MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress… vs CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress…
20K+ active installs
Free + Premium
CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress… has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 2,341 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress… has accumulated 1.7M+ total downloads while CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites has 273K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress… | CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 2,341 | ◄ | 25 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.7M+ | ◄ | 273K+ |
| Support Resolution | 91% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 days ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Age | 12 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.2+ | false+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.0.7 | 2.288 |
Rating Breakdown
MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress…
CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress… averaged approximately 1,807 daily downloads while CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites averaged 7.
Recent Reviews
MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress… Reviews
MainWP works great.
I am only scratching the surface, but I love the way it updates my websites. Thanks guys! Dave
Great plugin!
Saves me a lot of time – should have moved to MainWP much earlier.
Lost time
I really wanted to give this plugin a chance, but in the end I just wasted my time.I prepared a local installation for safety reasons – after computer upgrade, it stopped working despite importing the
CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites Reviews
thank you
alot of hard work went into this because there is very little like it
Buyer Beware!
I have been a loyal customer of CMS Commander for several years now. It was a straightforward backup tool which was about all I needed -until it quite working. I’d get it fixed and then an upgrade or
Perfect Tool to manage my WordPress sites
Compared to other tools with CMS Commander i have all the options that are important to me in one single plugin: backup, site cloning, updates, even bulk plugin transfers from one to another site and
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