FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler vs Simple Shopping 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
Simple Shopping Cart leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,814, ahead of FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler at #2,259. Over the last 7 days Simple Shopping Cart slipped 3 places and FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler climbed 34 places. Simple Shopping Cart has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 9K+ for FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler. Downloads this week: FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler 17,195 and Simple Shopping Cart 6,854. Ratings: FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler 4.5★ from 46 and Simple Shopping Cart 4.6★ from 215 reviews.
| Metric | FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler | Simple Shopping Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #2,259 ▲ 34 | #1,814 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 9K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 17,195 | 6,854 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (46) | 4.6★ (215) |
| Last updated | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.2.0 | 5.3.3 |
| Best rank on record | #2,259 | #1,808 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2025 | Feb 2009 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 2 | 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
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler or Simple Shopping Cart?
By active installs, Simple Shopping Cart: 10K+ sites run it against 9K+ for FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler or Simple Shopping Cart?
Simple Shopping Cart, at #1,814 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler at #2,259. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler or Simple Shopping 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.