WordPress plugin comparison

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) vs WP DB Cleaner

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

by Vladimir Garagulya

10K+ installs4.4

WP DB Cleaner

by Utkarsh

20+ installs

At a glance

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for WP DB Cleaner.
On a typical day, Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is downloaded about 82 times, WP DB Cleaner about 2.
WP DB Cleaner has no reviews yet.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) was updated more recently: Aug 12, 2026, against Mar 1, 2016 for WP DB Cleaner.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for WP DB Cleaner.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for WP DB Cleaner.

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

Metric	Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)	WP DB Cleaner
Popular rank	#1,860	#28,693
Active installs	10K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	25
Rating	4.4(92)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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