WordPress plugin comparison

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) vs WP Database Cleaner

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

by Vladimir Garagulya

10K+ installs4.4

WP Database Cleaner

by wpmize

200+ installs4.8

At a glance

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for WP Database Cleaner.
On a typical day, Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is downloaded about 82 times, WP Database Cleaner about 5.
WP Database Cleaner is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.4 from 92 reviews.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) was updated more recently: Aug 12, 2026, against Aug 27, 2012 for WP Database Cleaner.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for WP Database Cleaner.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for WP Database Cleaner.

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)	WP Database Cleaner
Popular rank	#1,860	#12,644
Active installs	10K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	106
Rating	4.4(92)	4.8(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.4.2
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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