WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Automatic Updates vs DownUp
Advanced Automatic Updates
by Gary Pendergast
20K+ installs4.7
DownUp
by Deepak Rajpal
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Advanced Automatic Updates has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for DownUp.
- On a typical day, Advanced Automatic Updates is downloaded about 26 times, DownUp about 4.
- DownUp is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 61 reviews.
- DownUp was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jun 4, 2021 for Advanced Automatic Updates.
- DownUp is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Advanced Automatic Updates.
- Advanced Automatic Updates has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for DownUp.
Line by line
DownUp leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Automatic Updates | DownUp |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,183 | #58,038 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 559 | 129 |
| Rating | 4.7(61) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 17 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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