WordPress plugin comparison

Embed Files from Google Drive vs Use Google Libraries

Embed Files from Google Drive

by Syed Balkhi

4K+ installs4.0

Use Google Libraries

by Jason Penney

10K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Use Google Libraries has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Embed Files from Google Drive.
On a typical day, Embed Files from Google Drive is downloaded about 32 times, Use Google Libraries about 25.
Use Google Libraries is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 47 reviews, against 4.0 from 48 reviews.
Embed Files from Google Drive was updated more recently: May 9, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Use Google Libraries.
Embed Files from Google Drive is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.7.39 for Use Google Libraries.
Use Google Libraries has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Embed Files from Google Drive.

Embed Files from Google Drive leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Embed Files from Google Drive	Use Google Libraries
Popular rank	#3,298	#2,043
Active installs	4K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	858	508
Rating	4.0(48)	4.4(47)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.26	×0.00
Last release	1 year ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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