Democracy Poll vs Reviews Plus (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Democracy Poll has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 86 reviews) and leads in active installations (7.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Democracy Poll has accumulated 202K+ total downloads while Reviews Plus has 67K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Democracy Poll | Reviews Plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 86 | ◄ | 15 |
| Active Installs | 7.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 202K+ | ◄ | 67K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ► | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Age | 11 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.8+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.1.1 | 1.4.1 |
Rating Breakdown
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Democracy Poll averaged approximately 23 daily downloads while Reviews Plus averaged 9.
Recent Reviews
Democracy Poll Reviews
Unresolved security issue and confusing UX
I decided not to use this plugin for two reasons: Unresolved vulnerability – A critical security issue has been reported since 1 years and the author has not addressed it nor responded in the supp
Perfect for Civic Organizations
Easy to operate – thank you for your efforts!
Role problem
I have a problem.When trying to create a poll from the “Editor” role, it gives an error “Low capability to add/edit poll”.Even when I check all roles in Settings, there is still no permission.This hap
Reviews Plus Reviews
Prevent Multiple Reviews On Same Post
Thank you very much for your update and for letting the plugin make sense to me again. Thank you very much! All the best to you. This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by feedbookpt.
Great Plugin & great Support
Great Plugin that does exactly what it advertises. We had one small request (low priority) that was handeled by the Support immediately and a update was released!
Worked ok until it didn’t
It was simple, functional, wonderful but broke my entire site. Last update broke the pages displaying only an awful message “Critical Error… Find out more on WordPress…” Anyone can suggest a bette
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