WordPress plugin comparison

Sane Widget Sidebar Management vs SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

Sane Widget Sidebar Management

by Justin Sternberg

10+ installs4.4

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

by Greg - SiteOrigin

400K+ installs4.9

At a glance

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle has more active installs: 400K+, against 10+ for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
On a typical day, SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle is downloaded about 4,047 times, Sane Widget Sidebar Management about 1.
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 4.4 from 9 reviews.
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Aug 13, 2013 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
Sane Widget Sidebar Management has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle.

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Sane Widget Sidebar Management	SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
Popular rank	#34,847	#145
Active installs	10+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	216.2K
Rating	4.4(9)	4.9(134)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.88
Last release	13 years ago	10 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0.0

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