WordPress plugin comparison
Async JavaScript vs MP Performance Optimizer
Async JavaScript
by David Clough
60K+ installs4.7
MP Performance Optimizer
by Mukesh Parihar
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Async JavaScript has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for MP Performance Optimizer.
- On a typical day, Async JavaScript is downloaded about 98 times, MP Performance Optimizer about 1.
- MP Performance Optimizer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 102 reviews.
- MP Performance Optimizer was updated more recently: Aug 27, 2026, against Jun 22, 2023 for Async JavaScript.
- MP Performance Optimizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Async JavaScript.
- Async JavaScript has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for MP Performance Optimizer.
Line by line
MP Performance Optimizer leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Async JavaScript | MP Performance Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #621 | #63,563 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.6K | 53 |
| Rating | 4.7(102) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.2.15 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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