Jetpack vs CTX Feed
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | CTX Feed v8.0.40 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 90,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | CTX Feed · CTXFeed Pro ($) |
| Pros | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin | Channel templates for many shopping platforms; Five export formats: XML, CSV, TSV, JSON, TXT; Yoast SEO fields can be mapped into feeds |
| Cons | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms | Subscriptions, bundles and multilingual need the Pro add-on; Free and Pro versions must be updated together; Several integrations are listed as Pro-only in the readme |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | Feed templates for shopping channels, XML, CSV, TSV, JSON and TXT output, Product attribute mapping per channel, Yoast SEO fields in feed mapping, Multilingual feeds with WPML and Polylang ($), Pro feature gates ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| Analytics | — | WebAppick usage tracking (Appsero-based) |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, WPML ($), Polylang ($) |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | WordPress.org plugin API, WebAppick store API |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 6.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | Only if you agree |
| External services | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com | webappick.com, icanhazip.com, api.wordpress.org |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 60 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |