WordPress plugin comparison

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

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

by matto3c

100+ installs3.4

Simple Blog Stats

by Jeff Starr

4K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Simple Blog Stats has more active installs: 4K+, against 100+ for ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more).
On a typical day, Simple Blog Stats is downloaded about 46 times, ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more) about 5.
Simple Blog Stats is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 38 reviews, against 3.4 from 7 reviews.
Simple Blog Stats was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Feb 3, 2021 for ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more).
Simple Blog Stats is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 5.6.23 for ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more).

Simple Blog Stats leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ExtraWatch (Live Stats, Realtime tracking, Visits on a map and more)	Simple Blog Stats
Popular rank	#14,572	#3,525
Active installs	100+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	80	3.1K
Rating	3.4(7)	4.9(38)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.6.23	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.77
Last release	5 years ago	5 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6.20

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