WordPress plugin comparison

Cresta Social Messenger vs Nextend Social Login and Register

Cresta Social Messenger

by CrestaProject

1K+ installs4.2

Nextend Social Login and Register

by Nextendweb

200K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Nextend Social Login and Register has more active installs: 200K+, against 1K+ for Cresta Social Messenger.
On a typical day, Nextend Social Login and Register is downloaded about 1,279 times, Cresta Social Messenger about 11.
Nextend Social Login and Register is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 447 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
Nextend Social Login and Register was updated more recently: Jul 28, 2026, against Jul 14, 2021 for Cresta Social Messenger.
Nextend Social Login and Register is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.8.19 for Cresta Social Messenger.
Nextend Social Login and Register has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Cresta Social Messenger.

Nextend Social Login and Register leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cresta Social Messenger	Nextend Social Login and Register
Popular rank	#6,472	#265
Active installs	1K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	279	35.4K
Rating	4.2(5)	4.9(447)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.8.19	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.47
Last release	5 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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