WordPress plugin comparison

Login for Google Apps by WPAuth vs Simple AD Authentication

by Syed Balkhi

10K+ installs4.6

Simple AD Authentication

by drahkar

10+ installs

At a glance

Login for Google Apps by WPAuth has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Simple AD Authentication.
On a typical day, Login for Google Apps by WPAuth is downloaded about 117 times, Simple AD Authentication about 1.
Simple AD Authentication has no reviews yet.
Login for Google Apps by WPAuth was updated more recently: Sep 29, 2026, against Jan 12, 2011 for Simple AD Authentication.
Login for Google Apps by WPAuth is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Simple AD Authentication.
Simple AD Authentication has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Login for Google Apps by WPAuth.

Metric	Login for Google Apps by WPAuth	Simple AD Authentication
Popular rank	#1,904	#33,888
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.1K	29
Rating	4.6(64)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×0.84	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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