WordPress plugin comparison
Avatar Project vs Simple Local Avatars
At a glance
- Simple Local Avatars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Avatar Project.
- On a typical day, Simple Local Avatars is downloaded about 836 times, Avatar Project about 1.
- Avatar Project is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 89 reviews.
- Simple Local Avatars was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Nov 16, 2017 for Avatar Project.
- Simple Local Avatars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Avatar Project.
- Simple Local Avatars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Avatar Project.
Line by line
Simple Local Avatars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Avatar Project |  Simple Local Avatars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #42,774 | #312 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 22 | 23.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.6(89) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.11 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months 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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