WordPress plugin comparison

Database Cleaner vs Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

Database Cleaner

by Jordy Meow

10K+ installs5.0

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

by NerdPress

60K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions has more active installs: 60K+, against 10K+ for Database Cleaner.
On a typical day, Database Cleaner is downloaded about 512 times, Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions about 146.
Database Cleaner is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 150 reviews, against 4.7 from 181 reviews.
Database Cleaner was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against May 21, 2026 for Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions.
Database Cleaner is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions.
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions has been around longer: since 2011, against 2021 for Database Cleaner.

Database Cleaner leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Database Cleaner	Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions
Popular rank	#2,113	#689
Active installs	10K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	19.9K	4.6K
Rating	5.0(150)	4.7(181)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.16	×1.05
Last release	10 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	8.1	5.6

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