WordPress plugin comparison
Josie API vs JWT Authentication for WP REST API
At a glance
- JWT Authentication for WP REST API has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Josie API.
- On a typical day, JWT Authentication for WP REST API is downloaded about 320 times, Josie API about 1.
- Josie API has no reviews yet.
- JWT Authentication for WP REST API was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Nov 7, 2014 for Josie API.
- JWT Authentication for WP REST API is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Josie API.
- Josie API has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for JWT Authentication for WP REST API.
Line by line
JWT Authentication for WP REST API leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Josie API |  JWT Authentication for WP REST API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #35,684 | #684 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17 | 8.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.4(53) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.0.38 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.02 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 3 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4.0 |
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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