WordPress plugin comparison
API Bearer Auth vs WP Consent API
At a glance
- WP Consent API has more active installs: 300K+, against 300+ for API Bearer Auth.
- On a typical day, WP Consent API is downloaded about 2,551 times, API Bearer Auth about 10.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- WP Consent API was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Dec 8, 2025 for API Bearer Auth.
- WP Consent API 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 2020 for WP Consent API.
Line by line
WP Consent API leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  API Bearer Auth |  WP Consent API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,030 | #199 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 255 | 66.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×1.59 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 25 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 7.4 |
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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