WordPress plugin comparison

Broken Link Checker vs External Links Overview

Broken Link Checker

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

500K+ installs3.8

External Links Overview

by Christian Ott

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Broken Link Checker has more active installs: 500K+, against 1K+ for External Links Overview.
On a typical day, Broken Link Checker is downloaded about 4,176 times, External Links Overview about 18.
External Links Overview is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.8 from 605 reviews.
Broken Link Checker was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Sep 1, 2025 for External Links Overview.
Broken Link Checker resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for External Links Overview.
Broken Link Checker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for External Links Overview.
Broken Link Checker has been around longer: since 2007, against 2025 for External Links Overview.

Broken Link Checker leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

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