Advanced Ads vs Quick Adsense (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Ad Management Plugins top 10: Advanced Ads at #4 and Quick Adsense at #9. Advanced Ads leads on all 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Advanced Ads
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense
The only complete toolkit for all ad types. Grow your revenue with AdSense, Amazon—or any affiliate network. Get pinpoint targeting and best support!
Quick Adsense
Quick Adsense offers a quicker & flexible way to insert Google Adsense or any Ads code into a blog post.
Who leads on what
Advanced Ads leads on all 6 measures we track.
Advanced Ads ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #9 in Ad Management Plugins.
Advanced Ads has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Advanced Ads is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,463 reviews, against 3.9 from 74 reviews.
Advanced Ads has more reviews behind its score: 1,463 against 74.
Advanced Ads was updated more recently, on October 14, 2026; Quick Adsense on August 3, 2026.
Advanced Ads was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 53,274 times against 2,362.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Advanced Ads
Pick Advanced Ads if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, the review score matters most to you, you want the score backed by more reviews, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Quick Adsense
Quick Adsense does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Advanced Ads vs Quick Adsense side by side
| Advanced Ads | Quick Adsense | |
|---|---|---|
| Ad Management Plugins ranking | #4 | #9 |
| Rating | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| Reviews | 1,463 | 74 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Total downloads | 11,613,810 | 2,004,735 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 53,274 | 2,362 |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| First published | Jun 23, 2014 | Sep 20, 2009 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.0.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Advanced Ads ratings
Quick Adsense ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Advanced Ads nor Quick Adsense can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Ad Management Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Advanced Ads vs Quick Adsense: common questions
Is Advanced Ads better than Quick Adsense?
Advanced Ads leads on all 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Advanced Ads ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #9 in Ad Management Plugins.
Which has more users, Advanced Ads or Quick Adsense?
Advanced Ads ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #9 in Ad Management Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Advanced Ads or Quick Adsense?
Advanced Ads has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Are Advanced Ads and Quick Adsense free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Advanced Ads may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Quick Adsense may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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