WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Picafto
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Picafto.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Picafto about 1.
- Picafto is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jun 20, 2019 for Picafto.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Picafto.
- Picafto has been around longer: since 2019, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Placeholders |  Picafto |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #46,295 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 31 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2.4 |
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