UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce 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 #1,815, ahead of UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce at #10,870. Over the last 7 days Simple Shopping Cart slipped 1 place and UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce slipped 51 places. Simple Shopping Cart has the largest install base, roughly 33× the next: 10K+ active installs against 300+ for UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce. Downloads this week: Simple Shopping Cart 6,793 and UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce 39. Ratings: UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce 5★ from 2 and Simple Shopping Cart 4.6★ from 215 reviews.
| Metric | UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce | Simple Shopping Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #10,870 ▼ 51 | #1,815 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 39 | 6,793 |
| Rating | 5★ (2) | 4.6★ (215) |
| Last updated | Dec 12, 2025 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.5 | 5.3.3 |
| Best rank on record | #10,812 | #1,808 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2024 | Feb 2009 |
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, UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce or Simple Shopping Cart?
By active installs, Simple Shopping Cart: 10K+ sites run it against 300+ for UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce or Simple Shopping Cart?
Simple Shopping Cart, at #1,815 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce at #10,870. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce 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.