WordPress plugin comparison
API Bearer Auth vs Disable REST API
At a glance
- Disable REST API has more active installs: 80K+, against 300+ for API Bearer Auth.
- On a typical day, Disable REST API is downloaded about 319 times, API Bearer Auth about 10.
- API Bearer Auth is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.8 from 38 reviews.
- API Bearer Auth was updated more recently: Dec 8, 2025, against Sep 14, 2023 for Disable REST API.
- API Bearer Auth is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.3.14 for Disable REST API.
- Disable REST API has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for API Bearer Auth.
Line by line
API Bearer Auth leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  API Bearer Auth |  Disable REST API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,030 | #513 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 255 | 7.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 4.8(38) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.3.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 5.6 |
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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