Safe SVG vs Media Sync (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Safe SVG has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 77 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0M+ vs 40K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Safe SVG has accumulated 12M+ total downloads while Media Sync has 532K+. Media Sync has a higher support resolution rate (50% vs 50%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Safe SVG | Media Sync | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 77 | ► | 82 |
| Active Installs | 1.0M+ | ◄ | 40K+ |
| Total Downloads | 12M+ | ◄ | 532K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | 50% | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Age | 11 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.6+ | 5.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.1+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.4.0 | 1.4.9 |
Rating Breakdown
Safe SVG
Media Sync
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Safe SVG averaged approximately 3,869 daily downloads while Media Sync averaged 240.
Recent Reviews
Safe SVG Reviews
Works Well
Needed SVG upload support, and this plugin did the job. Very lightweight and easy to use. No issues so far. Some additional settings would be nice, but overall, it’s quite solid.
Nice And Easy
Nice And Easy plugin for using SVG files
Good plugin, but missing …
Would have given a 5 star, but it seems support is missing for the taxonomy / terms section (like in categories) upload for SVG images. Keep getting an error that the upload isn’t supported. Hopefully
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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