WordPress plugin comparison

Async JavaScript vs WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript

Async JavaScript

by David Clough

60K+ installs4.7

WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript

by Dipak Gajjar

8K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Async JavaScript has more active installs: 60K+, against 8K+ for WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript.
On a typical day, Async JavaScript is downloaded about 98 times, WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript about 31.
Async JavaScript is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 102 reviews, against 4.1 from 73 reviews.
WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Jun 22, 2023 for Async JavaScript.
WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Async JavaScript.

Async JavaScript leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Async JavaScript	WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript
Popular rank	#621	#2,325
Active installs	60K+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.6K	988
Rating	4.7(102)	4.1(73)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.2.15	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.77
Last release	3 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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