WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades vs Local Development

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades

by Chris Jean

60K+ installs4.7

Local Development

by Andy Fragen

80+ installs5.0

At a glance

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has more active installs: 60K+, against 80+ for Local Development.
On a typical day, Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades is downloaded about 52 times, Local Development about 8.
Local Development is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 117 reviews.
Local Development was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Apr 20, 2022 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Local Development is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Local Development.

Local Development leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades	Local Development
Popular rank	#641	#17,545
Active installs	60K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	194
Rating	4.7(117)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.37
Last release	4 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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