WordPress plugin comparison
API Bearer Auth vs WP REST API
At a glance
- API Bearer Auth has more active installs: 300+, against 40+ for WP REST API.
- On a typical day, API Bearer Auth is downloaded about 10 times, WP REST API about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- API Bearer Auth was updated more recently: Dec 8, 2025, against Mar 1, 2016 for WP REST API.
- API Bearer Auth is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.4.34 for WP REST API.
- WP REST API has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for API Bearer Auth.
Line by line
API Bearer Auth leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  API Bearer Auth |  WP REST API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,019 | #22,885 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 260 | 45 |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | – |
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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