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Transients Manager vs Transient Cleaner (2026)

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

Transients Manager

Transients Manager

5(38)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
View Transients Manager
VS
Transient Cleaner

Transient Cleaner

5(23)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View Transient Cleaner

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Transients Manager has a higher user rating (5/5 from 38 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Transients Manager has accumulated 528K+ total downloads while Transient Cleaner has 127K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
5/5Transients Manager
Transient Cleaner5/5
Total Reviews
38Transients Manager
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Transient Cleaner23
Active Installs
20K+Transients Manager
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Transient Cleaner1.0K+
Total Downloads
528K+Transients Manager
◄
Transient Cleaner127K+
Support Resolution
N/ATransients Manager
Transient CleanerN/A
Last Updated
1 year agoTransients Manager
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Transient Cleaner4 months ago
First Released
2014Transients Manager
Transient Cleaner2012
Age
12 yearsTransients Manager
Transient Cleaner14 years
WP Requires
5.3+Transients Manager
Transient Cleaner4.4+
PHP Requires
5.6.20+Transients Manager
Transient Cleaner7.4+
Business Model
FreeTransients Manager
Transient CleanerFree
Latest Version
2.0.7Transients Manager
Transient Cleaner1.7

Rating Breakdown

Transients Manager

5/5(38 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Transient Cleaner

5/5(23 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Transients Manager Reviews

by Farzad

Useful

Just Perfect 😀

by Jihad Sinnaour

Excellent!

Useful dev tool

by pandammonium

Works with WP 6.1.1

This is invaluable for developing plugins with WP transients. It’s an easy-to-use plugin that does one thing well. It works in WP 6.1.1, although it contains some code deprecated in PHP8.2.

Transient Cleaner Reviews

by naturohair

Very usefull for dev !

Very usefull for development with WordPress!

by Organized Themes

Still works!

Had to clean the transients, rather than wait for WordPress to do it, in our multisite (site by site) and it worked great. Thank you for this plugin :).

by Hugues

Really useful

Thanks for a great little plugin David. It’s one of those things that just works! Saved my bacon more than once when some theme or plugin updates just wouldn’t register because of old transients. Used

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Transients Manager or Transient Cleaner more popular?
Transients Manager has 20K+ active installations while Transient Cleaner has 1.0K+. Transients Manager is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Transients Manager or Transient Cleaner?
Transients Manager has a 5/5 rating from 38 reviews, while Transient Cleaner has a 5/5 rating from 23 reviews.
Are Transients Manager and Transient Cleaner free?
Transients Manager is free and Transient Cleaner is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Transients Manager or Transient Cleaner?
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?
Transients Manager was last updated 1 year ago and Transient Cleaner was last updated 4 months ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.