Delete Expired Transients vs WP Healthcheck (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Delete Expired Transients

5(13)

5.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago

View Delete Expired Transients

WP Healthcheck

5(3)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago

View WP Healthcheck

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Delete Expired Transients has a higher user rating (5/5 from 13 reviews) and leads in active installations (5.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Delete Expired Transients has accumulated 117K+ total downloads while WP Healthcheck has 26K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Delete Expired Transients		WP Healthcheck
Rating	5/5		5/5
Total Reviews	13	◄	3
Active Installs	5.0K+	◄	1.0K+
Total Downloads	117K+	◄	26K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	3 months ago	◄	1 year ago
First Released	2013		2017
Age	13 years		9 years
WP Requires	3.7+		5.0+
PHP Requires	5.3+		7.0+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	2.0.7		1.4.0

Rating

5/5Delete Expired Transients

WP Healthcheck5/5

Total Reviews

13Delete Expired Transients

◄

WP Healthcheck3

Active Installs

5.0K+Delete Expired Transients

◄

WP Healthcheck1.0K+

Total Downloads

117K+Delete Expired Transients

◄

WP Healthcheck26K+

Support Resolution

N/ADelete Expired Transients

WP HealthcheckN/A

Last Updated

3 months agoDelete Expired Transients

◄

WP Healthcheck1 year ago

First Released

2013Delete Expired Transients

WP Healthcheck2017

Age

13 yearsDelete Expired Transients

WP Healthcheck9 years

WP Requires

3.7+Delete Expired Transients

WP Healthcheck5.0+

PHP Requires

5.3+Delete Expired Transients

WP Healthcheck7.0+

Business Model

FreeDelete Expired Transients

WP HealthcheckFree

Latest Version

2.0.7Delete Expired Transients

WP Healthcheck1.4.0

Rating Breakdown

Delete Expired Transients

5/5(13 reviews)

100%

WP Healthcheck

5/5(3 reviews)

100%

Download Trends

Over the past 30 days, Delete Expired Transients averaged approximately 20 daily downloads while WP Healthcheck averaged 5.

Recent Reviews

Delete Expired Transients Reviews

by ganohr

useful plugin

easy to use. 簡単に利用できる。

by wolkoff68

works just fine

Subj! 😉

by G

Still works great

Still works great, perfect on Multisite…

WP Healthcheck Reviews

by iacx

Great plugin

Essential and very useful, I hope in a future development on other optimizations.

by ayr-ton

The easiest to manage transients and mess by plugins

I found wp-healthcheck a very useful tool for managing the transient variables that makes my database and website slow, and also review the mess that plugins could do to my blog when they become old a

by Lucas Hillebrandt

Great Plugin

Very helpful!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Delete Expired Transients or WP Healthcheck more popular?

Delete Expired Transients has 5.0K+ active installations while WP Healthcheck has 1.0K+. Delete Expired Transients is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — Delete Expired Transients or WP Healthcheck?

Delete Expired Transients has a 5/5 rating from 13 reviews, while WP Healthcheck has a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews.

Are Delete Expired Transients and WP Healthcheck free?

Delete Expired Transients is free and WP Healthcheck is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — Delete Expired Transients or WP Healthcheck?

Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.

Which plugin is updated more frequently?

Delete Expired Transients was last updated 3 months ago and WP Healthcheck was last updated 1 year ago.

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