WordPress plugin comparison
User Profile Builder vs Profile widget
At a glance
- User Profile Builder has more active installs: 40K+, against 30+ for Profile widget.
- On a typical day, User Profile Builder is downloaded about 1,218 times, Profile widget about 3.
- Profile widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 738 reviews.
- User Profile Builder was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Apr 28, 2015 for Profile widget.
- User Profile Builder is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Profile widget.
- User Profile Builder has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Profile widget.
Line by line
User Profile Builder leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  User Profile Builder |  Profile widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #806 | #24,359 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 79.2K | 64 |
| Rating | 4.7(738) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 93% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.47 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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