WordPress plugin comparison

Basic Google Maps Placemarks vs Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress

Basic Google Maps Placemarks

by Ian Dunn

2K+ installs4.4

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress

by Saidur Rahman Milon

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Basic Google Maps Placemarks.
On a typical day, Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is downloaded about 154 times, Basic Google Maps Placemarks about 27.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 173 reviews, against 4.4 from 51 reviews.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Mar 31, 2026 for Basic Google Maps Placemarks.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Basic Google Maps Placemarks.
Basic Google Maps Placemarks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress.

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Basic Google Maps Placemarks	Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress
Popular rank	#4,205	#1,785
Active installs	2K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	678	8.2K
Rating	4.4(51)	4.8(173)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.53	×0.86
Last release	7 months ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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