WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Google Maps vs Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress

Custom Google Maps

by ctuxboy

10+ installs5.0

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress

by Saidur Rahman Milon

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Custom Google Maps.
On a typical day, Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is downloaded about 154 times, Custom Google Maps about 1.
Custom Google Maps is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 173 reviews.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Aug 25, 2017 for Custom Google Maps.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Custom Google Maps.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Custom Google Maps.

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Google Maps	Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress
Popular rank	#45,768	#1,785
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	41	8.2K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(173)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.86
Last release	9 years ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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