WordPress plugin comparison
Link Juice Optimizer vs LinkBoss
At a glance
- Link Juice Optimizer has more active installs: 5K+, against 2K+ for LinkBoss.
- On a typical day, LinkBoss is downloaded about 146 times, Link Juice Optimizer about 20.
- Link Juice Optimizer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 17 reviews.
- LinkBoss was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Jan 16, 2024 for Link Juice Optimizer.
- LinkBoss is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Link Juice Optimizer.
- Link Juice Optimizer has been around longer: since 2022, against 2024 for LinkBoss.
Line by line
LinkBoss leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Link Juice Optimizer |  LinkBoss |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,988 | #4,559 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 425 | 4.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.8(17) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.69 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.39 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free