WordPress plugin comparison
Checkout Guard vs Email Encoder
At a glance
- Email Encoder has more active installs: 90K+, against 100+ for Checkout Guard.
- On a typical day, Email Encoder is downloaded about 411 times, Checkout Guard about 8.
- Checkout Guard is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 94 reviews.
- Checkout Guard was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Email Encoder.
- Checkout Guard is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Email Encoder.
- Email Encoder has been around longer: since 2010, against 2024 for Checkout Guard.
Line by line
Email Encoder leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Checkout Guard |  Email Encoder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #16,758 | #464 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 265 | 14.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.9(94) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.39 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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