WordPress plugin comparison
Site Kit by Google vs Plausible Analytics
Site Kit by Google
by Google
5M+ installs4.2
Plausible Analytics
by Plausible Insights OÜ
10K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Site Kit by Google has more active installs: 5M+, against 10K+ for Plausible Analytics.
- On a typical day, Site Kit by Google is downloaded about 64,452 times, Plausible Analytics about 381.
- Plausible Analytics is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 29 reviews, against 4.2 from 1,014 reviews.
- Site Kit by Google was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 22, 2026 for Plausible Analytics.
- Site Kit by Google resolves more of its support threads: 74% in the last two months, against 0% for Plausible Analytics.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Site Kit by Google has been around longer: since 2019, against 2020 for Plausible Analytics.
Line by line
Site Kit by Google leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Site Kit by Google | Plausible Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7 | #1,546 |
| Active installs | 5M+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.8M | 19.4K |
| Rating | 4.2(1K) | 5.0(29) |
| Support threads resolved | 74% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×8.22 | ×0.88 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 18 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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