WordPress plugin comparison
Stars Rating vs YASR
At a glance
- YASR has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Stars Rating.
- On a typical day, YASR is downloaded about 53 times, Stars Rating about 22.
- Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
- Stars Rating was updated more recently: Mar 21, 2026, against Apr 10, 2025 for YASR.
- Stars Rating is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for YASR.
- YASR has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Stars Rating.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Stars Rating |  YASR |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,558 | #1,759 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 317 | 1.7K |
| Rating | 4.7(23) | 4.7(323) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.48 | ×0.30 |
| Last release | 7 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.4 |
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