Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File… vs Media Sync (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File…
100K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 435 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 40K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File… has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Media Sync has 532K+. Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 50%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File… | Media Sync | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 435 | ◄ | 82 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 40K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.8M+ | ◄ | 532K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | ◄ | 50% |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Age | 9 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.0+ | 5.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | 7.1+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 5.4.11 | 1.4.9 |
Rating Breakdown
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File…
Media Sync
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File… averaged approximately 5,539 daily downloads while Media Sync averaged 240.
Recent Reviews
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File… Reviews
It works fine
It works fine that’s it !
best
Good plugin
Great and easy to use!
There’s one thing I would like: It should work also when the WordPress site is broken due to an invalid PHP.So: You should be able to turn on “debug modus” in the File Manager. To enable you to correc
Media Sync Reviews
Great Timesaver!
I backed up a site then brought the staging site live, only to find out they’d ‘forgotten’ several important documents that had been on the old site but not the new one. I was able to restore the file
So useful!
The ideal tool for adding media files via FTP to the media library.Thanks a lot to the developer!
Completly hang the admin
The page simply hangs the server, Javascript crash, when it finally works counts are completly off. I’m not trusting this quality of code with my database.
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