WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Automatic Updates vs Update Alert
At a glance
- Simple Automatic Updates has more active installs: 2K+, against fewer than 10 for Update Alert.
- On a typical day, Simple Automatic Updates is downloaded about 13 times, Update Alert about 1.
- Update Alert has no reviews yet.
- Update Alert was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2025, against Jun 11, 2019 for Simple Automatic Updates.
- Update Alert is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Simple Automatic Updates.
- Simple Automatic Updates has been around longer: since 2016, against 2025 for Update Alert.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Automatic Updates |  Update Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,999 | #73,169 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 239 | 35 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 11 months 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.
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