MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies vs System Update Exporter
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
MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,352, ahead of System Update Exporter at #18,557. Over the last 7 days MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies climbed 10 places and System Update Exporter slipped 12 places. MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies has the largest install base, roughly 286× the next: 20K+ active installs against 70+ for System Update Exporter. Downloads this week: MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies 3,610 and System Update Exporter 29.
| Metric | MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies | System Update Exporter |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,352 ▲ 10 | #18,557 ▼ 12 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,610 | 29 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (2,352) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.3 | 1.0.4 |
| Best rank on record | #1,352 | #18,276 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2014 | Jul 2025 |
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, MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies or System Update Exporter?
By active installs, MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies: 20K+ sites run it against 70+ for System Update Exporter, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies or System Update Exporter?
MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies, at #1,352 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with System Update Exporter at #18,557. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies or System Update Exporter 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.