WordPress plugin comparison

Movable Type Backup Importer vs WP Options Importer

Movable Type Backup Importer

by Roger Dudler

50+ installs5.0

WP Options Importer

by Matthew Boynes

6K+ installs4.9

At a glance

WP Options Importer has more active installs: 6K+, against 50+ for Movable Type Backup Importer.
On a typical day, WP Options Importer is downloaded about 54 times, Movable Type Backup Importer about 3.
Movable Type Backup Importer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 9 reviews.
WP Options Importer was updated more recently: Mar 3, 2023, against Dec 8, 2011 for Movable Type Backup Importer.
WP Options Importer is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.1.16, against 3.2.1 for Movable Type Backup Importer.
Movable Type Backup Importer has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for WP Options Importer.

WP Options Importer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Movable Type Backup Importer	WP Options Importer
Popular rank	#20,755	#2,743
Active installs	50+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	1.4K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(9)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.2.1	6.1.16
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.03
Last release	15 years ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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