WordPress plugin comparison
Easy APIs vs WordPress REST API (Version 2)
Easy APIs
by Gurjaint Narwal
Fewer than 10 installs
WordPress REST API (Version 2)
by Ryan McCue
10K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- WordPress REST API (Version 2) has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Easy APIs.
- On a typical day, WordPress REST API (Version 2) is downloaded about 46 times, Easy APIs about 1.
- Easy APIs has no reviews yet.
- Easy APIs was updated more recently: Dec 12, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for WordPress REST API (Version 2).
- Easy APIs is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.7.39 for WordPress REST API (Version 2).
- WordPress REST API (Version 2) has been around longer: since 2009, against 2025 for Easy APIs.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Easy APIs | WordPress REST API (Version 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67,868 | #2,123 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 41 | 1.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(34) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 4.7.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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