WordPress plugin comparison

Secure Downloads vs Simple Download Monitor

Secure Downloads

by wpdevelop

600+ installs4.1

Simple Download Monitor

by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Download Monitor has more active installs: 20K+, against 600+ for Secure Downloads.
On a typical day, Simple Download Monitor is downloaded about 475 times, Secure Downloads about 11.
Simple Download Monitor is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 158 reviews, against 4.1 from 10 reviews.
Simple Download Monitor was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Dec 3, 2025 for Secure Downloads.
Simple Download Monitor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Secure Downloads.
Simple Download Monitor has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Secure Downloads.

Simple Download Monitor leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

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