded about 31 times, AJAX Heartbeat Tool about 5.
Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.5 from 4 reviews.
Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Aug 13, 2021 for AJAX Heartbeat Tool.
Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for AJAX Heartbeat Tool.
AJAX Heartbeat Tool has been around longer: since 2014, against 2023 for Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control.

Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	AJAX Heartbeat Tool	Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control
Popular rank	#10,390	#6,725
Active installs	300+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	108	736
Rating	4.5(4)	4.8(12)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.72
Last release	5 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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