WordPress plugin comparison

Light Views Counter vs Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics

Light Views Counter

by ThemeRuby

3K+ installs5.0

Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics

by wp-buy

30K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics has more active installs: 30K+, against 3K+ for Light Views Counter.
On a typical day, Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics is downloaded about 274 times, Light Views Counter about 43.
Light Views Counter is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.1 from 233 reviews.
Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics was updated more recently: Oct 18, 2026, against May 22, 2026 for Light Views Counter.
Light Views Counter resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics.
Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Light Views Counter.
Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Light Views Counter.

Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Light Views Counter	Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics
Popular rank	#3,815	#976
Active installs	3K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.2K	21.5K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.1(233)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.87	×0.91
Last release	5 months ago	24 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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