Best database cleaner plugins for WordPress
The most popular database cleaner plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Database Reset Pro leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Advanced DB Cleaner MK (100+) and Resetify (100+). All 13 plugins tagged “database cleaner” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 database cleaner plugins
- 1.
Database Reset ProThe most installed database cleaner plugin, with 300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Advanced DB Cleaner MK100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 3.
Resetify100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Altaris Cleaner20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Gogasys Media Cleaner10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 6.
Gerdoo Orphan Media Cleaner10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 7.
Intouch Orphan Table Cleaner10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 8.
SAC Database Inspector10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Nexura Database Cleaner & OptimizerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
Mega Database CleanupFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 13 plugins tagged “database cleaner”
Database Reset Pro
Down in the last 7 days:41#10,998by SeedProd1 year ago
DB Reset Pro is a powerful free Database reset plugin for WordPress. 1-click database reset to default settings while preserving files, media uploads, …
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Advanced DB Cleaner MK
Up in the last 7 days:16#14,964by Mert Kocakaya5 years ago
Advanced DB Cleaner MK is a simple database cleaning plugin. It is designed for standard WordPress databases.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Resetify
Up in the last 7 days:126#16,505by Dominopress7 months ago
Fast & secure WordPress reset and database cleanup tool. Instantly reset your site, clean orphaned data, and manage snapshots.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Altaris Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:780#28,718by altaris6 months ago
Clean up orphaned database records left behind by removed plugins. Safe, fast and free.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gogasys Media Cleaner
#29,060by Gogasys IT Solutions4 months ago
The ultimate Media Cleaner to clean your WordPress media library! Safely delete unused media, duplicate files, and optimize your database.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gerdoo Orphan Media Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:1,159#34,691by Mohammadreza Maghsoudipour4 months ago
Deeply scans both your database (orphans) and filesystem (ghost files) with a safe physical trash bin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Intouch Orphan Table Cleaner
#39,443by intouchdesigndev27 days ago
Scan the database for "orphan" tables created by uninstalled plugins and safely remove them to keep your WordPress lightning fast.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SAC Database Inspector
#48,326by Ask Adam1 month ago
Inspect WordPress database health, plugin footprints, autoloaded options, and questionable leftovers with carefully controlled maintenance tools.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Nexura Database Cleaner & Optimizer
#53,989by Prokash Sarker1 month ago
Safely clean, defragment, and optimize your WordPress database with health audits, orphan detection, cleanup previews, and MySQL table tools.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mega Database Cleanup
Up in the last 7 days:8,994#60,662by MegaWix Technologies21 days ago
Mega Database Cleanup is your ultimate optimization suite to clean database junk, speed up your site, monitor real-time health, and automate cleanups …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Database Cleaner
#64,254by WPCodeForge1 month ago
Inspect, clean and maintain your WordPress database with tools for revisions, metadata, transients, options, cron jobs and database tables.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
XCIXY Database Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:15,420#65,195by Yogesh2 months ago
Clean orphaned WordPress metadata, remove unwanted post data, and manage unused database tables.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MRI SiteOptimizer
Down in the last 7 days:8,407#66,668by Redoy Islam2 months ago
Clean unlinked images, remove unnecessary files, compress images, lazy load, and optimize your WordPress database — all in one lightweight plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day