WordPress plugin comparison

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) vs SharDB

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

by Vladimir Garagulya

10K+ installs4.4

SharDB

by Ron Rennick

10+ installs4.0

At a glance

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for SharDB.
On a typical day, Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is downloaded about 82 times, SharDB about 6.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 92 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) was updated more recently: Aug 12, 2026, against Jun 29, 2014 for SharDB.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for SharDB.
SharDB has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup).

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)	SharDB
Popular rank	#1,860	#40,289
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	92
Rating	4.4(92)	4.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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