WordPress plugin comparison
Fast User Switching vs Init User Engine
At a glance
- Fast User Switching has more active installs: 1K+, against 20+ for Init User Engine.
- On a typical day, Fast User Switching is downloaded about 24 times, Init User Engine about 16.
- Init User Engine is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.1 from 9 reviews.
- Init User Engine was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Jan 30, 2025 for Fast User Switching.
- Init User Engine is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Fast User Switching.
- Fast User Switching has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Init User Engine.
Line by line
Init User Engine leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Fast User Switching |  Init User Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,278 | #25,715 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 500 | 526 |
| Rating | 4.1(9) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.12 | ×0.24 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free