Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense vs Amazon Web Services (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 1,459 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 6.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense has accumulated 11M+ total downloads while Amazon Web Services has 817K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense | Amazon Web Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 3.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,459 | ◄ | 7 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 6.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 11M+ | ◄ | 817K+ |
| Support Resolution | 59% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Age | 12 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.7+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.0.18 | 1.0.5 |
Rating Breakdown
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense
Amazon Web Services
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense averaged approximately 2,084 daily downloads while Amazon Web Services averaged 182.
Recent Reviews
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense Reviews
A powerful plugin, I recommend it
Advanced Ads is really powerful both for inserting all kinds of ads, and for other tasks, such as inserting arbitrary code. I highly recommend it.
Great app and great support
Tried a few advertising plugins and very pleased with how this plugin is structured and how well it works and the options available. I had some separate issues setting getting the CSS right so the ad
Efficient customer support
Less than 2 hours to get a response and a fix for our problem, many thanks to them!
Amazon Web Services Reviews
Practically useless for established sites
Installed on an established site. And it’s useless. If you have an established site, buy that other plugin they are advertising. This one is useless for old images.
Works Well Enough
Takes a bit of tweaking, but all around does what it advertises.
Pretty Good All Around
This plugin is great for connecting to your AWS account for other services to use it. Some usability issues could be better, some errors on install and activate with certain versions, but if you’re u
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