WordPress plugin comparison
Link Manager vs Secure Downloads
At a glance
- Link Manager has more active installs: 20K+, against 600+ for Secure Downloads.
- On a typical day, Link Manager is downloaded about 34 times, Secure Downloads about 11.
- Link Manager is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 33 reviews, against 4.1 from 10 reviews.
- Secure Downloads was updated more recently: Dec 3, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Link Manager.
- Secure Downloads is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.1.16 for Link Manager.
- Link Manager has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Secure Downloads.
Line by line
Link Manager leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Link Manager |  Secure Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,119 | #8,315 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 916 | 190 |
| Rating | 4.5(33) | 4.1(10) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.1.16 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.34 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
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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