WordPress plugin comparison
Disable REST API vs Simple JWT Auth
At a glance
- Disable REST API has more active installs: 80K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple JWT Auth.
- On a typical day, Disable REST API is downloaded about 319 times, Simple JWT Auth about 3.
- Simple JWT Auth has no reviews yet.
- Simple JWT Auth was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Sep 14, 2023 for Disable REST API.
- Simple JWT Auth is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Disable REST API.
- Disable REST API has been around longer: since 2014, against 2024 for Simple JWT Auth.
Line by line
Disable REST API leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable REST API |  Simple JWT Auth |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #513 | #52,228 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 7.9K | 67 |
| Rating | 4.8(38) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.3.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 8.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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