Easy Digital Downloads – Drip vs WP Menu Cart
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
WP Menu Cart ranks #558 on the popular list; Easy Digital Downloads – Drip is outside the top 500 we capture daily. WP Menu Cart has the largest install base, roughly 7000× the next: 70K+ active installs against 10+ for Easy Digital Downloads – Drip. Downloads this week: WP Menu Cart 3,369 and Easy Digital Downloads – Drip 19. Ratings: Easy Digital Downloads – Drip 5★ from 2 and WP Menu Cart 4.6★ from 99 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Digital Downloads – Drip | WP Menu Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #558 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 19 | 3,369 |
| Rating | 5★ (2) | 4.6★ (99) |
| Last updated | Nov 21, 2017 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.4.1 | 3.2.0 |
| Best rank on record | #31,410 | #547 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2014 | Dec 2012 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 4 |
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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Easy Digital Downloads – Drip or WP Menu Cart?
By active installs, WP Menu Cart: 70K+ sites run it against 10+ for Easy Digital Downloads – Drip, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Are Easy Digital Downloads – Drip or WP Menu Cart 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.