WordPress plugin comparison

Basic User Avatars vs Simple Frontend Avatar Uploader

Basic User Avatars

by Jared Atchison

20K+ installs4.7

Simple Frontend Avatar Uploader

by revaithub

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Basic User Avatars has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Frontend Avatar Uploader.
On a typical day, Basic User Avatars is downloaded about 66 times, Simple Frontend Avatar Uploader about 2.
Simple Frontend Avatar Uploader has no reviews yet.
Simple Frontend Avatar Uploader was updated more recently: Feb 7, 2026, against Nov 15, 2024 for Basic User Avatars.
Simple Frontend Avatar Uploader is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.7.11 for Basic User Avatars.
Basic User Avatars has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Simple Frontend Avatar Uploader.

Basic User Avatars leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Basic User Avatars	Simple Frontend Avatar Uploader
Popular rank	#1,187	#49,000
Active installs	20K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	1.9K	54
Rating	4.7(42)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.22	×0.04
Last release	2 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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