WordPress plugin comparison

Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget vs Shift8 for Google Business

Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget

by OpenWidget

100+ installs5.0

Shift8 for Google Business

by shift8

10+ installs

At a glance

Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget has more active installs: 100+, against 10+ for Shift8 for Google Business.
On a typical day, Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget is downloaded about 4 times, Shift8 for Google Business about 2.
Shift8 for Google Business has no reviews yet.
Shift8 for Google Business was updated more recently: Mar 31, 2025, against Oct 24, 2024 for Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget.
Shift8 for Google Business is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.6.11 for Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget.
Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget has been around longer: since 2024, against 2025 for Shift8 for Google Business.

Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget	Shift8 for Google Business
Popular rank	#16,309	#29,597
Active installs	100+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	85	34
Rating	5.0(1)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.08	×0.05
Last release	2 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	6.1	–

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.