WordPress plugin comparison
API Bearer Auth vs Ultimate WP REST API
At a glance
- API Bearer Auth has more active installs: 300+, against 10+ for Ultimate WP REST API.
- On a typical day, API Bearer Auth is downloaded about 10 times, Ultimate WP REST API about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- API Bearer Auth was updated more recently: Dec 8, 2025, against Dec 21, 2018 for Ultimate WP REST API.
- API Bearer Auth is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Ultimate WP REST API.
- API Bearer Auth has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Ultimate WP REST API.
Line by line
API Bearer Auth leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  API Bearer Auth |  Ultimate WP REST API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,019 | #43,430 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 260 | 27 |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 7.1 |
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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