WordPress plugin comparison
Simple User Avatar vs WhatAvatar
At a glance
- Simple User Avatar has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for WhatAvatar.
- On a typical day, Simple User Avatar is downloaded about 352 times, WhatAvatar about 27.
- WhatAvatar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 19 reviews.
- WhatAvatar was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Simple User Avatar.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple User Avatar has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for WhatAvatar.
Line by line
Simple User Avatar leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple User Avatar |  WhatAvatar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,306 | #30,047 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17.6K | 524 |
| Rating | 4.6(19) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free