WordPress plugin comparison

ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more) vs MonsterInsights

ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more)

by matto3c

20+ installs4.0

MonsterInsights

by chriscct7

2M+ installs4.5

At a glance

MonsterInsights has more active installs: 2M+, against 20+ for ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more).
On a typical day, MonsterInsights is downloaded about 15,486 times, ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more) about 2.
MonsterInsights is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 3,159 reviews, against 4.0 from 12 reviews.
MonsterInsights was updated more recently: Sep 16, 2026, against Jun 19, 2020 for ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more).
MonsterInsights is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more).
MonsterInsights has been around longer: since 2007, against 2012 for ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more).

MonsterInsights leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ExtraWatch PRO (Live Stats, Heatmap, Click tracking, Download Monitor and more)	MonsterInsights
Popular rank	#26,179	#24
Active installs	20+	2M+
Downloads, last 30 days	49	493.2K
Rating	4.0(12)	4.5(3.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×2.48
Last release	6 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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