Pluginventory gives WordPress agencies one dashboard to track every plugin across client sites, spot outdated plugins, and react fast to vulnerabilities.
Pluginventory is a SaaS dashboard built for web designers, freelancers, and WordPress agencies who manage many client sites, often spread across different hosts. Instead of logging into dozens of individual WordPress admin panels, teams install a lightweight connector plugin on each site; it reports plugin names, versions, active/inactive status, and available updates back to a central Pluginventory account once a day, or on demand via a manual trigger. The dashboard (Matrix View and Dashboard View) surfaces which plugins are running where, which are outdated, and which sites recently added or removed a plugin — data agencies use to respond quickly when a plugin vulnerability is disclosed, or to standardize on a preferred plugin across a fleet of sites. The connector plugin is intentionally read-only: per Pluginventory's security documentation it cannot install, update, or remove plugins, modify WordPress settings, or access site content, so it carries minimal security risk and is designed to run alongside existing site-management tools like ManageWP or MainWP rather than replace them. The company describes its team as WordPress agency veterans with 15+ years of experience who have built over 100 client sites, and positions the product around two recurring agency problems: reacting fast to a disclosed plugin vulnerability, and keeping plugin choices consistent across a growing site portfolio.
Key Features
Matrix View — A spreadsheet-style grid showing every plugin across every connected site in one view, making trends and issues easy to spot.
Dashboard View — Colour-coded overview of your plugins, sites, available updates, and recently added or removed plugins.
Plugin Notes — Attach notes to a specific plugin, such as installation tips or client-specific pricing details.
Plugin Tags — Tag each plugin to classify it (e.g. security, premium) for easier filtering and organization.
Plugin Reminders — Set a timed reminder for yourself to check on or update a specific plugin in the future.
Connector Plugin — A lightweight (under 65KB), read-only WordPress plugin that reports plugin metadata to your Pluginventory dashboard without modifying your site or installing/updating anything.
CSV Export — Export a filtered list of plugin usage as a CSV file, e.g. every site running a specific vulnerable plugin.
Multisite Ready — Works with WordPress multisite networks (subdomain and subdirectory), with a Network Admin screen to pair all subsites at once and trigger network-wide reports.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Read-only connector plugin design means minimal security risk to client sites — it cannot install, update, or modify anything
Gives a single consolidated view of plugin usage across an entire site portfolio, replacing manual site-by-site checks
Recently Added/Removed view flags new or unexpected plugins clients install on their own
Lightweight WordPress connector (under 65KB) designed not to affect site performance
Built to complement, not replace, existing WordPress management tools like ManageWP, MainWP, SolidWP, and UpdraftPlus
Cons
Pricing plans and tiers are not published on the marketing site, so cost isn't clear without signing up
Read-only by design — agencies still need a separate tool to actually install or update plugins remotely
Focused solely on WordPress plugins; it does not track themes or support non-WordPress platforms
Reporting runs on a daily cadence (with manual trigger option) rather than continuous real-time monitoring