WordPress plugin comparison
Contact List vs Participants Database
At a glance
- Participants Database has more active installs: 7K+, against 1K+ for Contact List.
- On a typical day, Contact List is downloaded about 61 times, Participants Database about 30.
- Participants Database is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 320 reviews, against 4.8 from 19 reviews.
- Contact List was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Jul 31, 2026 for Participants Database.
- Contact List resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Participants Database.
- Contact List is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.7 for Participants Database.
- Participants Database has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Contact List.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact List |  Participants Database |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,669 | #2,659 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 986 |
| Rating | 4.8(19) | 4.9(320) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.7 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.72 | ×0.83 |
| Last release | 19 days ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 8.0 |
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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