WordPress plugin comparison

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text vs PJ News Ticker

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text

by ember

20+ installs5.0

PJ News Ticker

by Primitiv Media

3K+ installs4.5

At a glance

PJ News Ticker has more active installs: 3K+, against 20+ for Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text.
On a typical day, PJ News Ticker is downloaded about 16 times, Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text about 6.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 6 reviews.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Apr 30, 2025 for PJ News Ticker.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.0 for PJ News Ticker.
PJ News Ticker has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text.

PJ News Ticker leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text	PJ News Ticker
Popular rank	#28,619	#4,045
Active installs	20+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	133	247
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.0
Search multiplier	×0.24	×0.26
Last release	28 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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