WordPress plugin comparison
Available Updates vs Disable Updates
At a glance
- Disable Updates has more active installs: 100+, against 10+ for Available Updates.
- On a typical day, Disable Updates is downloaded about 9 times, Available Updates about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Disable Updates was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Feb 25, 2025 for Available Updates.
- Disable Updates is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Available Updates.
- Available Updates has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for Disable Updates.
Line by line
Disable Updates leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Available Updates |  Disable Updates |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,099 | #16,074 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 42 | 291 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.39 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 19 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 | 7.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Available Updates vs Hide Updates
- Available Updates vs WP Automatic Updates
- Available Updates vs Disable Plugin Update Emails
- Available Updates vs Ignore Or Disable Plugin Update
- Disable Updates vs Patchalume Update Manager
- Disable Updates vs Auto Update
- Disable Updates vs Automatic Safe Update
- Disable Updates vs WP Disable Automatic Updates
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free