WordPress plugin comparison
Fluent PDF Generator vs PDFSmith
At a glance
- Fluent PDF Generator has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for PDFSmith.
- On a typical day, Fluent PDF Generator is downloaded about 135 times, PDFSmith about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Fluent PDF Generator was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Dec 6, 2025 for PDFSmith.
- Fluent PDF Generator is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for PDFSmith.
- Fluent PDF Generator has been around longer: since 2020, against 2025 for PDFSmith.
Line by line
Fluent PDF Generator leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Fluent PDF Generator |  PDFSmith |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,273 | #73,408 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.9K | 38 |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.95 | ×0.04 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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