WordPress plugin comparison
Automatic Safe Update vs Version Pilot
At a glance
- Automatic Safe Update has more active installs: 30+, against fewer than 10 for Version Pilot.
- On a typical day, Automatic Safe Update is downloaded about 5 times, Version Pilot about 2.
- Automatic Safe Update was updated more recently: Aug 28, 2026, against Sep 5, 2025 for Version Pilot.
- Automatic Safe Update is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Version Pilot.
- Automatic Safe Update has been around longer: since 2019, against 2025 for Version Pilot.
Line by line
Automatic Safe Update leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Automatic Safe Update |  Version Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #23,358 | #64,014 |
| Active installs | 30+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 129 | 25 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.19 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.0 |
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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