WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Digital Downloads vs WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

Easy Digital Downloads

by Andrew Munro / AffiliateWP

100+ installs5.0

WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

by WPClever

6K+ installs4.3

At a glance

WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce has more active installs: 6K+, against 100+ for Easy Digital Downloads.
On a typical day, WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce is downloaded about 74 times, Easy Digital Downloads about 3.
Easy Digital Downloads is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 10 reviews.
WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Nov 2, 2022 for Easy Digital Downloads.
WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Easy Digital Downloads.
Easy Digital Downloads has been around longer: since 2013, against 2021 for WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.

WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Digital Downloads	WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#13,885	#2,694
Active installs	100+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	48	4.5K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.3(10)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.76
Last release	4 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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