WordPress plugin comparison

Shared Files vs File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce

Shared Files

by Anssi Laitila

3K+ installs4.4

File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce

by Imaginate Solutions

4K+ installs3.7

At a glance

File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce has more active installs: 4K+, against 3K+ for Shared Files.
On a typical day, Shared Files is downloaded about 97 times, File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce about 78.
Shared Files is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 34 reviews, against 3.7 from 27 reviews.
Shared Files was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Oct 12, 2026 for File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce.
Shared Files resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Shared Files.

Shared Files leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Shared Files	File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#3,617	#3,236
Active installs	3K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.9K	4K
Rating	4.4(34)	3.7(27)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.67
Last release	19 days ago	28 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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