ACME WPML Language Switch vs Polylang
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Polylang ranks #73 on the popular list; ACME WPML Language Switch is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Polylang has the largest install base, roughly 45000× the next: 900K+ active installs against 20+ for ACME WPML Language Switch. Downloads this week: Polylang 120,656 and ACME WPML Language Switch 20.
| Metric | ACME WPML Language Switch | Polylang |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #73 ▬ |
| Active installs | 20+ | 900K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 20 | 120,656 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.7★ (3,003) |
| Last updated | Dec 23, 2016 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.1.1 | 3.9.1 |
| Best rank on record | #26,467 | #73 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2016 | Sep 2011 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 3 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ACME WPML Language Switch or Polylang?
By active installs, Polylang: 900K+ sites run it against 20+ for ACME WPML Language Switch, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Are ACME WPML Language Switch or Polylang alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.