WordPress plugin comparison
API Bearer Auth vs Custom API for WP
At a glance
- Custom API for WP has more active installs: 1K+, against 300+ for API Bearer Auth.
- On a typical day, Custom API for WP is downloaded about 42 times, API Bearer Auth about 10.
- API Bearer Auth is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.8 from 45 reviews.
- Custom API for WP was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Dec 8, 2025 for API Bearer Auth.
- Custom API for WP is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for API Bearer Auth.
- API Bearer Auth has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Custom API for WP.
Line by line
Custom API for WP leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  API Bearer Auth |  Custom API for WP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,030 | #6,148 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 248 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 4.8(45) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.62 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 27 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 5.4 |
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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