Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs BuddyDrive (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
90K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 746 reviews) and leads in active installations (90K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has accumulated 4.5M+ total downloads while BuddyDrive has 240K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | BuddyDrive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 47 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 240K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 10 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2013 | |
| Age | 10 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 4.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 2.1.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
BuddyDrive
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while BuddyDrive averaged 10.
Recent Reviews
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! Reviews
Does The Job
Simple to use
Just Works
Stunnning plugin that hardly has any false positives. It was great to use. Thanks This topic was modified 6 days, 23 hours ago by Dr. Melvin Temo.
非常好用
不错，操作简单。
BuddyDrive Reviews
Still works and works well, need shortcode
I very much like how this plugin works, and wondering if it could have a shortcode to allow me to create a widget in the sidebar of uploaded documents?
Exactly what I need, but seriously needs updating
This plugin is exactly what I need for a Role-Playing Game site, unfortunately it’s too bugged to work with newer versions of WP. Sad.
Could have been really good if they updated it.
I know this plugin hasn’t been updated in over 2 years… and I am sure it worked well at one point, but now it does nothing. Users can’t add folders or files.
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