WordPress plugin comparison

ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more) vs Seriously Simple Stats

ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more)

by matto3c

100+ installs3.4

Seriously Simple Stats

by Craig Hewitt

5K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Seriously Simple Stats has more active installs: 5K+, against 100+ for ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more).
On a typical day, Seriously Simple Stats is downloaded about 32 times, ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more) about 5.
Seriously Simple Stats is rated higher: 3.6 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 3.4 from 7 reviews.
Seriously Simple Stats was updated more recently: Jan 9, 2026, against Feb 3, 2021 for ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more).
Seriously Simple Stats is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.6.23 for ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more).
ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more) has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Seriously Simple Stats.

Seriously Simple Stats leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more)	Seriously Simple Stats
Popular rank	#14,619	#3,207
Active installs	100+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	84	917
Rating	3.4(7)	3.6(13)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.6.23	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.47
Last release	5 years ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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