WordPress plugin comparison
API Bearer Auth vs RKX API Studio
At a glance
- API Bearer Auth has more active installs: 300+, against fewer than 10 for RKX API Studio.
- On a typical day, RKX API Studio is downloaded about 81 times, API Bearer Auth about 10.
- RKX API Studio has no reviews yet.
- RKX API Studio was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Dec 8, 2025 for API Bearer Auth.
- RKX API Studio 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 2026 for RKX API Studio.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  API Bearer Auth |  RKX API Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,019 | #54,437 |
| Active installs | 300+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 260 | 277 |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 2 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 8.0 |
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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