Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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| Metric | Breadcrumb Trail | Nav Menu Roles |
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| Rating | 4.3 ★ | ★ 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 30 | ★ 219 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Free plan | — | — |
Based on the data on this page, Nav Menu Roles is the stronger choice for most WordPress Plugin Directory site owners — 4.9★ vs Breadcrumb Trail's 4.3★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Nav Menu Roles has the larger user base (219 reviews vs 30), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Breadcrumb Trail's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage site owners who need fast install and low risk should default to Nav Menu Roles; mid-market and enterprise site owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Breadcrumb Trail's 30-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Nav Menu Roles's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Breadcrumb Trail audit • Nav Menu Roles audit
| Keyword | Breadcrumb Trail | Nav Menu Roles |
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| faq | Not ranked | #106 |
Nav Menu Roles has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 219 reviews) compared to Breadcrumb Trail (4.3★ from 30 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Nav Menu Roles holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 4.3★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Nav Menu Roles has the deeper published review base (219 vs 30), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Breadcrumb Trail typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (30 reviews). Nav Menu Roles typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (219 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Breadcrumb Trail and Nav Menu Roles both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Breadcrumb Trail" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
