WordPress plugin comparison

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) vs Read Database

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

by Vladimir Garagulya

10K+ installs4.4

Read Database

by Rahul Naik

10+ installs

At a glance

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Read Database.
On a typical day, Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is downloaded about 82 times, Read Database about 2.
Read Database has no reviews yet.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) was updated more recently: Aug 12, 2026, against Oct 17, 2016 for Read Database.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Read Database.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Read Database.

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

Metric	Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)	Read Database
Popular rank	#1,856	#47,402
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	45
Rating	4.4(92)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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