WordPress plugin comparison
Embed React app vs Simple YouTube Embed
At a glance
- Simple YouTube Embed has more active installs: 4K+, against 100+ for Embed React app.
- On a typical day, Simple YouTube Embed is downloaded about 35 times, Embed React app about 4.
- Embed React app is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.2 from 15 reviews.
- Simple YouTube Embed was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Feb 26, 2019 for Embed React app.
- Simple YouTube Embed is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Embed React app.
- Simple YouTube Embed has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Embed React app.
Line by line
Simple YouTube Embed leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Embed React app |  Simple YouTube Embed |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #13,018 | #3,256 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 83 | 994 |
| Rating | 4.8(5) | 4.2(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.1.28 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.71 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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