WordPress plugin comparison

Movable Type Backup Importer vs Really Simple CSV Importer

Movable Type Backup Importer

by Roger Dudler

50+ installs5.0

Really Simple CSV Importer

by Webの相談所

40K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Really Simple CSV Importer has more active installs: 40K+, against 50+ for Movable Type Backup Importer.
On a typical day, Really Simple CSV Importer is downloaded about 200 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 107 reviews.
Really Simple CSV Importer was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2026, against Dec 8, 2011 for Movable Type Backup Importer.
Really Simple CSV Importer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.2.1 for Movable Type Backup Importer.
Movable Type Backup Importer has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Really Simple CSV Importer.

Really Simple CSV Importer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Movable Type Backup Importer	Really Simple CSV Importer
Popular rank	#20,755	#907
Active installs	50+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	6.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(107)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.2.1	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.20
Last release	15 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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