WordPress plugin comparison

Old Comment Cleaner vs Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

Old Comment Cleaner

by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

Fewer than 10 installs

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

by Vladimir Garagulya

10K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Old Comment Cleaner.
On a typical day, Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is downloaded about 82 times, Old Comment Cleaner about 1.
Old Comment Cleaner has no reviews yet.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) was updated more recently: Aug 12, 2026, against Sep 28, 2024 for Old Comment Cleaner.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Old Comment Cleaner.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2024 for Old Comment Cleaner.

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Old Comment Cleaner	Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)
Popular rank	#62,688	#1,860
Active installs	Fewer than 10	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31	2.5K
Rating	No ratings	4.4(92)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.82
Last release	2 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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