WordPress plugin comparison

Copypress Rest API vs JWT Authentication for WP REST API

Copypress Rest API

by copypressdev

90+ installs

JWT Authentication for WP REST API

by tmeister

60K+ installs4.4

At a glance

JWT Authentication for WP REST API has more active installs: 60K+, against 90+ for Copypress Rest API.
On a typical day, JWT Authentication for WP REST API is downloaded about 320 times, Copypress Rest API about 7.
Copypress Rest API has no reviews yet.
JWT Authentication for WP REST API was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Aug 24, 2026 for Copypress Rest API.
JWT Authentication for WP REST API is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Copypress Rest API.
JWT Authentication for WP REST API has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Copypress Rest API.

JWT Authentication for WP REST API leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Copypress Rest API	JWT Authentication for WP REST API
Popular rank	#17,354	#684
Active installs	90+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	164	8.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.4(53)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.27	×1.02
Last release	2 months ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4.0

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