WordPress plugin comparison
API Bearer Auth vs API for Ninja Forms
At a glance
- API Bearer Auth has more active installs: 300+, against 10+ for API for Ninja Forms.
- On a typical day, API Bearer Auth is downloaded about 10 times, API for Ninja Forms about 3.
- API for Ninja Forms has no reviews yet.
- API for Ninja Forms was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2026, against Dec 8, 2025 for API Bearer Auth.
- API for Ninja Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for API Bearer Auth.
- API Bearer Auth has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for API for Ninja Forms.
Line by line
API Bearer Auth leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  API Bearer Auth |  API for Ninja Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,030 | #39,082 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 255 | 80 |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 8.1 |
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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