WordPress plugin comparison
Frontend Dashboard vs Ultimate Dashboard
Frontend Dashboard
by M A Vinoth Kumar
500+ installs4.9
Ultimate Dashboard
by David Vongries
50K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Ultimate Dashboard has more active installs: 50K+, against 500+ for Frontend Dashboard.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Dashboard is downloaded about 338 times, Frontend Dashboard about 139.
- Frontend Dashboard is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 136 reviews, against 4.6 from 114 reviews.
- Frontend Dashboard was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Ultimate Dashboard.
- Frontend Dashboard resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Ultimate Dashboard.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Ultimate Dashboard has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Frontend Dashboard.
Line by line
Ultimate Dashboard leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Frontend Dashboard | Ultimate Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,108 | #698 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.1K | 17K |
| Rating | 4.9(136) | 4.6(114) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.73 | ×1.02 |
| Last release | 3 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 5.6 |
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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