WordPress plugin comparison

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress vs Simple Static Google Maps

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress

by Saidur Rahman Milon

10K+ installs4.8

Simple Static Google Maps

by Garrett Grimm

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Simple Static Google Maps.
On a typical day, Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is downloaded about 154 times, Simple Static Google Maps about 2.
Simple Static Google Maps is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 173 reviews.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Mar 5, 2016 for Simple Static Google Maps.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Simple Static Google Maps.
Simple Static Google Maps has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress.

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress	Simple Static Google Maps
Popular rank	#1,785	#29,493
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	8.2K	44
Rating	4.8(173)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	9 days ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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