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Database Cleaner
It scrubs your database tables with surgical precision.
HealthyGrowing
94/100
Users appreciate the deep feature set and the ability to handle large databases safely.
Active installs
~26,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
5.0★
148 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+18%
Growing
116 → 136 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing · +18% in the last year
116/day a year ago→136/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayDatabase Cleaner receives consistently positive feedback for its feature depth, transparent UI, and safe cleaning process, with only minor criticism around free-tier limitations.
What people like
- +Free version includes features typically locked behind paid tiers in competing plugins, such as viewing which entries are associated with which tables and a search function.×3
- +Handles large or complex databases safely without breaking the site, where other plugins failed.×2
- +Well-organized, transparent UI that gives users clear visibility into what is being cleaned.×3
- +Supports both an easy/automatic mode and an expert mode with full manual control over which tables are cleaned.×2
- +Ability to filter and remove rows in the posts table by post type — not found in competing plugins.
- +Supports custom user-defined queries for edge cases not covered by built-in options.
- +One-time purchase option available for the pro version, with no ads or upsell banners on the dashboard.
Common complaints
- −Some important settings and features are restricted to the paid/pro version and not available in the free tier.
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.97★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 5.00★
- 4%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 148 total
Latest reviews · 149 analyzed
- 2026-02-23★★★★★Smart relational analysis & Lower false positivesIsaac Eboji
- 2026-02-06★★★★★Search function for freepropagatica
- 2026-01-29★★★★★Does everything I askcurrantfarmer1-shot
- 2026-01-29★★★★★Excellent plugin for WordPress database healthwhuchumeen
- 2026-01-27★★★★★A powerful and indispensable tool in your WordPress dashboard!Walter Viana
- 2025-12-14★★★★★great toolLaura
- 2025-12-14★★★★★Guter Cleanertoolchecker
- 2025-11-24★★★★★Another simple and intuitive to use plugin.atiw
- 2025-11-18★★★★★Database Cleaner to the rescuelintlov
- 2025-11-04★★★★★WOW Meowtjlewis6
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Database Cleaner
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
119
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
148
Prior 7-day baseline
121
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
2,841
Mean release-day peak (30d)
395
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-19.6%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
6%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.61
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
99%
5★ share in analyzed sample
4%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-36%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.97 → 4.97★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered