WordPress plugin comparison

Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly vs Vanilla PDF Embed

Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly

by Print & PDF by PrintFriendly

20K+ installs3.8

Vanilla PDF Embed

by Mike Doherty

3K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly has more active installs: 20K+, against 3K+ for Vanilla PDF Embed.
On a typical day, Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly is downloaded about 142 times, Vanilla PDF Embed about 18.
Vanilla PDF Embed is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 32 reviews, against 3.8 from 237 reviews.
Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly was updated more recently: Sep 11, 2026, against Nov 8, 2016 for Vanilla PDF Embed.
Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.0 for Vanilla PDF Embed.
Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Vanilla PDF Embed.

Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly	Vanilla PDF Embed
Popular rank	#1,293	#3,768
Active installs	20K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.6K	383
Rating	3.8(237)	4.6(32)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.5.0
Search multiplier	×0.83	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.