WordPress plugin comparison
MainWP Dashboard vs Simple Automatic Updates
At a glance
- MainWP Dashboard has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Simple Automatic Updates.
- On a typical day, MainWP Dashboard is downloaded about 743 times, Simple Automatic Updates about 13.
- Simple Automatic Updates is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 2,354 reviews.
- MainWP Dashboard was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jun 11, 2019 for Simple Automatic Updates.
- MainWP Dashboard is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Simple Automatic Updates.
- MainWP Dashboard has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Simple Automatic Updates.
Line by line
MainWP Dashboard leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  MainWP Dashboard |  Simple Automatic Updates |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,344 | #4,999 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 44.6K | 250 |
| Rating | 4.9(2.4K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.38 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 5 days ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | – |
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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