WordPress plugin comparison

Multisite Admin Bar Switcher vs User Switching

Multisite Admin Bar Switcher

by flynsarmy

10+ installs5.0

User Switching

by John Blackbourn

200K+ installs4.9

At a glance

User Switching has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Multisite Admin Bar Switcher.
On a typical day, User Switching is downloaded about 3,139 times, Multisite Admin Bar Switcher about 2.
Multisite Admin Bar Switcher is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.9 from 238 reviews.
User Switching was updated more recently: Aug 29, 2026, against Jun 17, 2020 for Multisite Admin Bar Switcher.
User Switching is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Multisite Admin Bar Switcher.
User Switching has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Multisite Admin Bar Switcher.

User Switching leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Multisite Admin Bar Switcher	User Switching
Popular rank	#45,389	#242
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	62	77.8K
Rating	5.0(6)	4.9(238)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.47
Last release	6 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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