WPGraphQL vs CoCart – Headless REST API for… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
CoCart – Headless REST API for…
1.0K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WPGraphQL has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 48 reviews) and leads in active installations (30K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WPGraphQL has accumulated 1.4M+ total downloads while CoCart – Headless REST API for… has 94K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WPGraphQL | CoCart – Headless REST API for… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | 4.9/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 48 | ◄ | 21 |
| Active Installs | 30K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M+ | ◄ | 94K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2020 | 2018 | |
| Age | 6 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 6.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 2.10.1 | 4.8.3 |
Rating Breakdown
WPGraphQL
CoCart – Headless REST API for…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WPGraphQL averaged approximately 1,239 daily downloads while CoCart – Headless REST API for… averaged 18.
Recent Reviews
WPGraphQL Reviews
Speedy
GraphQL vs. REST API 10 : 0 Thank you for this plugin. Building my headless application with WPGraphQL is fun. The repl interface to test queries is A+.
Performance performance performance
I’m so glad I decided to transition to a headless WP, and WPGraphQL made this possible, convenient and super fast.
Unreliable
I operate a large blog that uses WordPress as a headless CMS with a Next.JS frontend, which is largely enabled by this plugin. Let me just say first that creating an entire alternative third-party dat
CoCart – Headless REST API for… Reviews
Works great!
Perfect for setting up a headless woocommerce backend
Very good!
Very good plugin, it helped me to connect Laravel catalog (for PageSpeed Insights, you know) & Woocommerce cart/checkout processing. Brilliant!
Perfect. And so much potential!
Plugin works great. Docs are great. Road map is great.When store front is finished we’ll go PRO 😎
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