WordPress plugin comparison
API Bearer Auth vs Simple JWT Login
At a glance
- Simple JWT Login has more active installs: 4K+, against 300+ for API Bearer Auth.
- On a typical day, Simple JWT Login is downloaded about 113 times, API Bearer Auth about 10.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simple JWT Login was updated more recently: Aug 9, 2026, against Dec 8, 2025 for API Bearer Auth.
- Simple JWT Login 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 2019 for Simple JWT Login.
Line by line
Simple JWT Login leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  API Bearer Auth |  Simple JWT Login |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,019 | #3,457 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 260 | 2.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 5.0(47) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.78 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 5.5 |
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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