WordPress plugin comparison

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) vs WP-DBManager

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

by Vladimir Garagulya

10K+ installs4.4

WP-DBManager

by Lester Chan

50K+ installs4.4

At a glance

WP-DBManager has more active installs: 50K+, against 10K+ for Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup).
On a typical day, WP-DBManager is downloaded about 237 times, Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) about 82.
Both are rated 4.4 out of 5.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) was updated more recently: Aug 12, 2026, against Aug 9, 2026 for WP-DBManager.
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for WP-DBManager.
WP-DBManager has been around longer: since 2006, against 2010 for Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup).

WP-DBManager leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)	WP-DBManager
Popular rank	#1,856	#701
Active installs	10K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	8.5K
Rating	4.4(92)	4.4(95)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.82	×1.17
Last release	2 months ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	8.2

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