BuddyPress vs SpeakOut! Email Petitions
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
BuddyPress leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #477, ahead of SpeakOut! Email Petitions at #4,269. Over the last 7 days BuddyPress climbed 5 places and SpeakOut! Email Petitions slipped 3 places. BuddyPress has the largest install base, roughly 45× the next: 90K+ active installs against 2K+ for SpeakOut! Email Petitions. Downloads this week: BuddyPress 6,704 and SpeakOut! Email Petitions 200. Ratings: BuddyPress 4.1★ from 375 and SpeakOut! Email Petitions 4.8★ from 43 reviews.
| Metric | BuddyPress | SpeakOut! Email Petitions |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #477 ▲ 5 | #4,269 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 6,704 | 200 |
| Rating | 4.1★ (375) | 4.8★ (43) |
| Last updated | Jul 29, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Current version | 14.5.2 | 4.6.6 |
| Best rank on record | #467 | #4,255 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2009 | Feb 2015 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
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, BuddyPress or SpeakOut! Email Petitions?
By active installs, BuddyPress: 90K+ sites run it against 2K+ for SpeakOut! Email Petitions, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, BuddyPress or SpeakOut! Email Petitions?
BuddyPress, at #477 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with SpeakOut! Email Petitions at #4,269. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are BuddyPress or SpeakOut! Email Petitions 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.