Easy Digital Downloads vs Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart E-commerce
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At a glance
Easy Digital Downloads leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #875, ahead of Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart at #1,224. Over the last 7 days Easy Digital Downloads slipped 1 place and Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart climbed 4 places. Easy Digital Downloads has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 40K+ active installs against 20K+ for Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart. Downloads this week: Easy Digital Downloads 6,312 and Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart 2,163. Ratings: Easy Digital Downloads 4.7★ from 591 and Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart 4.5★ from 228 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Digital Downloads | Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #875 ▼ 1 | #1,224 ▲ 4 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 6,312 | 2,163 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (591) | 4.5★ (228) |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.7.2 | 7.0.10 |
| Best rank on record | #844 | #1,224 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2012 | Oct 2009 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 4 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Easy Digital Downloads or Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart?
By active installs, Easy Digital Downloads: 40K+ sites run it against 20K+ for Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Easy Digital Downloads or Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart?
Easy Digital Downloads, at #875 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart at #1,224. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Easy Digital Downloads or Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart alternatives to each other?
Yes. All of them are e-commerce plugins, so a site would normally run one of them. The figures above show which one more WordPress sites choose and how that has changed over time.
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.