Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control vs Hit An External Cron
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
Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control ranks #1,039 on the popular list; Hit An External Cron is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control has the largest install base, roughly 3000× the next: 30K+ active installs against 10+ for Hit An External Cron. Downloads this week: Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control 1,750 and Hit An External Cron 17.
| Metric | Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control | Hit An External Cron |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,039 ▼ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,750 | 17 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (39) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 4, 2010 |
| Current version | 2.7.0 | 0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,030 | #34,127 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2014 | Mar 2010 |
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, Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control or Hit An External Cron?
By active installs, Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control: 30K+ sites run it against 10+ for Hit An External Cron, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control or Hit An External Cron 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.