WordPress plugin comparison

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress vs Simple Map

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress

by Saidur Rahman Milon

10K+ installs4.8

Simple Map

by Takayuki Miyauchi

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Both have 10K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is downloaded about 154 times, Simple Map about 28.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 173 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Mar 11, 2018 for Simple Map.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Simple Map.
Simple Map has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress.

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress	Simple Map
Popular rank	#1,785	#1,627
Active installs	10K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	8.2K	751
Rating	4.8(173)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	9 days ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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