Advanced Automatic Updates vs WP Fingerprint (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Advanced Automatic Updates
30K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Advanced Automatic Updates has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 61 reviews) and leads in active installations (30K+ vs 9.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Automatic Updates has accumulated 255K+ total downloads while WP Fingerprint has 34K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Advanced Automatic Updates | WP Fingerprint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 61 | ◄ | 2 |
| Active Installs | 30K+ | ◄ | 9.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 255K+ | ◄ | 34K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 years ago | ► | 7 months ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2018 | |
| Age | 14 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.7+ | 4.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.2 | 2.1.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Advanced Automatic Updates
WP Fingerprint
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Advanced Automatic Updates averaged approximately 9 daily downloads while WP Fingerprint averaged 12.
Recent Reviews
Advanced Automatic Updates Reviews
Fantástico
Te despreocupas de estar entrando continuamente al blog para actualizar los plugins. Se actualizan solos. Muy recomendable.
The best plugin
This is one of my favorite plugins. It is very simple and easy to use. I can only recommend it!
Plugin perfectly works even with premium themes
After I couldn’t get the popular Easy Updates Manager plugin working, I looked for an alternative, and then found Advanced Automatic Updates. The plugin perfectly works, and even updates premium theme
WP Fingerprint Reviews
wow i was surprise
i was surprise this plugin dont show at any method login wplogin or myaccount. also dont have any guide manual or shortcode to place suppose to using. TQ This topic was modified 5 years, 6 mon
Really useful way to spot changes
.. not just things that might have been changed maliciously, but also where someone may have made a well-intentioned(?) change to a plug-in and not documented it properly. We have all had surprises wh
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