WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3… vs WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3…
30K+ active installs
Free
WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage has a higher user rating (3.9/5 from 51 reviews) while WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3… leads in active installations (30K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3… has accumulated 2.5M+ total downloads while WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage has 456K+. WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3… has a higher support resolution rate (50% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3… | WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.7/5 | ► | 3.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 113 | ◄ | 51 |
| Active Installs | 30K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.5M+ | ◄ | 456K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | ◄ | 0% |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2016 | |
| Age | 13 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.1+ | 8.1+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.3.0 | 4.4.1 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3…
WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3… averaged approximately 601 daily downloads while WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage averaged 219.
Recent Reviews
WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3… Reviews
Worst indexes
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Life saver
S3 and cloudfront setup is really difficult and time consuming. But the plugin provides very good documentation and fast tech support. And signed url with referal Referer works. Thank you.
Does not work with new WP version
I’ve been using it for all of my websites but It stopped working 3-5 months ago. I couldn’t select any bucket at all although it’s creating new one (still nothing happened after clicking, only appear
WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage Reviews
Works with Google Cloud Storage
To fix this issue, I ran the following command to disable Uniform Bucket-Level Access: gsutil uniformbucketlevelaccess set off gs://yourbucket If you don’t have gsutil installed, you can create
Good attention :)
I had a problem with the plugin, and they solved it in less than a week. Great response time!
Dead, Not Supported, Creates Conflicts that are unresolvable
This is a dead plugin. There is no support. Support forum is dead an you won’t get a response. Conflicts with so many other plugins that unless you have a simple static site (which means you probably
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