WordPress plugin comparison

Database Access with Adminer vs Participants Database

Database Access with Adminer

by Roy Orbitson

1K+ installs4.5

Participants Database

by Roland Barker

7K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Participants Database has more active installs: 7K+, against 1K+ for Database Access with Adminer.
On a typical day, Participants Database is downloaded about 30 times, Database Access with Adminer about 27.
Participants Database is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 320 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
Participants Database was updated more recently: Jul 31, 2026, against Feb 10, 2026 for Database Access with Adminer.
Participants Database is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.7, against 6.9.11 for Database Access with Adminer.
Participants Database has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Database Access with Adminer.

Participants Database leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Database Access with Adminer	Participants Database
Popular rank	#6,261	#2,659
Active installs	1K+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	589	986
Rating	4.5(2)	4.9(320)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.0.7
Search multiplier	×0.44	×0.83
Last release	9 months ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	8.0

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