WordPress plugin comparison

GitHub Release Downloads vs Simple Download Monitor

GitHub Release Downloads

by IvanRF

60+ installs4.8

Simple Download Monitor

by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Download Monitor has more active installs: 20K+, against 60+ for GitHub Release Downloads.
On a typical day, Simple Download Monitor is downloaded about 475 times, GitHub Release Downloads about 3.
GitHub Release Downloads is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 158 reviews.
Simple Download Monitor was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Nov 24, 2020 for GitHub Release Downloads.
Simple Download Monitor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for GitHub Release Downloads.
Simple Download Monitor has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for GitHub Release Downloads.

Simple Download Monitor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

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